Linkou Plant TP power station
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Linkou Plant TP power station (台塑林口發電廠) is a retired power station in Linkou Township, Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Linkou Plant TP power station | Linkou Township, Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan | 25.046142, 121.413382 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | retired[1] | coal - unknown | 36 | subcritical | 1990 | 2021[1] |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 2 | Formosa Plastics Corp [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals
Background
The Linkou Plant TP power station (not to be confused with the Linkou power station) consisted of a 15 MW unit that was commissioned in 1983 and a 36 MW unit that was commissioned in 1990. The Formosa Plastics Group owned and operated the power station via its subsidiary[2], Nan Ya Plastics Corporation.[3][4]
In Nan Ya Plastics Corporation's 2021 Sustainability Report (published June 2022), it was reported that the coal-fired boilers at Linkou utility plant had been officially decommissioned in February 2021, and had since been replaced with gas-fired units.[5] The report stated that the transformation at the Linkou plant was the first in a series of planned coal-to-gas power plant conversions, with the following planned conversions to take place between 2021 and 2030:
- 2022: "Utility plants in Shulin site and Kung San site [sic]"
- 2023: "Utility plant in Chiayi site [sic]"
- 2030: "Utility plants in Jinxing site [sic]."[5]
The 2023 Annual Report of Nan Ya Plastics Corporation also stated that the coal-fired boilers installed at its Linkou plant had been replaced by gas-fired boilers.[6] The report further noted that in June 2022, the owners had received a penalty from the Environmental Protection Bureau (New Taipei City) in relation to the dismantling of "coal-fired cogeneration unit of Linkou Plant II."[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125131430/https://www.npc.com.tw/npcfile/public/download/csr/2021_csr_001_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Main Companies, Formosa Plastics Group, Accessed: Nov. 9, 2023
- ↑ "Introduction," Formosa Plastics Group, September 6, 2018
- ↑ World Electric Power Plants Database, S&P Global, Platts, accessed June 2021 (purchase required)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nan Ya Plastics Corporation 2021 Sustainability Report, Formosa Plastics Group, Published: June 2022
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nan Ya Plastics Corporation 2023 Annual Report (English Version), Nan Ya Plastics, Printed: April 2, 2023, Published: June 14, 2023
Additional data
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