Hsieh-ho Power Plant

Power station in Zhongshan, Keelung, Taiwan

25°9′26.38″N 121°44′21.57″E / 25.1573278°N 121.7393250°E / 25.1573278; 121.7393250StatusOperationalCommission dateJanuary 1977 (Unit 1)^[1]
December 1977 (Unit 2)
March 1980 (Unit 3)^[2]
1985 (Unit 4)^[3]Owner(s)TaipowerOperator(s)TaipowerThermal power station Primary fuelOilPower generation Units operational2 X 500 MWNameplate capacity1,000 MWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons

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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.

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.

References

^ "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.

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List of power stations in Taiwan

Northern Taiwan

Hydro	Gueishan Shihmen
Fossil fuel	Hsieh-ho Linkou Tatan Kuokuang^＊ Hsintao^＊ Shen-Ao
Nuclear	Jinshan (defunct) Kuosheng Lungmen (unfinished)

Central Taiwan

Hydro	Mingtan Minhu Pumped Dajia River（Techi Qingshan Kukuan Tienlun Houli Maan) Wanta Cholan Mingjian^＊
Fossil fuel	Taichung Tunghsiao Hsingyuan^＊ Hsingneng^＊ Mailiao^＊