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Electricity sector in Taiwan

Index Electricity sector in Taiwan

The electricity sector in Taiwan ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity, covering Taiwan island and its offshore islands. [1]

71 relations: Base load, Bureau of Energy, Capacity factor, Chiahui Power Corporation, Cijin Wind Turbine Park, Combined cycle, Customer service, Distributed generation, Electric generator, Electric power distribution, Electric power transmission, Electrical grid, Electrical substation, Electricity generation, Electricity market, Energy conservation, Energy demand management, Energy in Taiwan, Energy rationing, Energy security, Ever Power IPP Co., Ltd., Executive Yuan, Fossil fuel power station, Gas turbine, Guanyin District, Hengchun, High voltage, Ho-Ping Power Company, Hsin Tao Power Corporation, Hydroelectricity, Independent Power Producer, Kaohsiung, List of electricity sectors, List of islands of Taiwan, List of power stations in Taiwan, Load following power plant, Load profile, Longjing District, Low voltage, Mai-Liao Power Corporation, Mains electricity, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan), New Taipei City, Nuclear power in Taiwan, Nuclear power plant, Peaking power plant, Pingtung County, Power outage, Power station, Power-system automation, ..., Qijin District, Kaohsiung, Renewable energy in Taiwan, Sanmin District, Smart grid, Smart meter, Sun Ba Power Corporation, Taichung, Taichung Power Plant, Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan Power Company, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Tatan Power Plant, Thermal power station, Tower of Light, Typhoon Soudelor, Wanli District, New Taipei, Wind farm, Wind power, World Bank, 2017 Taiwan blackout. Expand index (21 more) »

Base load

The base load on a grid is the minimum level of demand on an electrical grid over a span of time, for example, one week.

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Bureau of Energy

The Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs (BOE) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for energy-related affairs.

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Capacity factor

The net capacity factor is the unitless ratio of an actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the maximum possible electrical energy output over that period.

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Chiahui Power Corporation

The Chiahui Power Corporation is an independent power producer company in Taiwan.

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Cijin Wind Turbine Park

The Cijin Wind Turbine Park, Cijin Wind Power Park or Cijin Windmill Park is a recreational wind farm in Qijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Combined cycle

In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators.

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Customer service

Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.

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Distributed generation

Distributed generation, also distributed energy, on-site generation (OSG) or district/decentralized energy is electrical generation and storage performed by a variety of small, grid-connected devices referred to as distributed energy resources (DER).

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Electric generator

In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit.

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Electric power distribution

Electric power distribution is the final stage in the delivery of electric power; it carries electricity from the transmission system to individual consumers.

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Electric power transmission

Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation.

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Electrical grid

An electrical grid is an interconnected network for delivering electricity from producers to consumers.

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Electrical substation

A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system.

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Electricity generation

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy.

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Electricity market

In economic terms, electricity (both power and energy) is a commodity capable of being bought, sold, and traded.

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Energy conservation

Energy conservation is the effort made to reduce the consumption of energy by using less of an energy service.

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Energy demand management

Energy demand management, also known as demand-side management (DSM) or demand-side response (DSR), is the modification of consumer demand for energy through various methods such as financial incentives and behavioral change through education.

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Energy in Taiwan

Taiwan lacks energy resources and highly depends on import, so it is a top priority to develop clean, sustainable, and independent energy and achieve the balance among energy security, environmental protection, and industrial competitiveness, and reduce emissions through various strategies.

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Energy rationing

Energy rationing primarily involves measures that are designed to force energy conservation as an alternative to price mechanisms in energy markets.

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Energy security

Energy security is the association between national security and the availability of natural resources for energy consumption.

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Ever Power IPP Co., Ltd.

The Ever Power IPP Co., Ltd. is an independent power producer company in Taiwan. It operates as the subsidiary of Singapore Power International Pte. Ltd.

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Executive Yuan

The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan.

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Fossil fuel power station

A fossil fuel power station is a power station which burns a fossil fuel such as coal, natural gas, or petroleum to produce electricity.

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Gas turbine

A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous combustion, internal combustion engine.

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Guanyin District

Guanyin District is a rural, coastal district in western Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

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Hengchun

Hengchun Township is an urban township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan.

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High voltage

The term high voltage usually means electrical energy at voltages high enough to inflict harm on living organisms.

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Ho-Ping Power Company

The Ho-Ping Power Company (HPC) is an independent power producer company in Taiwan.

