COMMITTEE ACTION:For the first time in 50 years, a proposed amendment to the Electricity Act passed an initial review by the legislature’s Economics Committee

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 16, 2016
By: Lauly Li / Staff reporter

The Legislative Yuan’s Economics Committee yesterday passed a preliminary review of an amendment to the Electricity Act (電業法) that aims to accelerate the development of the “renewable energy” industry and liberalize the electricity industry.

“This is a big step. We hope to complete [passing] the legislation before the [legislature’s] Lunar New Year holiday begins on Jan. 18,” said Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲), convener of the committee.

It was the first time in 50 years that an amendment to the act has received preliminary approval.

Previous governments have submitted seven amendments to the act to the legislature in the past decades and none of them passed an initial review by the Economics Committee.    [FULL  STORY]