星元

Xingyuan is a gas-fired unit operated by an independent power producer (IPP) that sells wholesale electricity to Taipower's grid.

Xingyuan Power Plant sits in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park in Xianxi Township, Changhua County. It was set up by Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation in response to electricity liberalization policy, completed in March 2009 and grid-connected that June. The plant runs a 2-on-1 combined-cycle configuration of two gas turbines paired with one steam turbine under a 25-year power purchase agreement with Taipower, operating as a mid-merit unit that starts and stops daily according to load.

星元 (IPP Gas) currently reports a net generation of 502.2 MW across 1 unit(s), against an installed capacity of 549.1 MW (91.5% utilization).

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) sell electricity to Taipower under long-term power purchase agreements. Their gas units share the same combined-cycle technology as Taipower's own gas plants and offer similarly high dispatch flexibility.

Taiwan opened power generation to private investment in the 1990s, and independent power producers have since supplemented Taipower's own generation fleet. Gas-fired IPPs form one of the larger groups within this sector, together with Taipower's own gas plants making up the bulk of the island's gas-fired generation.