Talin Power Plant

Talin Power Plant
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Official name大林發電廠
CountryRepublic of China
LocationSiaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°32′10″N 120°20′8″E / 22.53611°N 120.33556°E / 22.53611; 120.33556
StatusOperational
Construction began1967
Commission date1969
2018 (1 X 800 MW unit)
2019 (1 X 800 MW unit)
Decommission date2012: 2 X 300 MW Coal
2017: 2 X 375 MW oil
OwnerTaipower
OperatorTaipower
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal, oil, natural gas
Power generation
Units operational2 X 800 MW (coal)
500 MW (LNG and oil)
550 MW (LNG and oil)
Make and modelMitsubishi Heavy Industries
General Electric
Nameplate capacity2,400 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Talin Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 大林發電廠; simplified Chinese: 大林发电厂; pinyin: Dàlín Fādiànchǎng) or Dalin Power Plant is a mix-generation power plant in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

As of November 2022 it has four operational units: two 800 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired units, which went into commercial operation on February 13, 2018 and October 24, 2019, a 500 MW gas-fired unit, which went into commercial operation on October 15, 1975 and a 550 MW gas-fired unit, which went into commercial operation on September 12, 1994.[1][2]

Fuel supply

The plant receives its coal supply for the fuel from Indonesia (49%), Australia (46%), Russia (4%) and Colombia (1%) to the adjacent Port of Kaohsiung and by conveyor to the plant from the port.

Events

The power plant was commissioned in 1969.[3]

31 August 2012

The two coal-fired 300-MW-units were decommissioned on August 31, 2012.[1] These two units will be replaced by two 800 MW ultra supercritical units from the current existing low-efficiency units. The construction permit was given on 25 October 2011 by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and scheduled for commercial operation on 1 July 2016 and 1 July 2017 respectively.[4][5]

29 May 2016

Two workers killed and fiver others injured when the scaffolding used by them for work collapsed.[6]

19 October 2016

One generator of the plant tripped at 7:32 a.m. and was rectified four hours later.[7]

8 August 2017

The ignition of the first stage of ultra supercritical steam generator at the plant of 200 MW capacity in stages until it reaches its total capacity of 800 MW in the coming weeks.[8]

3 November 2017

The two oil-fired 375-MW-units were decommissioned on November 3, 2017.[1]

July 2018

The number one generator of the plant experienced mechanical failure on 28 July 2018. Inspection was carried out two days later on 30 July 2018.[9]

Awards

On 8 November 2010, the power plant won the outstanding award at the 23rd National QCC Competition, organized by Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.[10]

Transportation

The power plant is accessible South West from Siaogang Station of Kaohsiung MRT.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Talin Power Plant". Taipower. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. ^ "Power Information of Today". Taipower. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ "Taipower's Talin Coal Power Plant". VFDS. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Taiwan power companyConstruction Project". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08.
  5. ^ "Environmentalists protest Taipower Dalin plant expansion plan".
  6. ^ "2 workers killed, 5 injured after scaffold collapses - Society - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS".
  7. ^ "Taipower issues power rationing warning - Focus Taiwan".
  8. ^ Liao, Yu-yang; Hsu, Elizabeth (7 August 2017). "New generator expected to help ease power shortage". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ^ Kuo, Hsing-i; Hsu, Hsiao-ling (30 July 2018). "Coal-powered generator at power plant malfunctions; power supply safe". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Taiwan power company-Taipower Events". taipower.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17.
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