Study on the 729 blackout in the Taiwan power system

This study surveys the power failure that affected the Taiwan electrical network on July 29, 1999 (729 blackout). The failure left approximately 82.5% of consumers without power. The first part of the investigation describes the general system characteristics and the condition of the network before the incident. Meanwhile, the second part describes the events during and after the failure. The third part then summarizes the lessons learned from the power blackout. Finally, the last part presents conclusions.