協和

Xieho Power Plant is located by the harbor in Zhongshan District, Keelung City. It is one of the few remaining plants in northern Taiwan still primarily fired by heavy fuel oil, and is undergoing conversion to natural gas along with a new LNG receiving terminal as part of decarbonization policy.

The plan to convert Xiehe from oil to gas involves building new gas-fired units plus a fourth LNG receiving terminal in northern Taiwan. Since the terminal takes years to build, Taipower is bridging supply from 2025 with a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for about seven years, while the new gas units target commercial operation in 2027-2028; the terminal's environmental review remains contested in ongoing litigation.

協和 (Fuel Oil) currently reports a net generation of 120.6 MW across 2 unit(s), against an installed capacity of 1,000 MW (12.1% utilization).

Fuel-oil and diesel units can start up quickly but have a high fuel cost, so they mainly serve as peaking or emergency reserve capacity. They typically run few hours per year, coming online more often only when system reserve margins are tight or other units are down for maintenance or repairs.

Fuel oil was an important peaking source before gas infrastructure became widespread. As LNG terminals and gas units have come online, its share has shrunk substantially, and it now mainly serves as system reserve and peak-support capacity.

協和#3 is currently listed with the status "環保停機". 協和#4 is currently listed with the status "友善降載減排".