The Gangshan Refuse Incineration Plant (traditional Chinese: 岡山垃圾焚化廠; simplified Chinese: 冈山垃圾焚化厂; pinyin: Gāngshān Lèsè Fénhuà Chǎng) is an incinerator in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Gangshan Refuse Incineration Plant 岡山垃圾焚化廠 | |
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Built | February 2001 |
Location | Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 22°48′40.8″N 120°16′10.7″E / 22.811333°N 120.269639°E |
Industry | waste management |
Products | processed waste, electricity |
Style | incinerator |
Area | 7.24 hectares |
Volume | 1,350 tons of garbage per day |
History
editThe construction of the plant was completed in February 2001 led by Takuma Co. Ltd. and China Steel.[1] In May 2017, the ECOVE Environment Service Corp. was contracted to do the revamping work of the plant. The first phase of the work was completed in November 2017.[2]
Architecture
editThe plant building covers an area of 7.24 hectares.[2]
Technical details
editThe plant can treat 1,350 tons of garbage per day and produce 912 MWh of electricity per day and run by Taiwan Sugar Corporation. As of 2020, it received a total of 31,324 tons of garbage annually and incinerated 33,026 tons of them.[3]
Transportation
editThe plant is accessible northwest of Gangshan station of Taiwan Railways and Kaohsiung Metro.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lee, Shang-hsiu. "Waste-to-Energy Facilities in Taiwan" (PDF). Columbia University in the City of New York. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ a b "CTCI Completed Taiwan's First Energy-from-Waste (EfW) Plant Revamping Work: Gangshan Incineration Plant". CTCI E-Newsletter. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Operation and Management of Refuse Incineration Plants". Environmental Protection Administration. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.