Focus Taiwan
Date: 01/20/2020
By: Hou Hsueh-ching, Chang Hsiung-feng and Lee Hsin-Yin\

Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on Monday approved an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for two planned natural gas-fired generators, allowing the new units to be constructed at the Taichung Power Plant in central Taiwan, to increase the plant's electricity generating capacity under certain conditions.

The generators, which are expected to replace polluting coal-fired generators, will have an installed capacity totaling 2.6 million kilowatt, according to the power plant's operator, state-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower).

The generators and related facilities will be built within existing land owned by the company, to avoid environmental impact, Taipower said.

Last October the project, which went through three EPA reviews between October 2018 and June 2019, was subjected to a fourth review and on Monday it was sent to the EIA meeting attended by economics officials, experts and environmental activists.    [FULL  STORY]