The China Post
Date: September 6, 2016
By: Christine Chou
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower, 台電公司) employees embarked on a 15-day march
Taiwan Power Co. employees march in Pingtung County on Monday, Sept. 5. The 15-day nationwide march starting Monday is being held to demand the government to scrap an Electricity Act draft amendment they say would result in staggering rises to energy prices. (Photo courtesy of Taipower protestors)
Monday, in protest of proposed amendments to the Electricity Act that they say would result in staggering increases to energy prices.
Protesters started off on the 500-kilometer walk from the No. 3 Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County Monday, with plans to reach the Executive Yuan and Control Yuan by Sept. 19.
Organizers said proposed Electricity Act amendments would cause a massive hike in electricity bills for households and small- and medium-sized businesses.
Around 100 people set off from the nuclear plant, but some 3,000 people are expected to join the march at various points along the route, organizers said. [FULL STORY]
