Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/30
By: Liao Yu-yang and Flor Wang
Taipei, May 30 (CNA) Power consumption in Taiwan reached an all-time high of 36.7
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million kilowatts on Wednesday, even before the start of summer, according to Taiwan Power Company (Taipower).
The power consumption peaked at 1:50 p.m., beating the record 36.453 million kilowatts recorded on Aug. 15, 2017 and leaving the country with an operating reserve margin of 4.23 percent.
The reserve margin triggered an orange alert, the third highest in Taipower’s five-level system, as it fell to just 1.29 million kilowatts above the red alert level.
Under Taipower’s five-color coded electricity supply warning system, a green light means the operating reserve margins are above 10 percent, a yellow light represents power reserves of between 10 percent and 6 percent, while an orange light indicates that the reserves have fallen below 6 percent. [FULL STORY]
