Ho-Ping power station
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Ho-Ping power station (臺灣水泥和平電廠) is an operating power station of at least 1320-megawatts (MW) in Xiulin, Hualien, Taiwan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ho-Ping power station | Xiulin, Hualien, Taiwan | 24.307782, 121.76346 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 24.307782, 121.76346
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal: unknown | 660 | subcritical | 2002 |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal: unknown | 660 | subcritical | 2002 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Ho-Ping Power Co [100%] | Taiwan Cement Corp [59.5%]; CLP Holdings Ltd [20.0%]; Mitsubishi Corp [20.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Ho-Ping Power Co [100%] | Taiwan Cement Corp [59.5%]; CLP Holdings Ltd [20.0%]; Mitsubishi Corp [20.0%] |
Background
The Ho-ping power station was built in 1999 and completed and commissioned in 2002. It is operated by the Ho-Ping Power Company (和平電力股份有限公司), a joint venture established by the Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC), the CLP Group, and Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Solutions. It is the largest power plant in eastern Taiwan. Since 2002, the power station has operated under a 25-year power purchase agreement with Taiwan Power Company.[1][2]
The power station, the TCC Hoping Cement Plant, and the Hoping Industrial Zone's dedicated port are coexisting structures and form a "Three-in-one Hoping Port Power Plant" circular economy park.[3]
In 2016, the legislature’s Economics Committee passed a nonbinding resolution that privately owned coal-fired power plants should be transformed to gas power plants before their electricity supply contracts with Taipower can be renewed. The committee said the coal-fired power plants should suspend operations if they cannot be transformed into gas power plants and that Taipower should not renew the contracts if privately owned utilities fail to do so. This included the Ho-ping plant, whose contract with Taipower reportedly expires around 2025.[4]
In June 2021, the company was in the process of coordinating an environment assessment with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade air pollution equipment.[3][5]
In August 2022, CLP Group's Interim Report stated that the power station had reliable operations following a "major overhaul" completed earlier in the year. They also reported that profits were down from the project due to rising coal prices.[6] CLP Group's 2022 Annual Report stated that "an amendment to the tariff reimbursement mechanism, effective from July onwards, greatly relieved the margin pressure and led to a minimal profit for the year."[7]
A company report of operations from January to September 2023 stated that the Ho-Ping power station had "continued to operate reliably and benefitted from a gradual easing of fuel costs from the second quarter onwards."[8]
According to CLP reports from early- to mid-2024, the Ho-Ping power station was still in operation, but had temporarily ceased operations following an April earthquake.[9][10] Operations reportedly resumed in May of the same year.
External Articles
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Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Ho-Ping Coal Power Station Taiwan," Global Energy Observatory, last updated February 15, 2010
- ↑ "Ho-Ping Power Station," CLP, accessed June 21, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "升級空污防制設備 和平電廠環評變更卡關 環委：排放濃度仍較他廠高," Environmental Information Center, June 18, 2021
- ↑ "Closure of Formosa generators to affect power supplies: Lee," Taipei Times, October 27, 2016
- ↑ "首次環評視訊會議 花蓮和平電廠案被打回票將補正再審," Liberty Times Net, June 18, 2021
- ↑ "2022 Interim Report" CLP Group, August 15, 2022
- ↑ "2022 Annual Report," CLP Group, March 2023
- ↑ Quarterly Statement 2023 (January – September), CLP Holdings Limited, October 2023
- ↑ Quarterly Statement 2024 (January – March), CLP Holdings Limited, May 13, 2024
- ↑ Connected as One Strengthening Development, CLP Group, August 5, 2024
Additional data
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