Talin power station
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Talin power station (臺灣電力大林發電廠) is an operating power station of at least 2100-megawatts (MW) in Hsiaokang District, Xiaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Talin power station | Hsiaokang District, Xiaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 22.537, 120.335 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 2, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 22.537, 120.335
- Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 22.5370831, 120.3287967
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - unknown | 300 | subcritical | – | 1969 | 2012 |
| Unit 10 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 800 | ultra-supercritical | – | – | – |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal - unknown | 300 | subcritical | – | 1970 | 2012 |
| Unit 5 | retired[1] | liquefied natural gas[1][2] | 500[1] | steam turbine[3][4] | not found | 1975[1] | 2022[5] |
| Unit 6 | operating[1] | liquefied natural gas[1][2] | 500[1] | combined cycle[6] | not found | 1996[1] | – |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal - unknown | 800 | ultra-supercritical | – | 2018 | – |
| Unit 7 | pre-construction[7] | liquefied natural gas[8] | 700[8] | combined cycle[8] | not found | 2027[8] | – |
| Unit 8 | operating | coal - unknown | 800 | ultra-supercritical | – | 2018 | – |
| Unit 8 | pre-construction[7] | liquefied natural gas[8] | 700[8] | combined cycle[8] | not found | 2027[8] | – |
| Unit 9 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 800 | ultra-supercritical | – | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Taiwan Power Co (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 10 | Taiwan Power Co (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 2 | Taiwan Power Co (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 5 | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER)[1] | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER)[1] | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Taiwan Power Co (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 7 | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER)[8] | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | Taiwan Power Co (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 8 | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER)[8] | Taiwan Power Company (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] |
| Unit 9 | Taiwan Power Co (TAIPOWER) [100.0%] | – |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): China, Indonesia, Australia
Background
Talin power station is located in an industrial area at the southern end of the Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan. Development on the station began in 1956. The station consists of the following units:[9][10]
- Units 1 & 2 (300 MW each), fueled by coal, retired in 2012;
- Units 3 & 4 (375 MW each), fueled by fuel oil, retired in 2017;
- Units 5 & 6 (500 MW each), fueled by natural gas and oil.
Description of Expansion: Units 7-8
Talin's units 1 and 2 were replaced by two 800 MW ultra-supercritical units (units 7-8).[9] The construction permit was given on October 25, 2011, by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the units were scheduled for commercial operation in July 2016 and July 2017, respectively.[11]
In May 2012, Japan's IHI Corporation, CTCI Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation were jointly awarded the contract for engineering, procurement, and construction of two ultra-supercritical units.[12]
The two units were planned for operation in 2018.[13] The units were both commissioned in 2018.[14]
In September 2022, Taipower discussed strategy changes aimed at avoiding outages like what occurred at the Hsinta power station and Talin power station (details below) in March 2022. They would attempt a distributed microgrid method, which reduces interregional power supplies and increases resilience. Talin power station would supply the Kaohsiung Nanzih Technology Industrial Park. The company planned to invest NT$564.5 billion (US$18.13 billion) towards this goal over ten years.[15]
Ammonia co-firing
In February 2024, Taipower signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japanese companies IHI and Sumitomo to trial co-firing up to 5% ammonia at the Talin coal plant by 2030.[16]
Units 9-10
As of July 2014, Taipower's website stated that it originally planned for four new ultra supercritical coal-fired units of 800 MW each (units 7-10) to replace all five of the older units. However, only two new units received environmental clearance (units 7-8); the company did not say if it would continue to pursue the additional two units.[17][18]
Accidents and Blackouts
There have been various incidences at the power station. For example, on May 29, 2016, two workers were killed and five others injured when the scaffolding used by them for construction work collapsed.[19]
In March 2017, a construction worker was found dead at the plant site, and is believed to have fallen.[20]
In March 2018, a construction worker fell off a crane to his death.[21]
In March 2022, a Taipower equipment malfunction led to twelve hours of power outages across Taiwan. The power grid lost a third of its capacity, and the Talin station was amongst those that went offline. According to reports, the incident was caused by human error.[22]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221122172207/https://www.taipower.com.tw/en/news_noclassify_info.aspx?id=4364&chk=29077469-f0d6-4fda-af17-e4aae342b9f4&mid=5525¶m=pn%3D1%26mid%3D5525%26key%3D. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210526042709/https://www.taipower.com.tw/d006/loadGraph/loadGraph/genshx_.html. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230711220244/https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4355859. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023.
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{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221223104405/https://e-info.org.tw/node/235766. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210308211511/http://www.gibsin.com.tw/HomeE/Service1. Archived from the original on 08 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230928082500/https://e-info.org.tw/node/236174. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221224164858/https://udn.com/news/story/7238/6861381. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Talin Power Plant," Taiwan Power Company, accessed June 23, 2021
- ↑ "大林電廠," Taiwan Power Company, accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ "Taiwan power company Construction Project," Taiwan Power Company, accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ "Consortium of IHI, CTCI and Sumitomo with Toshiba's Steam Turbine / Generator Wins Talin Coal-fired Ultra Supercritical Thermal Power Plant (800MW x 2units) Full Turnkey Project From Taiwan Power Company," Toshiba, May 21, 2012
- ↑ "大林電廠更新改建計畫," Wikipedia, accessed June 2018
- ↑ "力拚夏季供電 大林新2號機試俥," CNA, February 21, 2018
- ↑ "Taipower Announces Grid Resilience Strengthening Construction Plan, with NT$564.5 Billion Investment Over 10 Years, Preventing Recurrence of Massive Power Outages," Ministry of Economic Affairs, September 15, 2022
- ↑ "Taipower signs ammonia co-firing pilot project MOU with IHI, Sumitomo," Focus Taiwan, February 29, 2024
- ↑ "Talin Thermal Power Plant Retrofit Project," Taiwan Power Company, accessed July 2014
- ↑ "Sustainability Reports - 台灣電力公司," Taiwan Power Company, 2014
- ↑ "2 workers killed, 5 injured after scaffold collapses," CNA English News, May 29, 2016
- ↑ "高雄大林發電廠意外工程師陳屍鍋爐處," Liberty Times, March 18, 2017
- ↑ "Work Suspended at Power Plant after Another Fatal Accident," Taiwan English News, March 30, 2018
- ↑ "Blackout exposes Taiwan electrical grid’s major vulnerabilities," Commonwealth Magazine, March 10, 2022
Additional data
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