星彰

Xingzhang, whose name suggests a possible link to the Changhua area, is a gas-fired unit operated by an independent power producer (IPP) selling wholesale power to Taipower's grid.

Xingzhang, formally the Zhangbin plant, was built by Star Energy — a joint venture of Taiwan Sugar, Taiwan Cogeneration and China Development Industrial Bank — breaking ground in late 2001 and entering commercial operation in March 2004. Its combined-cycle system pairs two Mitsubishi Heavy Industries gas turbines with one Toshiba steam turbine, selling power to Taipower under a 25-year contract.

星彰 (IPP Gas) currently reports a net generation of 494.1 MW across 1 unit(s), against an installed capacity of 506.9 MW (97.5% 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.