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Monday, December 22, 2014

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Taiwan Mulls First Geothermal Plant (Taiwan Today)

The Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and New Taipei City’s Economic Development Department are planning to erect a geothermal plant in the Datun Mountain range, according to the municipal government.

Covering 450 hectares of city land owned by the central and local governments, the facility will be Taiwan’s first geothermal plant and the second such endeavor following the one started in Yilan County but suspended in 2012 over environmental concerns.

Citing a study by the state-sponsored Industry Technology Research Institute, the EDD said the total installed capacity of the power plant could reach 100 megawatts.

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