Official name 大林發電廠 Status Operational Owner(s) Taipower Construction began 1967 | Country Republic of China Commission date 1969 Phone +886 7 871 1151 | |
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Location Siaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Address 812, Taiwan, Kaohsiung City, Xiaogang District, 鳳森里大林路3號 Make and model Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., General Electric Similar 真口味火鍋城, Da Lin Pu, 大林蒲鳳林宮, Siaogang Station, Kaohsiung Dalinpu Post Offic | ||
The Talin Power Plant (Chinese: 大林發電廠; pinyin: Dàlín Fādiànchǎng) or Dalin Power Plant is a mix-generation power plant in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Fuel supply
The plant receives its coal supply for the fuel from Mainland China (48%), Indonesia (37%) and Australia (13%) to the adjacent Port of Kaohsiung and by conveyor to the plant from the port.
Future expansions
The plant generation 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.
29 May 2016
Two workers killed and fiver others injured when the scaffolding used by them for work collapsed.
19 October 2016
One generator of the plant tripped at 7:32 a.m. and was rectified four hours later.
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.
Transportation
Hoping Power Plant is accessible South West from Siaogang Station of Kaohsiung MRT.