Hsing-ta Power Plant Explosion: The Systematic Collapse of the DPP's Energy Policy, a Lesson in Control Engineering from Small Mistakes to Big Disasters

A violent explosion was suddenly heard during the trial test of the new Gas-fired Unit 2 of the Hsing-ta Power Plant in Yong'an District, Kaohsiung, with flames soaring and thick smoke blotting out the sun. The outer layers of two units were severely burned, with steel frames exposed, and the extent of damage to internal pipelines is yet to be investigated.