Installed Capacity, Production and Sales

Installed Capacity

The total installed capacity of the power generation units at the end of 2010 was 40,912 MW.

The primary capacity additions were the Tatan Combined-Cycle units 3&6 of 507 MW (low pressures converted to high pressure gas), the Matsu Chushan Power Plant of 15 MW, the Tachiachi Hydro Power Kukuan Branch of 38 MW, the Mailian Wind Power Station of 102 MW, etc.

Installed Capacity
Item			Installed Capacity (MW)	(%)	Growth Rate (%)
P.S. Hydro			2,602.0	6.4	0.0
Thermal		Taipower	23,010	56.2	2.3
		IPP	7,707	18.8	0.0
		Subtotal	30,717	75.0	1.7
Nuclear			5,144	12.6	0.0
Renewable Energy	Conv. Hydro	Taipower	1,688	4.1	2.5
		IPP	39	0.1	0.0
		Hydro Entrusted to Taipower	250	0.6	0.0
	Wind Power	Taipower	249	0.6	38.6
	Wind Power	IPP	222	0.5	16.9
	Solar Energy	Taipower	1	0.0	-
	Subtotal		2,449	6.0	6.2
Total Installed Capacity			40,912	100.0	1.7

Energy Production

Energy production was 207,385 million KWh in 2010.

Energy Production
Item				Energy Production & Purchased (Million KWh)	(%)	Growth Rate (%)
P,S Hydro				3,047	1.5	-7.4
Thermal			Taipower	110,765	53.4	14.5
			IPP	38,845	18.7	3.1
			Cogen	9,502	4.6	-16.6
Subtotal				159,112	76.7	9.2
Nuclear				40,028	19.3	0.1
Renewablle	Conv. Hydro		Taipower	3,433	1.7	16.1
			IPP	116	0.1	-21.5
			Hydro Entrusted to Taipower	620	0.3	-0.8
	Wind Power & Photovoltaic	Taipower		519	0.3	39.6
	Wind Power & Photovoltaic	IPP		509	0.2	6.6
Subtotal				5,197	2.5	13.5
Total Installed Capacity				207,385	100.0	7.1

Energy Sales

　　Total energy sales in 2010 were 193,313 million KWh, a 7.9% increase over the previous year. Of these, 59,179 million KWh, or 30.2%, was consumed by lighting customers, a 2.2% increase over the previous year; 134,135 million KWh, or 69.4% was consumed by power customers, a 10.5% increase over the previous year.

Load and Line Loss

(1)Load

　　In 2010, the peak load reached 33,023 MW, a 6.5% increase over the previous year; the average load was 23,674 MW, a 7.1% increase over the previous year.

(2)Line Loss

　　After many years of effort, line loss on the Taipower system has dropped gradually. In 2010, the line loss was 4.66%, the second best record in Taipower’s history after the 2008 rate of 4.58%.