A small hydroelectric power plant on Qingshui Creek (清水溪), a tributary of the Mugua River (木瓜溪), and the oldest generating facility under Taipower’s Eastern Power Plant. Originally built as the Kiyomizu No. 1 Power Station (清水第一發電所), it was constructed from 1936 and began operation in 1939, with two additional generators added in 1941. In 1944 the plant was severely damaged by flooding on Qingshui Creek and abandoned, but it was rebuilt after the war from 1947 and renamed Qingshui Power Plant (清水發電廠). The facility is now fully automated and remotely operated.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Taiwan Power Plants (臺灣電廠百年文史地圖)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Energy Industry in Taiwan (台灣能源業)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.