Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-08-21

Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming Ku said their future wind farms will be able

Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming Ku

to supply electricity to 5.8 million households a year. He was speaking in an interview with Radio Taiwan International on Monday. Last week, Taiwan had a major power outage which has brought the issue of Taiwan’s energy supply to the forefront.

Wei said that green energy is the future. He plans to turn Changhua Coastal Industrial Park into an Asia-Pacific smart green energy center. The park already has over NT$1 trillion in investments.

Wei spoke about their plan for an offshore wind farm. He said the plan is for them to build 50-100 wind turbines a year which will begin operations in 4 years. After 10 years, they will have built 800 turbines. Wei said wind power is better than solar energy because they can use wind power 24 hours a day. Wei spoke about the future of wind power in Changhua:    [FULL  STORY]