MARGIN CALL: The nation’s electricity reserve margin would fall further from this year’s 7.1 percent if new-generation capacity is not brought online, the economy ministry said
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 17, 2018
By: Kuo Chia-erh / Staff reporter
The government would not be able to reach the power reserve margin target it set for
A photograph provided by a local resident shows Taiwan Power Co’s coal-fired Shenao Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Rueifang District on Thursday. Photo: CNA
2025 if fails to commence operations at the coal-fired Shenao Power Plant (深澳電廠) as scheduled, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.
The nation is likely to see a power shortfall by 2025, as the reserve margin is expected to decline 1.4 percent if the plant does not come online in July that year, the ministry said in a statement.
The government aims to improve the margin to 15 percent after next year from 7.1 percent this year by accelerating construction of several power plant projects, including upgrading the Shenao plant in New Taipei City’s Rueifang District (瑞芳).
Upgrading the plant would ensure a stable power supply and improve energy efficiency, the ministry said, adding that the facility’s lower heating value — its efficiency taking into account the energy lost as water evaporates during combustion — is forecast to grow to 45 percent from 38 percent after the upgrades are completed. [FULL STORY]
