Hsieh-ho Power Plant

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
CountryRepublic of China
LocationZhongshan, Keelung, Taiwan Province
Coordinates25°9′26.38″N 121°44′21.57″E
StatusOperational
Commission dateJanuary 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 fuelOil
Power generation
Units operational2 X 500 MW
Nameplate capacity1,000 MW
External links
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History

The power plant started its operation after the commissioning of its first generation unit in January 1977.

Generation units

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

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

Hsieh-ho Power Plant is accessible North from Keelung Station of Taiwan Railways.

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Taiwan Info". Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  3. "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)
  4. "Gibsin Engineer, Ltd : Fossil Power Plant - Project Name : Hsieh-Ho Fossil Power Plant Unit" (PDF). Gibsin.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  5. "Hsieh-ho Power Plant". Taipower. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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