Tunghsiao Power Plant

Tunghsiao Power Plant
Location of Tunghsiao Power Plant in Taiwan
Official name 通霄發電廠
Country Republic of China
Location Tongxiao, Miaoli, Taiwan
Coordinates 24°29′23.7″N 120°40′16″E / 24.489917°N 120.67111°E / 24.489917; 120.67111Coordinates: 24°29′23.7″N 120°40′16″E / 24.489917°N 120.67111°E / 24.489917; 120.67111
Status Operational
Commission date 28 March 1983 (Unit 1)
30 March 1983 (Unit 2)
31 March 1983 (Unit 3)
22 March 1992 (Unit 4)
1 May 1992 (Unit 5)
30 May 2000 (Unit 6)
Owner(s) Taipower[1]
Operator(s) Taipower
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Liquid natural gas
Secondary fuel Fuel oil
Power generation
Units operational 6
Nameplate capacity 2 X 258.5 MW
1 X 246.8 MW
358.0 MW
372.0 MW
321.2 MW[2]

The Tunghsiao Power Plant or Tongxiao Power Plant (Chinese: 通霄發電廠; pinyin: Tōngxiāo Fādiànchǎng) is a gas-fired power plant in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.[3][4] With the installed capacity of 1,815 MW,[2] the plant is Taiwan's second largest gas-fired power plant after Tatan Power Plant.[5]

Future expansion

The existing low-efficiency units of the power plant will be replaced by four 720 MW combined cycle units scheduled for operation in July 2016, January 2017, July 2017 and January 2018 respectively.[6]

Transportation

Tunghsiao Power Plant is accessible within walking distance West from TRA Tongsiao Station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gibsin Engineers, Ltd. : Combined-cycle plant - Project name ~: Tunghsiao Combined-cycle" (PDF). Gibsin.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  2. 1 2 各火力發電廠簡介 (in Chinese). Taipower.com.tw. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Reference - gas turbine power plant, Tung Hsiao, Taiwan". Innospin. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2015/05/29/2003619385
  5. ↑ "Tunghsiao CCGT Power Plant Taiwan - GEO". Globalenergyobservatory.org. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  6. ↑ "Taiwan Power Company Sustainability Report 2013" (PDF). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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