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Hsingyuan Power Plant

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The 1460th largest power station in the world

490 MW · Capacity

The Hsingyuan Power Plant or Star Buck Power Plant (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Xīngyuán Diànchǎng) is a gas-fired power plant in Chang-Bin Industrial Park, Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.

In April 2005, Hsing-yuan Power Corporation was approved by the government to construct the Hsingyuan Power Plant at a cost of NT$10.6 billion. The permit was then issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Construction of the plant started at the end of 2005 and the plant was commissioned in March 2009. It went into full operation in June 2009.

The power plant has a total installed generation capacity of 490 MW.

List of power stations in Taiwan Electricity sector in Taiwan

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