Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) assures the public that there will be no power shortages or electricity tariff adjustments in the remainder of 2023. Chen made this statement in response to KMT legislator Tseng Ming-chung (曾銘宗)’s concerns at a legislative hearing that was intended to focus on “sexual harassment prevention” on Tuesday.
Tseng questioned Chen about plans in case of a power shortage, Chen responded that it is not possible for Taiwan to run out of electricity in the second half of 2023. Tseng continued to ask whether electricity tariff hikes are being postponed until after the election, to which Chen said that changes must follow specific procedures. Chen elaborated that the adjustment of any tariffs depend on the international fuel situation, but he estimates that there will be no further adjustment.
According to Taipower, 250.7TWh (Terawatt-hour, a measure of electrical energy) was consumed by the country in 2022. Thermal power generated from burning coal, oil, liquid natural gas, and other substances accounted for 81.0% of all generated electricity. Nuclear power supplied 9.1%, renewable energy including wind, Photovoltaic solar, hydro, methane, and waste-fed power produced 8.6%, and pumped storage power contributed 1.2%.