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.
Gangshan Refuse Incineration Plant 岡山垃圾焚化廠 | |
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Built | February 2001 |
Location | Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 22°48′40.8″N 120°16′10.7″E / 22.811333°N 120.269639°E |
Industry | waste management |
Products | processed waste, electricity |
Style | incinerator |
Area | 7.24 hectares |
Volume | 1,350 tons of garbage per day |
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]
The plant building covers an area of 7.24 hectares.[2]
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]
The plant is accessible northwest of Gangshan Station of Taiwan Railways.