ICRT Radio News
Date: 2018-04-07

With temperatures expected to rise in April, power consumption in Taiwan is
forecast to be tight

That, according to TaiPower.

The power supplier said that in addition to the warm weather, the sudden
shutdown of the second reactor of the country’s No. 2 nuclear power plant
located in New Taipei City one day after resuming operations and the annual
maintenance of the first reactor of the No. 3 nuclear power plant located in
Pingtung County are expected to make the situation worse and create even
more challenges to Taipower.

Although the number of working days in April has been cut short due to the
five-day Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday, which will end on Sunday, Taipower
remained cautious about the power supply for the month due to higher
consumption and a decline in supply in the two nuclear power plants.

As a result, Taipower has forecast that the operating reserve margin — the
percentage of total generating capacity available above peak demand
conditions — will stand at 5.2 percent in mid-April and 5.53 percent in
late April, a relatively low level that will trigger an orange alert.    [FULL  STORY]