Sihuangziping Pilot Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal power plant in Jinshan, New Taipei, Taiwan

25°11′43.6″N 121°36′08.5″E / 25.195444°N 121.602361°E / 25.195444; 121.602361StatusUnder constructionCommission dateOctober 2023Owner(s)

New Taipei City Government

Power generationNameplate capacity1 MWAnnual net output6.4 GWh

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The Sihuangziping Pilot Geothermal Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 四磺子坪先導地熱發電廠; simplified Chinese: 四磺子坪先导地热发电厂; pinyin: Sìhuángzipíng Xiāndǎo Dìrè Fādiànchǎng) is an upcoming geothermal power plant in Jinshan District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the first power plant in Taiwan powered by a volcano.

History

The power plant will be commissioned by the end of October 2023.^[1]

Technical specifications

The power plant received its energy sources from Tatun Volcanic Group. It has an installed capacity of 1 MW and can generate 6.4 GWh of electricity per year.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Wang, Hong-kuo; Hsiao, Alison (10 May 2023). "Taiwan to soon open 1st geothermal plant powered by volcano". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 6 October 2023.