(1)Tatan Combined-Cycle Project

      The project consists of installing two 742.7 MW oil/gas-fired units and four 724.7 MW gas-fired units, the total capacity of the 6 units is 4,384.2 MW. Units 1&2 Combined Cycle Units began commercial operation in August and December 2006. Units 3&4 Combined Cycle Units started commercial operation in November 2007. Combined-Cysle Units 5&6 commenced commercial operation in July 2008 and January 2009. As of the end of 2009, the project was 99.88% complete, and slightly ahead of schedule.

(2) Changgong Thermal Units 1 & 2 Project

      To cope with future power demand growth, Taipower has purchased a plant site in the Changbin Industrial Park and plans to install 2 supercritical pressure coal-fired units, 800 MW each. They are tentatively scheduled for commercial operation in January 2017 and January 2018.

Retrofit Projects

(1) Shenao Thermal Power Plant

      This project is to install two supercritical coal-fired units, 800 MW each. The existing Shenao Thermal Power Plant will be demolished and the new one will be constructed.

      The investment is estimated at NT$109 billion. Units 1 & 2 are scheduled for commercial operation in July 2013 and January 2014.

      This project will adopt the most advanced technologies to reach the highest generation efficiency and maintain a sound ecological environment. The completion of this project is set to be at the end of 2015. As of the end of 2009, the project progress was 2.47% complete.

(2) Linkou Thermal Power Plant

      The project is to install three 800 MW supercritical coal-fired units by the end of 2021. The total investment amount is NT$152.5 billion. Units 1 & 2 are scheduled for commercial operation in July 2015 and July 2016. After Unit 1 is in commercial operation, the existing Units 1 & 2 will be demolished and the installation of Unit 3 will start. It is scheduled for commercial operation in July 2020. As of the end of 2009, the project was 11.86% complete.

(3) Talin Thermal Power Plant

      The project is to replace the low generation efficiency power units with 4 supercritical coal-fired units. The 4 units, each with 800 MW, are scheduled for commercial operation in July 2014, July 2019, January 2020 and July 2020, respectively. The total investment for this project is set to be NT$119.4 billion. As of the end of 2009, the project was 0.23% complete.

The Fourth Nuclear Power Project

This project is to install two 1,350 MW Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) units.

      Through open tender, General Electric Company of the United States won the bid for the nuclear reactor and the provision of nuclear fuel on May 1996 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Ltd. won the bid for turbine generators in October 1996.

     Construction of the power plant foundation started on January 10, 1998. The Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, issued a construction permit to the project in March 1999.

     The milestones accomplished were: Unit 1 Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) setting (March 20, 2005), Unit 2 RPV setting (October 5, 2006), Unit 1 161KV energizer (July 15, 2007) and Unit 1 RPV Hydro Test (November 1, 2008).

     In 2009, the major tasks were: the network installation of Distributed Control and Information System and Radwaste Building.

     Approved by the Executive Yuan, Units 1 & 2 are scheduled for commercial operation in December 2011 and December 2012.

     Nuclear power generation doesn't release CO2 emissions and doesn't cause greenhouse effect. The reduction of CO2 emissions by these two units will reach 16.2 million tons per year.

Tachiachi Hydro Power Plant Kukuan Branch Recovery Project

      Overcoming several natural disasters such as floods and typhoons and after a 6-year recovery effort, the four units were all on line. The project was awarded in the 9th Public Construction Golden Awards in 2008. 

     The capacity of this power plant has increased from 180 MW to 212.8 MW, which can generate 500 GWh per year. This can reduce 340,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year in terms of coal-fired power generation. It will help CO2 emission reduction and ensure a stable power supply. The project was completed in December 2009.

Wanta Expansion and Sunglin Hydro Power Project

(1) Wanta Expansion Hydro Power Project

      This project will build an intake about 300 m upstream from the right bank of the Wushe Dam. The water will run through a 57 m headrace tunnel and a 305 m penstock to the downstream Wanta Hydro Power Plant. A vertical Francis turbine generation unit (19.7 MW) with an annual production of 46.45 GWh will be installed in this half-underground powerhouse.

(2) Sunglin Hydro Power Project

      A weir will be constructed to collect the tailrace water from the Wanta Hydro Power Plant. The water will run through a 4.7 km headrace tunnel (to the front pond) and a 145 m penstock to the half- underground powerhouse. The tailrace water will then run into the Choshui Creek. Two vertical Francis turbine generation units, with a total of 20.9 MW, and having an annual production of 78.8 GWh will be installed.

      The project was started in July 2007, and is scheduled for commercial operation in July 2012. As of the end of 2009, the project was 53.68% complete.

Bihai Hydro Power Project

     The project utilizes the water resources available from the Hoping River basin in Hualien County, in eastern Taiwan. An underground type powerhouse with one vertical Pelton turbine unit, 61.2 MW, will be installed. This project is scheduled for commercial operation by July 2011 with an annual production of 237 GWh. As of the end of 2009, this project stood at 92.72% completion.

    This project is approved and implemented in 3 phases. 162 wind power units, in total 288.76 MW, will be installed. Of which, 106 units have started commercial operation and 56 units are under construction. 60 units in the first phase of this project (January 2003 to December 2008) were completed on schedule.

Second Phase (January 2005 ~ March 2010）

      Taipower planned to install 58 units with a total capacity of 116 MW at a number of sites including Changgon, Yunlin Mailiao, Sihu, Linkou and Tatan Wind Power Stations. Among them, Changgon (2,000 KWx23) started commercial operation in December 2006. Yunlin Mailiao (2,000 KWx15) started commercial operation in January 2009. Shihu (2,000 KWx14) and Linkou (2,000 KWx3) are scheduled for commercial operation at the end of 2010. Tatan (2,000 KWx3) is scheduled for commercial operation in 2011.

Third Phase（January 2007~July 2011）

     Taipower planned to install 36 units with a total capacity of 69 MW in the following sites: Changgong (2,000 KWx8), Yulin Mailiao (2,000KWx8), Kinmen (2,000 KWx2), Changhwa Wanggong (2,300 KWx10), Tatan(2,300 KWx2) and Penghu (900 KWx6). They are scheduled for commercial operation between 2010 and 2011.

      The total amount of investment on this
project  is  about  NT$3.5  billion,  with  a  total
generating capacity of 10 MW. As of the end
of 2009, the project was 36.91% complete.