Taipower urges Taichung to back LNG generatorsBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterTaiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) yesterday continued to urge the Taichung City Government to approve new liquefied natural gas (LNG) generators to further the utility’s emissions-cutting plan of phasing out its coal-fired generators. Taipower’s remarks came as the city government demanded that Taipower decommission four coal-fired plants before constructing the LNG generators, a timetable that the utility has rejected. “It is unreasonable for Taichung to ask for the old generators to be decommissioned before the new generators are built,” Chang said. Construction would take “at least three years” for the generators, and “longer” for the terminal, which would ensure a steady supply of LNG to the generators. “With LNG generators, we can more easily compensate for that volatility.”Asked if Taipower intends to decommission the coal plants once the LNG generators are built, Chang said that they planned to keep the plants “on standby.”“It is an insurance policy to ensure the stability of the system,” Chang said.

Source: Taipei Times February 16, 2021 15:56 UTC