This page is a list of power stations in the Republic of China (Taiwan) that are publicly or privately owned. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear power, and natural gas, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, moving water, solar rays, tides, waves and the wind. By the end of 2011, Taiwan had installed 41,401 MW of generating capacity across all types of power station. [1]
Among the lists of largest power stations, Taichung Power Plant is the fourth largest coal-fired power station in the world.
Station | Chinese | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Notes |
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Hoping Power Plant [2] | 和平電廠 | Xiulin, Hualien | 24°18′24″N121°45′50″E / 24.30667°N 121.76389°E | 1,320 | |
Hsinta Power Plant [3] | 興達發電廠 | Yong'an and Qieding, Kaohsiung | 22°51′26″N120°11′49″E / 22.85722°N 120.19694°E | 4,326 | |
Linkou Power Plant [4] | 林口發電廠 | Linkou, New Taipei | 25°7′15″N121°17′54″E / 25.12083°N 121.29833°E | 0 | Retrofitted [5] |
Mailiao Power Plant [6] | 麥寮電廠 | Mailiao, Yunlin | 23°48′N120°11′E / 23.800°N 120.183°E | 4,200 | |
Taichung Power Plant [7] | 台中發電廠 | Longjing, Taichung | 24°12′46″N120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E | 5,824 |
Station | Chinese | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Notes |
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Beigan Power Plant | 東引發電廠 | Beigan, Lienchiang | 26°13′10″N119°59′4″E / 26.21944°N 119.98444°E | ||
Chienshan Power Plant | 尖山發電廠 | Huxi, Penghu | 23°33′47″N119°39′40″E / 23.56306°N 119.66111°E | 140 | |
Dongyin Power Plant | 東引發電廠 | Dongyin, Lienchiang | 26°22′7.0″N120°29′50.9″E / 26.368611°N 120.497472°E | ||
Hsiahsing Power Plant | 夏興發電廠 | Jinhu, Kinmen | 24°26′26″N118°23′56″E / 24.44056°N 118.39889°E | 20 | |
Lanyu Power Plant [8] [9] | 蘭嶼發電廠 | Orchid Island, Taitung | 22°1′33.4″N121°32′23.9″E / 22.025944°N 121.539972°E | 6.5 | |
Qimei Power Plant | 七美發電廠 | Cimei, Penghu | 23°12′29″N119°25′43″E / 23.20806°N 119.42861°E | 4 | |
Tashan Power Plant | 塔山發電廠 | Jincheng, Kinmen | 24°24′53.26″N118°17′17.05″E / 24.4147944°N 118.2880694°E | 91 [10] | |
Xiju Power Plant | 西莒發電廠 | Juguang, Lienchiang | 25°58′25.4″N119°56′07.8″E / 25.973722°N 119.935500°E | ||
Zhushan Power Plant | 珠山發電廠 | Nangan, Lienchiang | 26°9′13.74″N119°56′21.28″E / 26.1538167°N 119.9392444°E | 15.4 |
Station | Chinese | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Notes |
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Hsieh-ho Power Plant | 協和發電廠 | Zhongshan, Keelung | 25°9′26.38″N121°44′21.57″E / 25.1573278°N 121.7393250°E | 2,000 |
Station | Chinese | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Notes |
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Talin Power Plant | 大林發電廠 | Siaogang, Kaohsiung | 22°32′10″N120°20′7.9″E / 22.53611°N 120.335528°E | 2,400 |
Station | Chinese | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Notes |
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Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant | 國聖核能發電廠 (核二) | Wanli, New Taipei | 25°12′10″N121°39′45″E / 25.20278°N 121.66250°E | 985 [14] | |
Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant | 馬鞍山核能發電廠 (核三) | Hengchun, Pingtung | 21°57′30″N120°45′5″E / 21.95833°N 120.75139°E | 1,780 [15] [16] | |
Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant | 龍門核能發電廠 (核四) | Gongliao, New Taipei | 25°2′19″N121°55′27″E / 25.03861°N 121.92417°E | 2,700 | Construction Halted |
Station | Chinese | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Notes |
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Qingshui Geothermal Power Plant | 清水地熱發電廠 | Datong, Yilan | 24°36′44.3″N121°38′13.1″E / 24.612306°N 121.636972°E | 4.2 |
Station | Chinese | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Notes |
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Beipu Power Plant | 北部發電廠 | Zhongzheng, Keelung | Rebuilt into the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology | ||
Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant | 金山核能發電廠 (核一) | Shimen, New Taipei | 25°17′09″N121°35′10″E / 25.28583°N 121.58611°E | 1,208 [20] | |
Shen'ao Power Plant | 深澳發電廠 | Ruifang, New Taipei | 25°07′38.4″N121°48′53.9″E / 25.127333°N 121.814972°E | 160 | Decommissioned, under reconstruction |
The Taiwan Power Company, also known by the short name Taipower, is a state-owned electric power industry providing electricity to Taiwan and its off-shore islands.
