Two blackouts in the span of a week this month have reignited debates over the government’s energy transition policy, raising fears that the nation is facing a power shortage crisis.
Although the Bureau of Energy has said the blackouts are isolated incidents that highlight the need to improve grid resilience, critics say the reasons for the blackouts are much simpler: Taiwan is not producing enough power and the problem will only worsen in the coming years.
The May 13 blackout, which caused more than 4 million households to lose power on a rotational basis for five hours, came as Taiwan Power Co’s