Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/08
By: Tai Ya-chen and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Sept. 8 (CNA) Taiwan aims to install 1.52 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity
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by 2018, Cabinet spokesman Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) said Thursday citing a two-year renewable energy development plan devised by the Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The plan was approved by the Executive Yuan Thursday at a regular Cabinet meeting, according to Tung.
The targeted 1.52GW of installed capacity will include 910 megawattz (MW) of rooftop-mounted and 610 MW of ground-mounted solar PV installations, Tung said citing Lin Chuan-neng (林全能), director-general of the bureau.
Lin said at the meeting that the rooftop-mounted systems will be installed on buildings used by state-owned enterprises, public organizations and schools, as well as factories, agricultural facilities and residential units. [FULL STORY]