Linkou is a 300 MW gas power station in New Taipei, Taiwan. It ranks #31 of 60 Taiwan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 48.8% of Taiwan's electricity; the national grid averages 633 gCO₂/kWh (13.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1000373.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 300 MW, Linkou is below the median gas plant in Taiwan (800 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #13 largest gas power plant of 16 in Taiwan by capacity.
Taiwan has 16 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 20,166 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Taipei Port power station · Coal · 6,000 MW · Taiwan
- Jinshin power station · Coal · 114 MW · Taoyuan
- Kuo Kuang power station · Gas · 1,730 MW · Taoyuan
- Hwa Ya Cogen power station · Coal · 300 MW · Taoyuan
- Linkou Plant TP power station · Coal · 36 MW · New Taipei
- Shu-Lin power station · Gas · 52 MW · Shu-Lin
Location
Coordinates 25.1195, 121.299 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Linkou?
Linkou is a 300 MW gas power plant in New Taipei, Taiwan, Announced 1998.