It is the second large-scale commercial nuclear power station in Guangdong Province, which was decided to be built by the State Council in February 1994 when the first unit of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station was successfully put into operation. Ling'ao Nuclear Power Station is planned to have four 1,000,000-kilowatt pressurized water reactor generating units. The first phase involves the construction of two units, which adopt the replication and improvement plan of the technology used in Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station. During the construction, efforts were made to increase the degree of autonomy and localization, achieving the autonomy in construction and installation, and all the main contractors were Chinese units. On January 30, 2012, Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operation Management Co., Ltd. voluntarily disclosed through its website a recent level 0 incident that occurred at Unit 3 of Ling'ao Nuclear Power Station.

Unit 1 of Ling'ao Nuclear Power Station has achieved 13 consecutive years without unplanned shutdowns or outages. As of April 12, it has achieved a continuous safe operation of 4,381 days, setting a new record for the longest consecutive safe operation days among similar units internationally. "