Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/03/04
By: Liao Yu-yang and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, March 4 (CNA) Electricity consumption in Taiwan is projected to grow by 1.86 percent annually from
The estimated 1.86 percent annual growth is an upward revision from the 1.26 percent estimated by the ministry in 2017 after factoring in large scale investments in the semiconductor sector, more overseas Taiwanese businesses returning and investing at home, climate change and the emergence of electric vehicles, Shen said at a legislative hearing.
By 2025, it is estimated the average cost of electricity to consumers will increase to NT$3.39 per kWh, up from the current level of NT$2.62, Shen said. [FULL STORY]