Taichung Power Plant

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Taichung Power Plant
台中發電廠
Taichung Power Plant is located in Taiwan
Location of Taichung Power Plant
台中發電廠
Country Republic of China
Location Longjing District, Taichung City
Coordinates 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E / 24.21278; 120.48111Coordinates: 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E / 24.21278; 120.48111
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
Power generation information
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.

Outgoing transmission line from Taichung Power Plant

Transportation [edit]

Taichung Power Plant is accessible West from TRA Longjing Station.

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Taipower (2008). 2008 Sustainability Reports – Power Generation And Transmission (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
  2. ^ a b "Taichung Coal-Fired Power Plant, Taiwan". power-technology.com. Net Resources International. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
  3. ^ "Taichung". CARMA - Carbon Monitoring for Action. Retrieved 2009-07-10.