The self-governing island plans to shut down its last atomic power stations by 2025, threatening more emissions and greater vulnerability to a blockade by China.
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) With the legislative by-election for Taipei's Zhongshan District and part of Songshan District only four days away, candidates made televised policy presentations on Wednesday in an effort to appeal to undecided voters.
Taipei, Sept. 18 (CNA) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern Taitung County at 1:19 p.m. Sunday, the strongest since late Saturday's magnitude 6.4 temblor, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) yesterday called on the government to extend the use of the Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Wanli District (萬里) and Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, and to resume construction of the mothballed Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Gongliao Dictrict (貢寮).
The government has said it would phase out nuclear power by 2025 as part of a plan to shift to green energy.
Jaw cited a report by the European Parliament on Wednesday that included nuclear power among the green energy options for the EU to encourage
Hydroelectricity is the lowest-cost clean energy source that can be started up quickly, generating electricity as easily as turning on a tap. This is critical to the stability of the nation’s power system, especially when coupled with pumped-storage hydroelectricity.
The Dajia River (大甲溪) in central Taiwan is the nation’s only river with a series of reservoirs and hydropower plants, from upstream to downstream, making full use of the energy of flowing water to generate electricity.
The Dajia River Power Plant consists of five stations at Taichung County’s Deji (德基), Cingshan (青山), Guguan (谷關), Tianlun (天輪) and Sintianlun (新天輪) reservoirs with