The Hsingneng Power Plant, Star Energy Power Plant or Changbin Power Plant () is a
gas-fired power plant
A gas-fired power plant or gas-fired power station or natural gas power plant is a thermal power station which burns natural gas to generate electricity. Natural gas power stations generate almost a quarter of world electricity and a signifi ...
in
Chang-Bin Industrial Park
Changhua Coastal Industrial Park (; simply 彰濱工業區, Changbin) is located on reclaimed land in the coast of Changhua County of Taiwan, spanning Lukang Township, Xianxi Township and Shengang Township Shengang can refer to the following pla ...
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Lukang Township,
Changhua County
Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History
The power plant was commissioned in March 2004 and started its operation in April 2004.
Technical specifications
The power plant consists of one
combined cycle
A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...
unit generation with an installed capacity of 490 MW.
See also
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List of power stations in Taiwan
This page is a list of power stations in Taiwan and the rest of the Republic of China that are publicly or privately owned. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear power, and natural gas, while renewable powe ...
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Electricity sector in Taiwan
The electricity sector in Taiwan ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity, covering Taiwan island and its offshore islands.
Regulator
Electricity sector in Taiwan is regulated by its state-owned electric ...
References
2004 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in Changhua County
Energy infrastructure completed in 2004
Natural gas-fired power stations in Taiwan
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