The Gangshan Refuse Incineration Plant () is an
incinerator
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials. Industrial plants for waste incineration are commonly referred to as waste-to-energy facilities. Incineration and other high ...
in
Gangshan District
Gangshan District (, Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,128 inhabitants in 2022. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 i ...
,
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...
.
History
The construction of the plant was completed in February 2001 led by Takuma Co. Ltd. and
China Steel
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China Steel Corporation (CSC; ) is the largest integrated steel maker in Taiwan. Its main steel mill is located ...
.
Technical details
The plant can treat 1,350 tons of garbage per day and produce 912 MWh of electricity per day and run by
Taiwan Sugar Corporation
Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC; ; pinyin: ''Táiwān Tángyè Gōngsī'') or Taisugar (; pinyin: ''Táitáng'') is a state-run enterprise of Taiwan, with headquarters in Tainan City.
History
The corporation was established on 1 May 1946 by the ...
. As of 2020, it received a total of 31,324 tons of garbage annually and incinerated 33,026 tons of them.
Transportation
The plant is accessible northwest of
Gangshan Station
Gangshan () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The station was opened on 15 December 1900 as , and was renamed as in 1920. In November 1923, a ...
of
Taiwan Railways.
See also
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Air pollution in Taiwan
Air pollution in Taiwan is mostly derived from sources of domestic combustion, primarily the burning of fossil fuels. Taiwan's topography has been noted to be a contributing factor to its air pollution problem, leading to poor dispersal and trap ...
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Waste management in Taiwan
References
2001 establishments in Taiwan
Incinerators in Kaohsiung
Infrastructure completed in 2001
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