興達新CC

Hsinta New CC refers to newly built combined-cycle gas turbine units at Hsinta Power Plant, located on the coast of Yong'an District, Kaohsiung, next to Hsinta Harbor. These new units are part of Taipower's plan to retire the plant's older coal units and shift the site toward gas-fired generation.

Hsinta New CC is a new combined-cycle gas project under the plant's renewal program, using GE 7HA.03 turbines across three planned units of about 1,300MW each. The first unit was ignited for testing in September 2024 and entered commercial operation in early 2025, supplying power that directly supports the Southern Taiwan Science Park, with the remaining units to join the grid in subsequent years.

興達新CC (Natural Gas) currently reports a net generation of 2,193.2 MW across 3 unit(s), against an installed capacity of 1,300 MW (168.7% utilization).

Most gas units are combined-cycle (CC) plants that can start up and ramp output quickly, making them well suited to balancing intermittent wind and solar output. Taiwan's gas supply relies almost entirely on imported LNG with limited on-site storage days, so grid stability depends heavily on receiving-terminal capacity and shipping schedules.

Since the 2016 energy transition policy began, natural gas has been positioned as the bridge fuel replacing retiring nuclear and coal capacity, and it is now Taiwan's single largest source of generation. Flagship plants include Datan, Tongxiao, and Xingda. The pace of new LNG receiving-terminal construction (such as the "Third Terminal") is the key bottleneck for further expanding gas-fired capacity.

興達新CC#1 is currently listed with the status "部分檢修". 興達新CC#3(註10) is currently listed with the status "新機組試俥".