Tunghsiao Power Plant
| Tunghsiao Power Plant | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
| 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] |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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]
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.[7][8]
Transportation
Tunghsiao Power Plant is accessible within walking distance West from TRA Tongsiao Station.
See also
References
- ^ "Gibsin Engineers, Ltd. : Combined-cycle plant - Project name ~: Tunghsiao Combined-cycle" (PDF). Gibsin.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ a b 各火力發電廠簡介 (in Chinese). Taipower.com.tw. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Reference - gas turbine power plant, Tung Hsiao, Taiwan". Innospin. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2015/05/29/2003619385
- ^ "Tunghsiao CCGT Power Plant Taiwan - GEO". Globalenergyobservatory.org. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Kuan, Jui-pin; Yen, William (30 May 2018). "Blackout hits more than 70,000 households in Miaoli, Taichung". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Taiwan Power Company Sustainability Report 2013" (PDF). 20 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Gao, Pat (1 January 2017). "New Energy Model". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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