Taiwan's Economic Ministry addressed the concerns raised by the US Chamber of Commerce regarding baseload power planning. In its "2025 Taiwan White Paper" released yesterday, the Chamber urged the Taiwanese government to pay attention to this issue. The Ministry of Economic Affairs' Energy Administration stated that Taiwan is undergoing a second phase of energy transformation, developing diverse renewable energy sources while also planning to add gas power plants to fulfill baseload needs, and reassured that there is no need for excessive concern or misunderstandings regarding the stability of Taiwan's power supply.

The Energy Administration also noted that the government reviews electricity supply and demand annually and properly plans overall power development, implementing it sequentially. For instance, this year, Taiwan Power Company is set to bring online new gas power units, including the Datan Power Plant No. 7 unit, the Hsingta Power Plant new gas units 1 and 2, and the Taichung Power Plant new gas unit 1, totaling 4.813 million kilowatts, exceeding the 951,000 kilowatts of the No. 2 unit of the Third Nuclear Power Plant.

Moreover, besides low-carbon gas plants, the government is actively promoting carbon-free renewable energy to sufficiently meet the new electricity demands from sectors like AI and semiconductors, ensuring stable electricity supply. The Energy Administration emphasized that in line with international net-zero emissions trends, Taiwan's second energy transition aims to develop multiple carbon-free renewable energy sources and low-carbon gas plants that not only serve as baseload power but also possess rapid start-stop capabilities to align with renewable energy generation characteristics, thereby ensuring stable electricity supply while also reducing carbon emissions and pollution.

Finally, the Energy Administration stated that in light of the rigid demands for green energy from international supply chains and the requirements for RE100 green electricity from the domestic semiconductor industry, Taiwan needs more green energy. Through the second energy transition, expanding diverse green energy sources and continuously promoting mature green energy such as solar and offshore wind power, alongside actively developing geothermal and small hydropower, as well as emerging hydrogen and ammonia energy technologies, is crucial to meet the industry's green electricity demands while planning for new baseload power.