Datan power station
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Datan power station (大潭發電廠) is an operating power station of at least 6626-megawatts (MW) in Guanyin District, Taoyuan, Taiwan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Tatan, Ta-Tan, Dah-Tarn.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Datan power station | Guanyin District, Taoyuan, Taiwan | 25.029685, 121.04822 (exact)[1][2] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 8, 9: 25.029685, 121.04822
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4][5] | 743[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2006[3] | – |
| 2 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4][7][5] | 743[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2006[3] | – |
| 3 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2007[3] | – |
| 4 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2007[3] | – |
| 5 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2008[3] | – |
| 6 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 723[3] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 2009[3] | – |
| 7-1 | Retired[8][9] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 300[10] | gas turbine[11] | not found | 2017[11] | 2022[9][11] |
| 7-2 | Retired[9][11] | fossil gas: LNG[5] | 300[10] | gas turbine[10] | not found | 2017[11] | 2022[9] |
| 7-3 | Construction[12] | fossil gas: LNG[10] | 300[13] | steam turbine[13] | not found | 2026 (planned)[14] | – |
| 8 | Operating[12][10] | fossil gas: LNG[15][5] | 1124[10] | combined cycle[8] | not found | 2024[10] | – |
| 9 | Operating[10] | fossil gas: LNG[15][5] | 1124[10] | combined cycle[8][15] | not found | 2025[10] | – |
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] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 2 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 3 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 4 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 5 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 6 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 7-1 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 7-2 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 7-3 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 8 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
| 9 | Taiwan Power Co [100%][6] | Taiwan Power Co [100.0%] |
Financing Details
Units 7-3 and 9 are believed to be receiving equity financing from Taiwan Power Co.[16][17][18][19][20][21]
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 5.8 5.9 (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 6.15 6.16 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) - ↑ https://www.businesstoday.com.tw/article/category/183016/post/202111220008/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 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) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120032240/https://ncusec.ncu.edu.tw/news/press_content.php?P_ID=38819. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 "大潭計畫簡介". 台灣電力公司. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original on 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 https://report.ndc.gov.tw/ReportFront/ReportDetail/detail?sysId=C11200797.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://udn.com/news/story/7238/8721729.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120030114/https://www.pecl.com.tw/tc/projects_info.aspx?mid=52&id=14&chk=f6711762-38e8-42b1-a50b-df19ec9f82d0. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.taipower.com.tw/2289/2363/2367/2372/10318/normalPost.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 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) - ↑ 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.
Additional data
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