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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CountryRepublic of China
LocationLukang, Changhua County, Taiwan
Coordinates24°4′47″N 120°24′45″E / 24.07972°N 120.41250°E / 24.07972; 120.41250
StatusOperational
Construction began2005
Commission dateMarch 2009
Construction costNT$10.6 billion
(US$337 million)
OwnerStar Buck Power Corporation[1]
  • Star Buck Power Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Units operational2 (gas)
1 (steam)
2 (heat recovery steam)
Make and modelGeneral Electric, Toshiba, Doosan
Nameplate capacity490 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

History

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In 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]

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Hsing-yuan to build independent electricity plant". Taipei Times. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  3. ^ "Star Buck CCGT Power Plant Taiwan - GEO". Globalenergyobservatory.org. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ BLOOMBERG (29 April 2005). "Hsing-yuan to build independent electricity plant". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 December 2021.