Tunghsiao Power Plant

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]

Tunghsiao Power Plant
Official name通霄發電廠
CountryRepublic of China
LocationTongxiao, Miaoli, Taiwan
Coordinates24°29′23.7″N 120°40′16″E
StatusOperational
Commission date28 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 fuelLiquid natural gas
Secondary fuelFuel oil
Power generation
Units operational6
Nameplate capacity2 X 258.5 MW
1 X 246.8 MW
358.0 MW
372.0 MW
321.2 MW[2]
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Events

2018

On 30 May 2018, power outage occurred at the power plant at 3:12 p.m. due to the tripping of high voltage transmission line. A total of 70,391 households were left without power. The power was then restored at 4:38 p.m.[6]

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. The New Combined Cycle units start to commercial operation on 27 Feb 2018 (New #1 Unit) and 30 May 2019 (New #2 Unit).[7][8]

Transportation

Tunghsiao Power Plant is accessible within walking distance West from Tongxiao Station of Taiwan Railways.

See also

References
  1. "Gibsin Engineers, Ltd. : Combined-cycle plant - Project name ~: Tunghsiao Combined-cycle" (PDF). Gibsin.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  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. Kuan, Jui-pin; Yen, William (30 May 2018). "Blackout hits more than 70,000 households in Miaoli, Taichung". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. "Taiwan Power Company Sustainability Report 2013" (PDF). 20 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  8. Gao, Pat (1 January 2017). "New Energy Model". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 March 2017.


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