Kuan-Tien power station

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Kuan-Tien power station (泰昌祥集團官田熱電廠) is an operating power station of at least 48-megawatts (MW) in Kuan-Tien Industrial Park, Tainan, Taiwan. It is also known as Guan-Tien power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kuan-Tien power station	Kuan-Tien Industrial Park, Tainan, Taiwan	23.2109, 120.319735 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 23.2109, 120.319735

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - subbituminous, other - tires	48	subcritical	2000	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Taiwan Cogeneration Corp (TCC) [100.0%]

Background

Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation's (TCC) Kuan-Tien or Guan-Tien power station appears to have been designed to be fuelled primarily by sub-bituminous coal and old car tyres. It was also be designed to burn bituminous coal, sludge, tea leaves, and waste oil.

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