Talin Power Plant Explained

Talin Power Plant
Name Official:大林發電廠
Coordinates:22.5361°N 120.3356°W
Country:Republic of China
Location:Siaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Status:O
Construction Began:1967
Commissioned:1969
2018 (1 X 800 MW unit)
2019 (1 X 800 MW unit)
Decommissioned:2012: 2 X 300 MW Coal
2017: 2 X 375 MW oil
Owner:Taipower
Operator:Taipower
Th Fuel Primary:Coal, oil, natural gas
Ps Units Operational:2 X 800 MW (coal)
500 MW (LNG and oil)
550 MW (LNG and oil)
Ps Units Manu Model:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
General Electric
Ps Electrical Capacity:2,400 MW

The Talin Power Plant 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.

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.[1]

31 August 2012

The two coal-fired 300-MW-units were decommissioned on August 31, 2012. 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.[2] [3]

29 May 2016

Two workers killed and fiver others injured when the scaffolding used by them for work collapsed.[4]

19 October 2016

One generator of the plant tripped at 7:32 a.m. and was rectified four hours later.[5]

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.[6]

3 November 2017

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

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.[7]

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.[8]

Transportation

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taipower's Talin Coal Power Plant. VFDS. 3 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Taiwan power companyConstruction Project . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508024949/http://www.taipower.com.tw/e_content/content/construction/construction01-1.aspx?sid=2. 2014-05-08.
  3. Web site: Environmentalists protest Taipower Dalin plant expansion plan.
  4. Web site: 2 workers killed, 5 injured after scaffold collapses - Society - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS.
  5. Web site: Taipower issues power rationing warning - Focus Taiwan.
  6. Web site: New generator expected to help ease power shortage. 7 August 2017. Yu-yang. Liao. Elizabeth. Hsu. Focus Taiwan. 8 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Coal-powered generator at power plant malfunctions; power supply safe. 30 July 2018. Hsing-i. Kuo. Hsiao-ling. Hsu. Focus Taiwan. 30 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Taiwan power company-Taipower Events. taipower.com.tw. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517160458/http://www.taipower.com.tw/e_content/content/events/events01-1.aspx?sid=2. 2014-05-17.