Talin Power Plant

Talin Power Plant
Official name	大林發電廠
Country	Republic of China
Location	Siaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°32′10″N 120°20′8″E / 22.53611°N 120.33556°E / 22.53611; 120.33556
Status	Operational
Construction began	1967
Commission date	1969 2018 (1 X 800 MW unit) 2019 (1 X 800 MW unit)
Decommission date	2012: 2 X 300 MW Coal 2017: 2 X 375 MW oil
Owner	Taipower
Operator	Taipower
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal, oil, natural gas
Power generation
Units operational	2 X 800 MW (coal) 500 MW (LNG and oil) 550 MW (LNG and oil)
Make and model	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries General Electric
Nameplate capacity	2,400 MW
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The Talin Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 大林發電廠; simplified Chinese: 大林发电厂; pinyin: Dàlín Fādiànchǎng) or Dalin Power Plant is a mix-generation power plant in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

As of November 2022 it has four operational units: two 800 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired units, which went into commercial operation on February 13, 2018 and October 24, 2019, a 500 MW gas-fired unit, which went into commercial operation on October 15, 1975 and a 550 MW gas-fired unit, which went into commercial operation on September 12, 1994.^[1][2]

The plant receives its coal supply for the fuel from Indonesia (49%), Australia (46%), Russia (4%) and Colombia (1%) to the adjacent Port of Kaohsiung and by conveyor to the plant from the port.

The power plant was commissioned in 1969.^[3]

The two coal-fired 300-MW-units were decommissioned on August 31, 2012.^[1] These two 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.^[4][5]

Two workers killed and fiver others injured when the scaffolding used by them for work collapsed.^[6]

One generator of the plant tripped at 7:32 a.m. and was rectified four hours later.^[7]

The ignition of the first stage of ultra supercritical steam generator at the plant of 200 MW capacity in stages until it reaches its total capacity of 800 MW in the coming weeks.^[8]

The two oil-fired 375-MW-units were decommissioned on November 3, 2017.^[1]

The number one generator of the plant experienced mechanical failure on 28 July 2018. Inspection was carried out two days later on 30 July 2018.^[9]

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.^[10]

The power plant is accessible South West from Siaogang Station of Kaohsiung MRT.

• List of power stations in Taiwan
• Electricity sector in Taiwan

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• Talin power station at SourceWatch