Linkou Power Plant
Power plant in Linkou, New Taipei, Taiwan
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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.
| Linkou Power Plant | |
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| Official name | 林口發電廠 |
| Country | Republic of China |
| Location | Linkou, New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°07′15″N 121°17′54″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | August 1965 |
| Commission date | 18 July 1968 (old Unit 1) 17 March 1972 (old Unit 2)[1] 6 October 2016 (Unit 1) 24 March 2017 (Unit 2) |
| Decommission date | 1 September 2014 (old Unit 1-2)[2] |
| Owner | Taipower |
| Operator | Taipower |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 3 X 800 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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][8]
2017
On 24 March 2017, the second of the 800 MW unit was commissioned.[8]
2019
One 800 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired unit has been built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and CTCI Corporation at the plant.[9][10][11] On 24 October 2019, the third unit was commissioned.[8]
Technical specifications
The power plant consists of three generating units with a total installed capacity of 2,400 MW. Each generating unit has an installed capacity of 800 MW.[12]
Transportation
Linkou Power Plant is accessible north of Shanbi Station of Taoyuan Metro.
