Jinshin power station
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Jinshin power station (台塑金鑫發電廠) is an operating power station of at least 114-megawatts (MW) in Jinshin, Taoyuan, Taiwan. It is also known as Jingshin plant, Jing Hsin power plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Jinshin power station | Jinshin, Taoyuan, Taiwan | 24.993, 121.3 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
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Unit 1 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - LNG | 57 | subcritical | – | 1997 | 2030 (planned) |
Unit 2 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - LNG | 57 | subcritical | – | 2002 | 2030 (planned) |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
Unit name | Owner |
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Unit 1 | Formosa Plastics Corp [100.0%] |
Unit 2 | Formosa Plastics Corp [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals
Background
The Jinshin power station consists of two 57 MW units. Unit 1 was commissioned in 1997 and unit 2 was commissioned in 2002. The Formosa Plastics Group owns and operates the power station.[1][2][3]
In Nan Ya Plastics Corporation's 2021 Sustainability Report (published June 2022), it was reported that several of the company's captive coal-fired boilers, including those at the Jinshin power station, would be converted to gas-fired units before 2030.[4] The following coal-to-gas power plant conversions were planned to take place between 2021 and 2030:
- 2022: "Utility plants in Shulin site and Kung San site [sic]"
- 2023: "Utility plant in Chiayi site [sic]"
- 2030: "Utility plants in Jinxing [Jinshin] site [sic]."[4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Reference List of Power Plant," Formosa Heavy Industries Corporation, March 2021
- ↑ "World Electric Power Plants Database," S&P Global Platts, accessed June 2021 (purchase required)
- ↑ "Introduction," Formosa Plastics Group, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nan Ya Plastics Corporation 2021 Sustainability Report, Formosa Plastics Group, Published: June 2022
Additional data
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