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Chienshan Power Plant

Huxi Township, Taiwan

The 2390th largest power station in the world

129.8 MW · Capacity

The Chienshan Power Plant (traditional, simplified, pinyin: Jiānshān Fādiànchǎng) is a fuel-fired power plant in Huxi Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. With the total capacity of 140 MW, the power plant is the largest diesel fuel-fired power plant in Taiwan. Chienshan Power Plant is the only major power plant in Penghu Island. Its 3 smokestacks have a height of 75 metres and were built in 2002 [1].

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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