The Lanyu Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 蘭嶼發電廠; simplified Chinese: 兰屿发电厂; pinyin: Lányǔ Fādiànchǎng) is a fuel-fired power plant in Yuren Village, Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan. It is the only power plant on Orchid Island.
| Lanyu Power Plant | |
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| Official name | 蘭嶼發電廠 |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Location | Yuren Village, Orchid Island, Taitung County |
| Coordinates | 22°1′33.4″N 121°32′23.9″E / 22.025944°N 121.539972°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | July 1982 (Unit 1-2) October 1993 (Unit 3-4) |
| Owner(s) | Taipower |
| Operator(s) | Taipower |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Diesel fuel |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 6 |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Technical specification edit
The power plant uses 15,000 liter of diesel fuel daily to generate electricity. It has two units of 750,000 liter diesel storage tanks.[1][2][3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "5.6.C1.台電公司蘭嶼電廠". Bedrock.ccl.ttct.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Offshore Island Power". Taipower. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "蘭嶼發電廠驚傳油料見底？台電證實：發電最多撐10天" [Lanyu Power Plant is Running Out of Fuel? Taipower Confirmed: Power Generation to Last Up to 10 Days at Most] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合新聞網. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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