Hsinta power plant
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 51 '26 " N , 120 ° 11' 49" E | ||
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 Taiwan
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| Waters | South China Sea | ||
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| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | coal | ||
| power | 2.1 GW | ||
| operator | Taiwan Power Company | ||
| Project start | 1978 | ||
| Start of operations | 1982 (block 1) 1986 (block 4) |
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The Hsinta power plant is a coal-fired power plant in Taiwan with an installed capacity of 2.1 GW in 2014 . The power plant is located directly on the coast in the northwest of the city of Kaohsiung and consists of four power plant blocks. The two older units from 1982/3 each have 500 MW, the two newer units from 1985/6 each have a unit output of 550 MW. The operator and owner of the power plant is the Taiwan Power Company .
The coal required for operation is imported by ship from Canada, Australia and South Africa. Since 2009, there have been four roofed coal bunkers with a capacity for 170,000 tons of coal each, which ensures uninterrupted power plant operation for 50 days.
Web links
Commons : Hsinta Power Plant - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hsinta Fossil Power Plant Units 3 & 4. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 29, 2015 ; accessed on May 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hsinta (Hsing-ta) Coal Power Plan. Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Hsinta Power Station Indoor Coal Yard. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed on May 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
