Linkou Power Plant
{{Short description|Power plant in Linkou, New Taipei, Taiwan}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Linkou Power Plant
| name_official = 林口發電廠
| image = Linkou Power Plant.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|25|07|15|N|121|17|54|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}
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| country = Republic of China
| location = Linkou, New Taipei, Taiwan
| status = O
| construction_began = August 1965
| commissioned = 18 July 1968 (old Unit 1)
17 March 1972 (old Unit 2){{cite web|url=http://www.taipower.com.tw/content/new_info/new_info-b13b.aspx?LinkID=6|title=台灣電力股份有限公司|last=台灣電力股份有限公司|date=25 October 2012|publisher=|access-date=11 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013161410/http://www.taipower.com.tw/content/new_info/new_info-b13b.aspx?LinkID=6|archive-date=13 October 2013|url-status=dead}}
6 October 2016 (Unit 1)
24 March 2017 (Unit 2)
| decommissioned = 1 September 2014 (old Unit 1-2){{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/09/12/2003599569|title=Taipower says power demand exceeds supply - Taipei Times|date=12 September 2014 |publisher=}}
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| owner = Taipower
| operator = Taipower
| th_fuel_primary = Coal
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| ps_electrical_capacity= 2 X 800 MW
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The Linkou Power Plant ({{zh|t=林口發電廠|s=林口发电厂|first=t|p=Línkǒu Fādiànchǎng}}) is a coal-fired power plant in Linkou District, New Taipei, Taiwan.{{Cite web |url=http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=156594&CtNode=103 |title=Taiwan Review - Linkou Thermal Power Plant is Operational |access-date=2013-05-17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616094833/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=156594&CtNode=103 |archive-date=2013-06-16 |url-status=dead }} With the previous total installed capacity of 600 MW,{{cite web|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=4050 |title=Linkou (Lin-Kou) Coal Power Station Taiwan - GEO |publisher=Globalenergyobservatory.org |date=2010-02-15 |accessdate=2014-05-01}} the power plant used to be the smallest coal-fired power plant in Taiwan. The power plant is currently undergoing retrofitting to increase its installed generation capacity to 2.4 GW.
Events
=1968=
The power plant began its operation on 18 July 1968 after a successful train run of its first 300 MW giant electric generator which started two weeks before.{{cite web|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=156594&CtNode=122|title=Linkou Thermal Power Plant Is Operational - Taiwan Today|publisher=|access-date=2014-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607010915/http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=156594&CtNode=122|archive-date=2014-06-07|url-status=dead}}
=2014=
=2016=
On 6 October 2016, the plant completed its refurbishment of its old two units and commissioned the new one supercritical unit of 800 MW.{{cite web|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/news.php?post=107040&unit=8,32|first=Pat|last=Gao|date=1 January 2017|title=New Energy Model|publisher=Taiwan Today|accessdate=3 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2017/04/14/2003668681|date=14 April 2017|first1=Wei-han|last1=Chen|title=Public-private funds to target pollution|publisher=Taipei Times|accessdate=14 April 2017}}
=2017=
=2019=
One 800 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired unit has been built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and CTCI Corporation at the plant.{{Cite web |url=http://www.taipower.com.tw/e_content/content/report/..%5C..%5C..%5CUpFile%5CCompanyENFile%5C2013Taipower_English_EBook.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-26 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160517054834/http://www.taipower.com.tw/e_content/content/report/..%5C..%5C..%5CUpFile%5CCompanyENFile%5C2013Taipower_English_EBook.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-17 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|author=|url=http://energyasia.com/public-stories/taiwan-ctci-japans-mhi-to-build-three-coal-fired-power-plants-for-taiwan-power-company/ |title=TAIWAN: CTCI, Japan's MHI to build three coal-fired power plants for Taiwan Power Company |publisher=EnergyAsia |date=2011-09-09 |accessdate=2014-05-01}}{{cite web|author=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. |url=http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/news/story/1109011450.html |title=MHI Receives Order for 3 Coal-fired Supercritical Power Generation Units | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd |publisher=Mhi.co.jp |date=2011-09-01 |accessdate=2014-05-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204000643/http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/news/story/1109011450.html |archivedate=2013-12-04 }} On 24 October 2019, the third unit was commissioned.
Transportation
Linkou Power Plant is accessible north of Shanbi Station of Taoyuan Metro.
See also
{{Portal|Taiwan|Energy}}
References
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| publisher = Taipower
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{{Power plants of Taiwan}}
Category:1968 establishments in Taiwan
Category:Buildings and structures in New Taipei