1GeneraldescriptionLuohuangpowerplantislocated25kmnortheastofChongqingcity,Sichuan,jointlyownedbyHuanengInternationalPowerDevelopmentCompany(HIPDC)andChongqingMunicipal-ityGovernment.Two360MWcoalfiredunitscompletewithFGDsystem,startedconstructioninSeptember1988,werefirstsyn-chronizedinJuneandDecember1991,andunderwentfullloadtestsinSeptember1991andMarch1992respectively.SincethentheunitshavebeenplayingavitalroleincontributingtothepowersupplyofSichuanandChongqing.SouthwestElectricPowerDesignInstituteundertookthe