Source: Taiwan Today
Date: January 13, 2016
New Taipei City was named Taiwan’s top electricity saver Jan. 12 in a smart
Premier Mao Chi-kuo (left) presents a trophy to NTC Deputy Mayor Hou You-yi in recognition of the metropolis’s outstanding energy-saving results Jan. 12 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of Executive Yuan)
city energy campaign organized by the ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs.
From April to November 2015, the northern Taiwan metropolis slashed electricity consumption by 127 million kilowatt-hours, or 1.24 percent from the preceding period to top all cities and counties nationwide. It also clinched six creative green strategy awards and won the online poll, collecting prize money of NT$190 million (US$5.7 million) in the process.
Other cities turning in praiseworthy performances include runners-up Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taipei and Taoyuan, in that order.
Premier Mao Chi-kuo, who attended the award ceremony in Taipei, lauded the winners for leading the way in prudent planning, innovative urban policymaking and cross-sector collaboration. [FULL STORY]