Nuclear power in Taiwan accounts for 2,945 MWe of capacity by means of 1 active plant and 2 reactors. In 2015, before the closure of 3 reactors, they made up around 8.1% of its national primary energy consumption, and 19% of its electricity generation. The technology chosen for the reactors has been General Electric BWR technology for 2 plants and Westinghouse PWR technology for the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant. Construction of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant using the ABWR design has encountered public opposition and a host of delays, and in April 2014 the government decided to suspend construction.
The Taichung Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Longjing, Taichung, Taiwan (ROC). With an installed coal-fired generation capacity of 5,500 MW, it is the fourth largest coal-fired power station in the world. Together with its gas-fired and wind generation units, the total installed capacity of the plant is 5,824 MW.
The Mingtan Dam is a dam that spans the Shuili River about 4 km (2.5 mi) downstream from the outlet of Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan with a height of about 61.5 m (202 ft). It forms Mingtan Reservoir which is the lower reservoir for the Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant.
The Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located near South Bay, Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The plant is Taiwan's third nuclear power plant and second-largest in generation capacity. The expected lifespan of this plant is 60 years.
The Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant or Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant, Second Nuclear Power Plant, was a nuclear power plant in Wanli District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The plant was the largest nuclear power plant in Taiwan.
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Site, formerly Lanyu Storage Site, is a facility to store all of the nuclear waste produced by three nuclear power plants in the Republic of China in Lanyu Island, Taitung County. It is owned and operated by Taipower.
The Linkou Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Linkou District, New Taipei, Taiwan. With the previous total installed capacity of 600 MW, 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.
The Hsinta Power Plant or Hsing-ta Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Yong'an District and Qieding District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With a total installed capacity of 4,326 MW, the plant is Taiwan's second largest coal-fired power plant after the 5,500 MW Taichung Power Plant.
The Mailiao Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Formosa Mai-Liao Industrial Park, Mailiao Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. With a total installed capacity of 4,200 MW, the plant is Taiwan's third largest coal-fired power plant after Taichung Power Plant and Hsinta Power Plant.
The Talin Power Plant or Dalin Power Plant is a mix-generation power plant in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The Tatan Power Plant, Dah-Tarn Power Plant or Ta-Tan Power Plant is a gas-fired power plant in Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. At the capacity of 4,384 MW, the plant is the world's largest gas turbine combined cycle power plant and Taiwan's largest gas-fired power plant.
The Tunghsiao Power Plant or Tongxiao Power Plant is a gas-fired power plant in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. With the installed capacity of ca. 3.8 GW, the plant is Taiwan's second largest gas-fired power plant after Tatan Power Plant.
The Nanpu Power Plant is a gas-fired power plant in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With the installed capacity of 1,118 MW, the plant is Taiwan's third largest gas-fired power plant after Tatan Power Plant and Tunghsiao Power Plant.
The Kuokuang Power Plant is a gas-fired power plant in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. At a total capacity of 480 MW, it is currently Taiwan's smallest gas-fired power plant.
The electricity sector in Taiwan ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity, covering Taiwan island and its offshore islands.
Renewable energy in Taiwan contributed to 8.7% of national electricity generation as of end of 2013. The total installed capacity of renewable energy in Taiwan by the end of 2013 was 3.76 GW.
The Bihai Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan.
Wind power is a major industry in Taiwan. Taiwan has abundant wind resources however a lack of space on land means that most major developments are offshore.
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