An overenthusiastic electorate appears to have shattered Taiwan’s energy policy with referendum results that have stipulated the end of the end of nuclear power generation and obliged the government to shelve additional coal-fired plants over air-pollution and electricity shortage concerns. Opposition to wind and solar power facilities as well as additional LNG terminals and storage tanks is also high.
Taiwan’s Voters Pull Plug on Energy Sources
Taiwan’s Voters Pull Plug on Energy Sources
Taiwan’s Voters Pull Plug on Energy Sources
An overenthusiastic electorate appears to have shattered Taiwan’s energy policy with referendum results that have stipulated the end of the end of nuclear power generation and obliged the government to shelve additional coal-fired plants over air-pollution and electricity shortage concerns. Opposition to wind and solar power facilities as well as additional LNG terminals and storage tanks is also high.