The power industry in China in fact originated in Taiwan. In 1887, during the latter part of the Ching Dynasty, Governor Liu Ming-shuan founded the Hsing Shih Co. to operate the country's first thermal station, powered by a small coalfired generator.
國內第一座發電廠是清光緒十四年，由當時的台灣巡撫劉銘傳設立的，地點在台北，以小型燃煤發電機發電。