Miaoli County Refuse Incineration Plant
The Miaoli County Refuse Incineration Plant is an incinerator in Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. As of December 2019, monthly the incinerator received about 14,260 tons of waste and 14,316 tons of them was incinerated. The plant produced 8.193 GWh of electricity and 83.79% of it was sold to Taipower. It produced 2,454 tones of ashes.
History
The Miaoli County Refuse Incineration Plant is owned by Miaoli County Government. The construction of the incinerator began on 13September2002 and completed on 28February2008. It began its commercial operation on 29February2008. In 2017, the incinerator began to promote waste sorting before it reaches the plant. On 3July2018, the incinerator was awarded the Distinguished Honor Award in a ceremony held at Dragon Valley Hotel in Heping District, Taichung.
The incinerator has a daily capacity of 500tones. It currently operates at 93.74% operation rate. The waste it receives can generate an annual power production of 95GWh. As of 2020, it received a total of 15,564tons of garbage annually and incinerated 14,740tons of them.