Gangshan Refuse Incineration Plant

Gangshan Refuse Incineration Plant 岡山垃圾焚化廠
Built	February 2001
Location	Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°48′40.8″N 120°16′10.7″E
Industry	waste management
Products	processed waste, electricity
Style	incinerator
Area	7.24 hectares
Volume	1,350 tons of garbage per day

The Gangshan Refuse Incineration Plant (traditional Chinese: 岡山垃圾焚化廠; simplified Chinese: 冈山垃圾焚化厂; pinyin: Gāngshān Lèsè Fénhuà Chǎng) is an incinerator in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The construction of the plant was completed in February 2001 led by Takuma Co. Ltd. and China Steel.^[1] In May 2017, the ECOVE Environment Service Corp. was contracted to do the revamping work of the plant. The first phase of the work was completed in November 2017.^[2]

Architecture

The plant building covers an area of 7.24 hectares.^[2]

Technical details

The plant can treat 1,350 tons of garbage per day and produce 912 MWh of electricity per day and run by Taiwan Sugar Corporation. As of 2020, it received a total of 31,324 tons of garbage annually and incinerated 33,026 tons of them.^[3]

Transportation

The plant is accessible northwest of Gangshan station of Taiwan Railways and Kaohsiung Metro.

See also

• Air pollution in Taiwan
• Waste management in Taiwan

References

1. Lee, Shang-hsiu. "Waste-to-Energy Facilities in Taiwan" (PDF). Columbia University in the City of New York. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
2. "CTCI Completed Taiwan's First Energy-from-Waste (EfW) Plant Revamping Work: Gangshan Incineration Plant". CTCI E-Newsletter. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
3. "Operation and Management of Refuse Incineration Plants". Environmental Protection Administration. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.