The Lutsao Refuse Incineration Plant () is an

incinerator Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials. Industrial plants for waste incineration are commonly referred to as waste-to-energy facilities. Incineration and other high ...

in Lucao Township,

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History

The construction of the plant started on 1 September 1987 and completed on 30 November 1990. It began its commercial operation on 1 December 2001.

Architecture

The plant spans over an area of 4.5 hectares over a 10-hectare plot of land. Around 0.5 hectare of the land is used as a farm.

Technical details

The plant is managed by Onyx Ta-Ho Environmental Services Co., Ltd. It has a capacity of treating 900 tons of garbage per day from its two boilers. It also has a power generating unit with an installed capacity of 28 MW. As of 2020, it received a total of 26,070 tons of garbage annually and incinerated 25,420 tons of them.

References

2001 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Chiayi County Incinerators in Taiwan Infrastructure completed in 1990 {{Taiwan-struct-stub

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