Linkou Power Plant

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Linkou Power Plant
Linkou Power Plant.jpg
Official name林口發電廠
CountryRepublic of China
LocationLinkou, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°07′15″N 121°17′54″E / 25.12083°N 121.29833°E / 25.12083; 121.29833Coordinates: 25°07′15″N 121°17′54″E / 25.12083°N 121.29833°E / 25.12083; 121.29833
StatusOperational
Construction beganAugust 1965
Commission date18 July 1968 (old Unit 1)
17 March 1972 (old Unit 2)[1]
6 October 2016 (Unit 1)
24 March 2017 (Unit 2)
Decommission date1 September 2014 (old Unit 1-2)[2]
Owner(s)Taipower
Operator(s)Taipower
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2 X 800 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Linkou Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 林口發電廠; simplified Chinese: 林口发电厂; pinyin: Línkǒu Fādiànchǎng) is a coal-fired power plant in Linkou District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[3] With the previous total installed capacity of 600 MW,[4] the power plant used to be the smallest coal-fired power plant in Taiwan. The power plant is currently undergoing retrofitting to increase its installed generation capacity to 2.4 GW.

Events[]

1968[]

The power plant began its operation on 18 July 1968 after a successful train run of its first 300 MW giant electric generator which started two weeks before.[5]

2014[]

On 1 September 2014, the current two unit generators were decommissioned.[2]

2016[]

On 6 October 2016, the plant completed its refurbishment of its old two units and commissioned the new one supercritical unit of 800 MW.[6][7]

2017[]

On 24 March 2017, the second of the 800 MW unit was commissioned.

Future expansion[]

One 800 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired unit is currently being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and at the plant. The unit is expected to be commissioned in 2019.[8][9][10]

Transportation[]

Linkou Power Plant is accessible north of Shanbi Station of Taoyuan Metro.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 台灣電力股份有限公司 (25 October 2012). "台灣電力股份有限公司". Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Taipower says power demand exceeds supply - Taipei Times".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Linkou (Lin-Kou) Coal Power Station Taiwan - GEO". Globalenergyobservatory.org. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  5. ^ "Linkou Thermal Power Plant Is Operational - Taiwan Today". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  6. ^ Gao, Pat (1 January 2017). "New Energy Model". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ^ Chen, Wei-han (14 April 2017). "Public-private funds to target pollution". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "TAIWAN: CTCI, Japan's MHI to build three coal-fired power plants for Taiwan Power Company". EnergyAsia. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  10. ^ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (2011-09-01). "MHI Receives Order for 3 Coal-fired Supercritical Power Generation Units | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd". Mhi.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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