Hoping Power Plant

The Hoping Power Plant (Chinese: 和平電廠; pinyin: Hépíng Diànchǎng) is a coal-fired power plant in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan.[2] With the installed capacity of 1,320 MW,[3] the power plant is the fourth largest coal-fired power plant in Taiwan.

Hoping Power Plant
Official name和平電廠
Country
LocationXiulin, Hualien County, Taiwan
Coordinates24°18′24″N 121°45′50″E
StatusOperational
Commission dateJune 2002 (Unit 1)
September 2002 (Unit 2)[1]
Owner(s)Ho-Ping Power Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2 X 660 MW
External links
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Generation

Electricity generated by the power plant supplies the major load located in north of Taiwan.

Ownership

The power plant is fully owned by Ho-Ping Power Company. The equity interest is divided to CLP Group (20%), Mitsubishi Corporation (20%) and Taiwan Cement Corporation (60%).

Events

2017

On 29 July 2017, a transmission tower for the outgoing lines of the plant collapsed due to Typhoon Nesat which caused the electricity supply to Taiwan down by 4%. The tower was reconstructed on 11 August 2017 and completed in the following day, which became the fastest power line reparation in the history of Taiwan. On 13 August, the plant resumed its operation and reached its full generating capacity the day after.[4][5]

On 15 August 2017, the plant tripped due to the break down of one of its generator causing a loss of 650 MW power generation.[6]

On 23 August 2017, a furnace pipe of generator no. 2 broke, causing a drop in electricity generation.[7]

Transportation

Hoping Power Plant is accessible within walking distance North East from Heping Station of Taiwan Railways.

See also

References
  1. "Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. - Energy Statistical annual Reports". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. "Ho-Ping Power Station". CLP Group. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. "Ho-Ping Coal Power Station Taiwan - GEO". Globalenergyobservatory.org. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. Chen, Wei-han (14 August 2017). "Power plant in Hualien to come online". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. Li, Lauly (4 August 2017). "Taipower to improve electricity towers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. "There's been another breakdown at a Hualien power plant". The China Post. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. Huang, Li-yun; Kao, Evelyn (24 August 2017). "Power supply tight due to another problem at Ho-Ping plant: Taipower". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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