Datan power station
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Datan power station (大潭發電廠) is an operating power station of at least 7539-megawatts (MW) in Guanyin District, Taoyuan, Taiwan. It is also known as Ta-Tan, Tatan, Dah-Tarn.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Datan power station | Guanyin District, Taoyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan | 25.029685, 121.04822 (exact)[1][2] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9: 25.029685, 121.04822
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4][5] | 743[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2006[3] | Mitsubishi Power: M501F[7][8] | no |
| 2 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4][9][5] | 743[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2006[3] | –[7][8] | no |
| 3 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2007[3] | Mitsubishi Power: M501G[7][8] | no |
| 4 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2007[3] | –[7][8] | no |
| 5 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2008[3] | –[7][8] | no |
| 6 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2009[3] | Mitsubishi Power: M501G[7][8] | no |
| 7 | Operating[10] | fossil gas: LNG[10] | 913[10] | combined cycle[10] | not found | 2026[10] | GE Vernova: 7HA.02[11] | no |
| 8 | Operating[12][10] | fossil gas: LNG[13][5] | 1124[10] | combined cycle[14] | not found | 2024[10] | GE Power: 7HA.02[15][7][16][17] | no |
| 9 | Operating[10] | fossil gas: LNG[13][5] | 1124[10] | combined cycle[14][13] | not found | 2025[10] | GE Power: 7HA.02[15][7][16] | no |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 2 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 3 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 4 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 5 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 6 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 7 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 8 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
| 9 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Government of Taiwan [98.2%]; small shareholder(s) [1.8%] |
Financing Details
Units 7-3 and 9 are believed to be receiving equity financing from Taiwan Power Co.[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Ownership Tree
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Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Datan+Power+Plant/@25.0300518,121.0454158,1204m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x0!2zMjXCsDAxJzQ2LjkiTiAxMjHCsDAyJzUzLjYiRQ!3b1!8m2!3d25.0296855!4d121.0482196!3m4!1s0x346828c60041283b:0xf4d5532a8f213b20!8m2!3d25.0309647!4d121.051966.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220329035118/https://www.taipower.com.tw/tc/news_noclassify_info.aspx?id=2874&chk=3b993c9c-49b1-444f-afeb-7c4df52b3647&mid=334¶m=pn%3d1%26mid%3d334%26key%3d. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 https://web.archive.org/web/20221113054309/https://www.taipower.com.tw/en/news_noclassify_info.aspx?id=4339&chk=e41be88d-4086-4fe2-9eb4-bcb233e8da13&mid=5525¶m=pn%3D1%26mid%3D5525%26key%3D. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810144648/https://data.gov.tw/dataset/8934. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220626045845/https://ws.cpc.com.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNC9yZWxmaWxlLzg5OTYvNTMzMi82Y2NjZDI3OS0zMWQ4LTQzYzUtOThkMi1jNTA2YzlkOWJiOTIucGRm&n=MjAyMCBBbm51YWwgUmVwb3J0LnBkZg%3D%3D&icon=.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127060535/https://power.mhi.com/news/20200422.html. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "大潭發電廠". Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002036/http://www.mhi.co.jp/power/news/sec1/2007_jan_07.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.businesstoday.com.tw/article/category/183016/post/202111220008/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 "新興火力計畫進展". 2024-11-25. Archived from the original on 2026-05-13. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ↑ "在台灣的高速靈活的7HA燃氣渦輪機". gepower-v2. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
{{cite web}}: Text "奇異燃氣發電" ignored (help) - ↑ https://udn.com/news/story/7238/8721729.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125195945/https://www.taipower.com.tw/tc/page.aspx?cchk=b6134cc6-838c-4bb9-b77a-0b0094afd49d&cid=406&mid=206. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221112104515/https://www.taipower.com.tw/en/page.aspx?mid=4508. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://service.taipower.com.tw/tpcjournal/article/7628.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 "電力專案・基礎建設部". www.marubeni.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Text "Marubeni Taiwan Co., Ltd." ignored (help) - ↑ https://www.pecl.com.tw/tc/projects_info.aspx?mid=52&id=15&chk=72bcce4d-ab5d-4310-bbbe-8a95e2d00ccf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ IJGlobal, "Taiwan gas-fired finds insurance covers." 8 July 2019. https://www.ijglobal.com/articles/141099/taiwan-gas-fired-finds-insurance-covers?home=1 Accessed 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Datan Power Plant Project". Taiwan Power Company. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ↑ "https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/fitch-assigns-taiwan-power-company-proposed-twd11-5-billion-bond-aaa-twn-rating-03-07-2025". www.fitchratings.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ "Corporate Bonds". Taiwan Power Company. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ↑ "Taipower to Issue 1st Unsecured Ordinary Corporate Bonds of 2022 for Power Development and Stable Power Supply". Taiwan Power Company. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ↑ "Developing power, stable power supply: Taipower schedules third issue of unsecured general corporate bonds for 2022". Taiwan Power Company. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
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