Taiwan’s biggest solar power field begins operations

16/10/2011

After 18 months of construction, the largest solar energy plant in Taiwan’s history is now fully operational in the southern city of Kaohsiung, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs Oct. 1.

A new energy plant, equipped with more than 16,000 solar panels, came into operation in the southern city of Kaohsiung Oct. 1. (Courtesy of MOEA)

After 18 months of construction, the largest solar energy plant in Taiwan’s history is now fully operational in the southern city of Kaohsiung, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs Oct. 1.

Costing NT$640 million (US$20.9 million) to build, the power plant, to be managed by state-run Taiwan Power Co., is fitted with more than 16,000 solar panels, MOEA officials said.

They added that the plant is expected to generate 5.92 megawatts of electricity per year, about the same amount consumed by 1,600 households in one year, and that the plant will reduce carbon emissions by 3,623 metric tons annually.

“Taiwan must move in the direction of utilizing renewable energy,” MOEA Minister Shih Yen-shiang said at the inaugural ceremony. “Besides solar energy, the government is also committed to developing offshore wind power, geothermal energy and tidal energy.”

The plant is situated in Kaohsiung’s Yungan District, where Taipower originally planned to build a coal ash dump. But under the strong advocacy of green energy groups and with abundant sunlight available, the company decided to install solar panels at the site instead.

Shih extolled the project as a landmark project that underscores the progress Taiwan has made in environmental protection.

The power plant will help Taipower reach its goal of installing solar panels capable of generating 10 megawatts of electricity by the end of the year, according to MOEA officials. (HZW)

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