Executive Yuan Proposes Law Amendment Requiring Large Electricity Consumers to Install Self-use Power Generation or Storage Equipment
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has passed a draft amendment to the Energy Management Act, mandating that large-scale electricity consumers install their own power generation or energy storage facilities. The goal is to reduce reliance on the power grid and enhance energy self-sufficiency.
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Central News Agency, Taipei, 14th — To strengthen energy demand-side management and energy conservation, the Executive Yuan today passed a draft amendment to parts of the Energy Management Act. The amendment adds a provision requiring energy users whose contract capacity reaches a certain level to install self-use power generation equipment and energy storage equipment of a certain installed capacity within a specified period. This aims to enhance the energy self-sufficiency of energy users and reduce their dependence on the power grid.
The Executive Yuan passed the draft amendment to the Energy Management Act today, and the draft will be sent to the Legislative Yuan for deliberation. Executive Yuan Spokesperson Li Hui-chih, presiding over the post-meeting press conference, relayed that Premier Cho Jung-tai stated in the meeting that the amendment is proposed in response to the global trend of net-zero carbon reduction and the liberalization of the domestic energy market. He expressed hope that it could strengthen energy demand-side management and promote deep energy-saving policies to improve energy use efficiency.
In response to the needs of emerging energy management, the draft includes renewable energy and heat energy within the scope of energy. It also mandates the public disclosure of energy sales statistics, releasing de-identified electricity consumption information by industry and region to facilitate the planning of region-specific energy-saving measures in the future.
The draft adds that energy users whose contract capacity reaches a certain level must install self-use power generation equipment and energy storage equipment of a certain installed capacity within a specified period, hoping to thereby enhance energy users' energy self-sufficiency and reduce reliance on the power grid. Furthermore, for large electricity consumers who fail to appoint qualified energy management personnel as required, the fine will be increased from NT$20,000-100,000 to NT$100,000-500,000.
For businesses whose actions harm the public or affect consumer rights, such as failing to label energy consumption and efficiency as required or providing false labeling, the draft also authorizes the competent authority to publicize the names of the violating companies and the details of their violations, hoping to use social responsibility to urge businesses to prioritize energy conservation.
The draft also authorizes local governments to dispatch personnel or entrust professional institutions or technicians to conduct inspections of energy users, hoping this will help increase the enforcement and inspection capacity of local governments in implementing energy-saving regulations.
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Lai Chien-hsin stated at the press conference that the amendment will make energy management more transparent and efficient, deepen corporate energy-saving awareness and electricity consumption responsibility, and will also be used to further improve the relevant legal system and urge enterprises to implement energy-saving regulations. (Editor: Lin Hsing-meng) 1150514
The Executive Yuan passed the draft amendment to the Energy Management Act today, and the draft will be sent to the Legislative Yuan for deliberation. Executive Yuan Spokesperson Li Hui-chih, presiding over the post-meeting press conference, relayed that Premier Cho Jung-tai stated in the meeting that the amendment is proposed in response to the global trend of net-zero carbon reduction and the liberalization of the domestic energy market. He expressed hope that it could strengthen energy demand-side management and promote deep energy-saving policies to improve energy use efficiency.
In response to the needs of emerging energy management, the draft includes renewable energy and heat energy within the scope of energy. It also mandates the public disclosure of energy sales statistics, releasing de-identified electricity consumption information by industry and region to facilitate the planning of region-specific energy-saving measures in the future.
The draft adds that energy users whose contract capacity reaches a certain level must install self-use power generation equipment and energy storage equipment of a certain installed capacity within a specified period, hoping to thereby enhance energy users' energy self-sufficiency and reduce reliance on the power grid. Furthermore, for large electricity consumers who fail to appoint qualified energy management personnel as required, the fine will be increased from NT$20,000-100,000 to NT$100,000-500,000.
For businesses whose actions harm the public or affect consumer rights, such as failing to label energy consumption and efficiency as required or providing false labeling, the draft also authorizes the competent authority to publicize the names of the violating companies and the details of their violations, hoping to use social responsibility to urge businesses to prioritize energy conservation.
The draft also authorizes local governments to dispatch personnel or entrust professional institutions or technicians to conduct inspections of energy users, hoping this will help increase the enforcement and inspection capacity of local governments in implementing energy-saving regulations.
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Lai Chien-hsin stated at the press conference that the amendment will make energy management more transparent and efficient, deepen corporate energy-saving awareness and electricity consumption responsibility, and will also be used to further improve the relevant legal system and urge enterprises to implement energy-saving regulations. (Editor: Lin Hsing-meng) 1150514