Radio Taiwan International
Date: 15 November, 2018
By: Jake Chen
A proposal from TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., has long drawn criticism from environmental activists for its potential damage to the natural ecology.
The government will work hard to improve water cycling technology to contribute to environmental protection. That was the word from Wang Mei-huan, deputy minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Wang’s words came on Thursday, after an investment proposal from TSMC failed to clear an environmental evaluation due to lack of information on total water and electricity usage. The proposal from TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., has long drawn criticism from environmental activists for its potential damage to the natural ecology.
Wang said that manufacturing is a pillar of Taiwan’s economy and there is no going around the fact that these companies have to use a massive amount of water and electricity. She said the government will improve water recycling technology to better protect the environment. [SOURCE]