Taichung Power Plant
| Taichung Power Plant 台中發電廠 |
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 台中發電廠 |
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| Country | Republic of China |
| Location | Longjing District, Taichung City |
| Coordinates | 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°ECoordinates: 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1992 |
| Owner(s) | Taipower |
| Constructor(s) | Gilbert Engineers BES Engineering |
| Power station information | |
| Primary fuel | Coal (Bituminous) |
| Generation units | 10 X 550 MW (coal) 4 X 70 MW (natural gas) 22 X 2 MW (wind power) |
| Turbine manufacturer(s) | General Electric Toshiba |
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| Installed capacity | 5,832 MW |
| Annual generation | 42,000 GW·h |
The Taichung Power Plant (台中發電廠) is a coal-fired power plant in Longjing, Taichung, Taiwan. With an installed coal-fired generation capacity of 5,500 MW, it is the largest coal-fired power station in the world,[1][2] and also the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide with approximately 40 million tons annually (or about as much as the country of Switzerland as a whole).[3]
The power plant consists of ten coal-fired units with nominal capacity of 550 MW each. Four original units were commissioned in 1992. In 1996–1997, four additional units were added. The eight older units have a total estimated coal requirement of around 12 million tonnes of bituminous and 2.5 million tonnes of sub-bituminous coal a year. In June 2005 and June 2006, 550 MW sub-critical pressure units 9 and 10 were installed.[2] There is an expansion plan to build two new 800 MW units by 2016.
Transportation [edit]
Taichung Power Plant is accessible West from TRA Longjing Station.
See also [edit]
- List of power stations in Taiwan
- Hai-Fu Power Station
- List of coal power stations
- List of largest power stations in the world
References [edit]
- ^ Taipower (2008). 2008 Sustainability Reports – Power Generation And Transmission (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ a b "Taichung Coal-Fired Power Plant, Taiwan". power-technology.com. Net Resources International. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "Taichung". CARMA - Carbon Monitoring for Action. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
