The Hsieh-ho Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 協和發電廠; simplified Chinese: 协和发电厂; pinyin: Xiéhé Fādiànchǎng) is an oil-fired power plant in Zhongshan District, Keelung, Taiwan.[4] The power plant is the only fully oil-fired power plant in Taiwan.
| Hsieh-ho Power Plant 協和發電廠 | |
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| Country | Republic of China |
| Location | Zhongshan, Keelung, Taiwan Province |
| Coordinates | 25°9′26.38″N 121°44′21.57″E / 25.1573278°N 121.7393250°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | January 1977 (Unit 1)[1] December 1977 (Unit 2) March 1980 (Unit 3)[2] 1985 (Unit 4)[3] |
| Owner(s) | Taipower |
| Operator(s) | Taipower |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Oil |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 X 500 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,000 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
History edit
The power plant started its operation after the commissioning of its first generation unit in January 1977.
Generation units edit
The power plant consists of four 500-MW generation units. The third 500-MW unit was finished on 19 December 1979 after a record-breaking construction period of 26 months. It went into operation in March 1980. The fourth 500-MW unit was completed in 1985 after 29 months construction period.[2][3]
The units 1 and 2 were decommissioned on Dec. 31, 2019.[5]
Components edit
The steam generator is rated at 1,701 tonne/hour, 176 kg/cm2 and 542 °C at superheater outlet and reheat to 542 °C.
The steam turbine is a tandem-compound with four flow exhaust, 3,600 rpm single reheat with throttle steam conditions of 166 kg/cm2, 538 °C with reheat to 538 °C.
The stacks are 200 meters high slip-form reinforced concrete stack.
Transportation edit
Hsieh-ho Power Plant is accessible North from Keelung Station of Taiwan Railways.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. - Energy Statistical annual Reports". Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ a b "Taiwan Info". Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Gibsin Engineer, Ltd : Fossil Power Plant - Project Name : Hsieh-Ho Fossil Power Plant Unit" (PDF). Gibsin.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- ^ "Hsieh-ho Power Plant". Taipower. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
