page_title: Changhua County
section_title: Energy
hierarchical_section_title: Changhua County / Energy
caption_attribution_description: English: Hsingneng Gas-Fired Power Plant, Lukang District, Changhua County, Taiwan 中文: 星能發電廠
context_page_description: Changhua County is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest in the country. With a total population of 1.3 million, Changhua County is the most populous county in Taiwan.
context_section_description: Changhua County is home to Taiwan's two gas-fired power plants, Hsingyuan Power Plant and Hsingneng Power Plant, with a capacity of 490 MW each. Both power plants are located in Lukang Township.
  In August 2016, the Changhua County Government signed an agreement with Canada's Northland Power and Singapore's Yushan Energy to develop "Hai Long", a 1,200 MW-capacity offshore wind generation project spread over 2,300 km² (890 sq mi) off the coast of the county.
  With an installed capacity of 188.5 MW from 83 onshore wind turbine, Changhua County has the largest wind energy capacity of any county, municipality or city in Taiwan. As of 2015, there were 21 offshore wind farms located in the water offshore of the county.
caption: Hsingneng Power Plant
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