POWER PROPOSAL: The Cabinet’s spokeswoman said that the government would ensure stable energy supply, while lawmakers said Han Kuo-yu’s plan was deceptive
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 23, 2019
By: Sean Lin, Jason Pan and Lin Hui-chin / Staff reporters
Restarting work on the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant and deferring decommissioning of the Guosheng
Democratic Progressive Party legislators speak at a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday in front of a poster that reads: “How can a nuclear power salesman run for president?”
Photo: Peng Wan-hsin, Taipei Times
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has said on numerous occasions that Taiwan would not face an energy shortage in the run-up to 2030, Kolas told a news conference in Taipei after a Cabinet meeting.
State-owned Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) in January said it plans to invest more than NT$400 billion (US$12.75 billion) to develop sources of renewable energy over the next 15 years, with the aim of expanding the nation’s total installed offshore wind power capacity to 180 megawatts and total installed solar power capacity to 100 megawatts by 2030.
The government is dedicated to developing sources of renewable energy, with those currently installed allowing the nation to retain an operating reserve of 10 percent last month, despite peak summer demand for electricity, an unprecedented feat, she said. [FULL STORY]
