TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kaohsiung’s Water Resources Bureau said the city’s reclaimed water plant in Qiaotou District will begin operations in January, CNA reported.
The plant, built by HDEC Corporation, is more than 80% complete. Construction began in 2023, and the facility will supply TSMC's facility in the Nanzi District with 30,000 tonnes of recycled water daily.
The bureau said the plant’s construction cost around NT$4.5 billion (US$135 million). By 2027, the daily reclaimed water supply to TSMC will increase to 35,000 tonnes.
The construction of another reclaimed water plant in the city's Nanzi District began in April, with an estimated cost of NT$8.2 billion. The bureau said the plant is expected to start operations in 2028, supplying 20,000 tonnes of water daily to local businesses.
The bureau said Kaohsiung's Fengshan and Xiaogang districts have Taiwan's first and second recycled water plants, supplying around 80,000 tonnes of water daily for coastal industrial use.
The Fengshan plant, a joint project of the economic and interior ministries and Kaohsiung City Government, began operations in 2018 and supplies more than 45,000 tonnes of water daily. The Xiaogang plant, which opened in 2022 and includes a wastewater testing center, supplies over 33,000 tonnes of water daily.
Water Resources Agency and the city government plan also plan to build a seawater desalination plant next to Hsinta Power Plant in Yong'an District. The facility, with an area of about 8.4 hectares, is expected to produce 100,000 tonnes of water daily.
The city government added that environmental assessments are ongoing, with the plant expected to begin construction in 2027 and start operations as early as 2031.
