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Hoping Power Plant

Xiulin Township, Taiwan

The 684th largest power station in the world

1.3 GW · Capacity

The Hoping Power Plant (traditional, simplified, pinyin: Hépíng Diànchǎng) is a coal-fired power plant in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. With the installed capacity of 1,320 MW, it is the fourth largest coal-fired power plant in Taiwan. Its smokestack has a height of 250 metres. Its diameter is 25.1 metres at the base and 17.3 metres at the top.

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

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