The Hsingyuan Power Plant or Star Buck Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 星元電廠; simplified Chinese: 星元电厂; pinyin: Xīngyuán Diànchǎng) is a gas-fired power plant in Chang-Bin Industrial Park, Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.[2][3][4]
| Hsingyuan Power Plant 星元電廠 | |
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| Country | Republic of China |
| Location | Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°4′47″N 120°24′45″E / 24.07972°N 120.41250°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2005 |
| Commission date | March 2009 |
| Construction cost | NT$10.6 billion (US$337 million) |
| Owner | Star Buck Power Corporation[1] |
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| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
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| Units operational | 2 (gas) 1 (steam) 2 (heat recovery steam) |
| Make and model | General Electric, Toshiba, Doosan |
| Nameplate capacity | 490 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
History
editIn April 2005, Hsing-yuan Power Corporation was approved by the government to construct the Hsingyuan Power Plant with a cost of NT$10.6 billion. The permit was then issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Construction of the plant started in the end of 2005 and was commissioned in March 2009.[5] It went into full operation in June 2009.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "台灣汽電共生股份有限公司 Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation". Cogen.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Hsing-yuan to build independent electricity plant". Taipei Times. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Star Buck CCGT Power Plant Taiwan - GEO". Globalenergyobservatory.org. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ BLOOMBERG (29 April 2005). "Hsing-yuan to build independent electricity plant". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 December 2021.