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Yuanshan — 18 MW Hydroelectric

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Yuanshan is a 18 MW hydro power plant located in Taiwan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
18 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1941

Year online

Owner
Taiwan Power Company

Operator

Location
24.89, 121.00

Coordinates

Insights

#28
largest in %s
#4,616
largest %s worldwide
#20,292
largest worldwide
1941
%d yrs older than avg
25
operated by %s
18
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
18 MW
Commissioned
1941
Status
Operational
Owner
Taiwan Power Company
Country
Taiwan
Coordinates
24.886, 120.996

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,514 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
121,098 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

329
cars / year
202
homes / year
68,806
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Taizhong Taichung

Taiwan · Coal

5,500MW · 2000

Dah-Tarn

Taiwan · Natural Gas

4,380MW · 1999

Mailao

Taiwan · Coal

4,200MW · 1994

Kuosheng

Taiwan · Nuclear

2,040MW · 1991

Hsiehho

Taiwan · Oil

2,000MW · 1999

Tunghsiao

Taiwan · Natural Gas

1,785MW · 1983

About this plant

Yuanshan is an 18 MW hydroelectric power plant in Taiwan, commissioned in 1941.

Ranked #5 of 9 hydro plants in Taiwan, Yuanshan’s capacity accounts for 0.47% of Taiwan’s total hydro capacity of 3,826 MW. The largest hydro plant in Taiwan is Ming-Tan at 1,602 MW, making Yuanshan 88.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Dah-Tarn (4,380 MW, Gas), Tunghsiao (1,785 MW, Gas), and Linkou (300 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Miaoli County region, approximately 80 km from Taipei.

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