Radio Taiwan International
Date: 29 July, 2019
By: Paula Chao
A potential power shortage is still a major concern in the private sector. That’s according to a white
Taiwan’s leading business tycoon Wang Wen-yuan (CNA photo)
The group urged the government to extend the lifetime of existing power plants. It said that although the government has promised that Taiwan will not face a power shortage crisis before 2025, the planned changes to Taiwan’s energy mix and the high maintenance cost of green energy are both worrisome.
CNFI’s head, leading business tycoon Wang Wen-yuan, says nuclear power is pretty safe. He said China has built several nuclear power plants just across the Taiwan Strait, and that Taiwan will not be spared from a disaster if an accident occurs.
In its white paper, CNFI lists more than 200 policy suggestions in a number of fields, including industry, energy resources, the environment, tax and finance, and cross-strait relations.
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