Taipower to conduct exploratory geothermal drilling in Taichung, Taiwan
The Taichung Metropolitan Park, Taichung, Taiwan (source: TaiwanBro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Carlo Cariaga
12 May 2025
Taipower is set to start with the drilling of three geothermal exploration wells to evaluate the potential of the Guguan site in Taichung, Taiwan.
The Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) and the City Government of Taichung, Taiwan has announced the exploratory drilling will be done to evaluate the potential of geothermal resources in the Guguan site. The project has a potential capacity of 15 MW, which will be enough to power 12,000 households. If developed, this will be the first geothermal power plant in Taichung.
According to the Economic Development Bureau of Taichung, the plan is to drill three geothermal exploration wells. All three wells (Guguan-1, 2, and 3) will be drilled to maximum target depths of 2000 meters and will be targeting identified faults and fissure zones. Information from the wells will be valuable in evaluating the feasibility of subsequent geothermal power development.
Exploration in Guguan is part of a wider campaign of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to assess the potential of ten pre-identified geothermal sites across Taiwan. The Ministry had recently organized the third edition of the Taiwan International Geothermal Conference, where the national government again affirmed its support for the development of the country’s geothermal sector.
Source: China Times
