Mailiao power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Taiwancoal}}Mailiao power station (台塑麥寮發電廠) is an 4,200-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Yunlin, Taiwan.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Mailiao, Yunlin.

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Background

Mailiao is a 7 x 600 MW supercritical coal plant in Mailiao, commissioned from 1999 to 2002. The power station is co-owned by the Mai-Liao Power Corporation (MPC) and Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC). Coal is imported via an adjacent coal port.

The cost was US$1.16 billion.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Mailiao Power Co
• Parent company: Formosa Plastics Group
• Location: Mailiao Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan
• Coordinates: 23.803419, 120.189024 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 4,200 MW (Units 1-7: 600 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• Start date: 1999-2002
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Coal Source: Imported
• Source of financing:

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