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Hsin Tao Power Corporation

The Hsin Tao Power Corporation is an independent power producer company in Taiwan.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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Independent Power Producer

An independent power producer (IPP) or non-utility generator (NUG) is an entity, which is not a public utility, but which owns facilities to generate electric power for sale to utilities and end users.

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Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung City (Hokkien POJ: Ko-hiông; Hakka: Kô-hiùng; old names: Takao, Takow, Takau) is a special municipality located in southern-western Taiwan and facing the Taiwan Strait.

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List of electricity sectors

This is a list of electric power industry sectors in every country or region around the world.

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List of islands of Taiwan

This is a list of islands of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), classified into various island groups.

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List of power stations in Taiwan

This page is a list of power stations in Taiwan and the rest of the Republic of China that are publicly or privately owned.

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Load following power plant

A load following power plant, regarded as producing mid-merit or mid-priced electricity, is a power plant that adjusts its power output as demand for electricity fluctuates throughout the day.

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Load profile

In electrical engineering, a load profile is a graph of the variation in the electrical load versus time.

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Longjing District

Longjing District is a coastal suburban district in western Taichung, Taiwan.

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Low voltage

In electrical engineering low voltage is a relative term, the definition varying by context.

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Mai-Liao Power Corporation

The Mai-Liao Power Corporation (MPC) is an independent power producer company in Taiwan.

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Mains electricity

Mains electricity (as it is known in the UK; US terms include grid power, wall power, and domestic power) is the general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power supply.

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Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)

The Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (MOEA) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for formulating policy and laws for industry and trade, foreign direct investment, energy, minerals, measurement standards, intellectual property, state-owned enterprises.

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New Taipei City

New Taipei City is a special municipality and the most populous city in Taiwan.

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Nuclear power in Taiwan

Nuclear power in Taiwan accounts for 5,028 MWe of capacity by means of 3 active plants and 6 reactors, which makes up around 8.1% of its national energy consumption, and 19% of its electricity generation as of 2015.

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Nuclear power plant

A nuclear power plant or nuclear power station is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor.

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Peaking power plant

Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, and occasionally just "peakers", are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity.

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Pingtung County

Pingtung County is a county in Southern Taiwan known for its agriculture and tourism.

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Power outage

A power outage (also called a power cut, a power out, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

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Power station

A power station, also referred to as a power plant or powerhouse and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.

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Power-system automation

Power-system automation is the act of automatically controlling the power system via instrumentation and control devices.

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Qijin District, Kaohsiung

Cijin District is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island.

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Renewable energy in Taiwan

Renewable energy in Taiwan contributed to 8.7% of national electricity generation as of end of 2013.

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Sanmin District

Sanmin District is a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Smart grid

A smart grid is an electrical grid which includes a variety of operational and energy measures including smart meters, smart appliances, renewable energy resources, and energy efficient resources.

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Smart meter

A smart meter is an electronic device that records consumption of electric energy and communicates the information to the electricity supplier for monitoring and billing.

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Sun Ba Power Corporation

The Sun Ba Power Corporation is an independent power producer company in Taiwan.

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Taichung

Taichung, officially known as Taichung City, is a special municipality located in center-western Taiwan.

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Taichung Power Plant

The Taichung Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Longjing, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan

The Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan is a science center about Taiwan electricity sector in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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Taiwan Power Company

The Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) is a state-owned electric power industry providing electricity to Taiwan and off-shore islands of the Republic of China.

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Taoyuan, Taiwan

Taoyuan City (Hokkien) is a special municipality in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City, Hsinchu County, and Yilan County.

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Tatan Power Plant

The Tatan Power Plant, Dah-Tarn Power Plant or Ta-Tan Power Plant is a gas-fired power plant in Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

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Thermal power station

A thermal power station is a power station in which heat energy is converted to electric power.

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Tower of Light

For other uses see Tower of Light (disambiguation) The Tower of Light is a former transmission tower in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Typhoon Soudelor

Typhoon Soudelor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Hanna, was the third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2015 after Hurricane Patricia and Cyclone Pam as well as the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2015 Pacific typhoon season.

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Wanli District, New Taipei

Wanli District, known in Basay as Masu, is a rural district on the rocky seacoast in northeastern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan.

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Wind farm

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity.

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Wind power

Wind power is the use of air flow through wind turbines to mechanically power generators for electricity.

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World Bank

The World Bank (Banque mondiale) is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects.

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2017 Taiwan blackout

On 15 August 2017 at 4:52 p.m., massive blackout hit northern half of Taiwan, affecting 6.68 million households.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Taiwan

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