Hsingyuan Power Plant Explained

Hsingyuan Power Plant 星元電廠
Coordinates:	24.0797°N 120.4125°W
Country:	Republic of China
Location:	Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan
Status:	O
Construction Began:	2005
Commissioned:	March 2009
Cost:	NT$10.6 billion (US$337 million)
Owner:	Star Buck Power Corporation^[1]
Th Fuel Primary:	Natural gas
Ps Units Operational:	2 (gas) 1 (steam) 2 (heat recovery steam)
Ps Units Manu Model:	General Electric, Toshiba, Doosan
Ps Electrical Capacity:	490 MW

The Hsingyuan Power Plant or Star Buck Power Plant is a gas-fired power plant in Chang-Bin Industrial Park, Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.^{[2] [3] [4]}

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.^[5] It went into full operation in June 2009.^[1]

See also

• List of power stations in Taiwan
• Electricity sector in Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: 台灣汽電共生股份有限公司 Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation . Cogen.com.tw . 2014-05-01 . 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 . 2013-10-29 . dead .
2. Web site: Hsing-yuan to build independent electricity plant . Taipei Times . 2014-04-24 . 2014-05-01.
3. Web site: Star Buck CCGT Power Plant Taiwan - GEO . Globalenergyobservatory.org . 2010-02-15 . 2014-05-01.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201400/http://www.gibsin.com.tw/old/Case-StarBuck.pdf . 2013-10-29 . dead .
5. News: BLOOMBERG. 29 April 2005. Hsing-yuan to build independent electricity plant. Taipei Times. 6 December 2021.