Hsinkang SK power station

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Hsinkang SK power station (台塑化新港發電廠) is an operating power station of at least 361-megawatts (MW) in Xingang, Chiayi, Taiwan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hsinkang SK power station Xingang, Chiayi, Taiwan 23.518563, 120.37488 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit SK1, Unit SK2, Unit SK3, Unit SK4: 23.518563, 120.37488

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit SK1 operating coal: unknown 56 subcritical 1990
Unit SK2 operating coal: unknown 56 subcritical 1990
Unit SK3 operating coal: unknown 101 subcritical 1994
Unit SK4 operating coal: unknown 148 subcritical 2000

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit SK1 Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100%] Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100.0%]
Unit SK2 Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100%] Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100.0%]
Unit SK3 Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100%] Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100.0%]
Unit SK4 Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100%] Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Chemicals


Background

Formosa Chemicals & Fibers Corp. owns the Hsinkang SK power station, a plant that includes four coal units and helps support Formosa's activities.[1][2][3]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Reference List (Power plant)," Formosa Heavy Industries Corporation, March 2021 (references SK-3 and SK-4 projects)
  2. World Electric Power Plants Database, S&P Global Platts, accessed June 2021 (purchase required)
  3. See, e.g., "ISO 14001", Formosa Chemicals & Fibers, September 18, 2018; "FCFC Plastics Division Hsin-Kang PABS Plant has passes the IATF16949 certification," Formosa Chemicals & Fibers, October 29, 2018

Additional data

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