Taichung Power Plant

Taiwan is among several countries experiencing an energy crisis, with its supply of power struggling to keep up with demand from a rapidly growing high-tech sector. The country has long depended on imported

In the 1980s, Taiwan’s economy grew rapidly and its demand for electricity surged. New power plants were urgently needed. In order to reduce transportation costs of imported coal and to promote economic

With an installed coal-fired generation capacity of 10 x 550 MW, Taichung Power Plant is amongst the five largest coal-fired power stations in the world. Six of the older units so far reclaim their ash by-products by mixing the ash with water to form slurry which is then further conveyed to ash retention ponds. The […]