There was a major power outage across Taiwan today (3rd), Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua said in an interview that the accident occurred at the switching station of the Xingda Power Plant, which affected the operation of the Longqi Substation, and then hit the entire power plant in the south, causing the power plant in the south to suffer from a major power outage. power failure. In addition, the latest pictures of the interior of Xingda Power Plant were also exposed. I saw smoke from the machine, which was quite scary. In this regard, Taipower explained that the gas was caused by the escape of water vapor generated by the emergency shutdown of the unit.
Regarding the situation of Xingda Power Plant, Wang Meihua said that the details will have to wait for Taipower to confirm the details. He did not fully understand the details at the first time. “But I heard that it was a ‘bump’, but the big explosion should not be.” The reason for the power outage was The accident at the Xingda Power Plant resulted in an imbalance of power supply and demand in the southern region, while in the northern region, the main transformer in the jurisdiction was unloaded and outaged due to the low-frequency electric relay.
Zhong Bingli, general manager of Taipower, emphasized that the power supply has been gradually restored in the northern region.
In addition, Taipower also stated that due to the instantaneous impact of the entire power system in Taiwan, low-frequency unloading was triggered in the central and northern regions, resulting in power outages for users in some central and northern regions. At present, hydropower has started to generate electricity. Nuclear energy has been launched.
