Hsingyuan Power Plant
{{Short description|Power plant in Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Hsingyuan Power Plant
星元電廠
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| image = 星元發電廠.png
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|4|47|N|120|24|45|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}
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| country = Republic of China
| location = Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan
| status = O
| construction_began = 2005
| commissioned = March 2009
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| cost = NT$10.6 billion
(US$337 million)
| owner = Star Buck Power Corporation{{cite web |url=http://www.cogen.com.tw/en/Default.aspx?TreeMenu=0003&SubDir=%2fPerformance%2fIPP%2fStar+Buck+Gas-fired+Power+Plant |title=台灣汽電共生股份有限公司 Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation |publisher=Cogen.com.tw |date= |accessdate=2014-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202209/http://www.cogen.com.tw/en/Default.aspx?TreeMenu=0003&SubDir=%2fPerformance%2fIPP%2fStar+Buck+Gas-fired+Power+Plant |archive-date=2013-10-29 |url-status=dead }}
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| th_fuel_primary = Natural gas
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| ps_units_operational= 2 (gas)
1 (steam)
2 (heat recovery steam)
| ps_units_manu_model = General Electric, Toshiba, Doosan
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| ps_electrical_capacity= 490 MW
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The Hsingyuan Power Plant or Star Buck Power Plant ({{zh|t=星元電廠|s=星元电厂|first=t|p=Xīngyuán Diànchǎng}}) is a gas-fired power plant in Chang-Bin Industrial Park, Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.{{cite web|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/5531 |title=Star Buck CCGT Power Plant Taiwan - GEO |publisher=Globalenergyobservatory.org |date=2010-02-15 |accessdate=2014-05-01}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.gibsin.com.tw/old/Case-StarBuck.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201400/http://www.gibsin.com.tw/old/Case-StarBuck.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-29 |url-status=dead }}
History
In April 2005, Hsing-yuan Power Corporation was approved by the government to construct the Hsingyuan Power Plant with a cost of NT$10.6 billion. The permit was then issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Construction of the plant started in the end of 2005 and was commissioned in March 2009.{{cite news|last=Bloomberg|date=29 April 2005|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/04/29/2003252437|title=Hsing-yuan to build independent electricity plant|work=Taipei Times|access-date=13 June 2025}} It went into full operation in June 2009.
Technical specifications
See also
{{Portal|Taiwan|Energy}}
References
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{{Power plants of Taiwan}}
Category:2009 establishments in Taiwan
Category:Buildings and structures in Changhua County
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2009
Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in Taiwan
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