Chubu Electric Power Co. withdrew its applications to restart two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant on September 15, 2026, abandoning a safety review that had run for more than......
A geologist who has spent more than four decades mapping Taiwan's faults is challenging Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) administration to back up its promise that a shuttered......
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has confirmed plans to restart two of the island's shuttered nuclear plants — but conspicuously missing from that agenda is Nuclear Power Plan......
Taiwan's economy is running hot while inflation stays remarkably subdued. In the short term, that looks like welcome news. But beneath the surface, the risks are real — and growing......
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed concern about Taiwan's electricity supply, President Lai Ching-te responded by inviting him to tour a power plant. That response reveals ever......
Experts from Ukraine, Japan, and the United States convened in Taipei to stress that Taiwan's near-total dependence on imported energy makes its power grid a primary strategic targ......
Taiwan's state-owned electricity provider endures an average of 30,000 cyberattacks every day — a figure that ballooned to over three million across just three days when then-U.S. ......
A seemingly technical dispute over nuclear fuel rods has recently drawn public attention in Taiwan — but the real story is not about NT$4 billion in potential savings. It is about ......
Taiwan's state-owned oil company CPC Corporation announced this week that fuel prices will remain frozen for the fourth consecutive week. The decision was unsurprising. But unsurpr......
Taiwan's Nuclear Restart Debate: What the Experts Say About Safety and Waste
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) announced in March 2026 that the government would carefully evalua......
The Lai Ching-te (賴清德) administration's decision last week to restart the Mailiao coal-fired power plant for three months is the latest and most damning indictment of Taiwan's ruli......
Taiwan's power consumption from AI semiconductor manufacturing increased by 350% in 2024, with government utility Taipower estimating the island's semiconductor energy demand will ......
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has stated that No.2 and No.3 nuclear power plants are qualified for restart. Analysts say No.3 in the best overall condition and, if safety inspection......
When Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) addressed Taiwan's legislature this week on nuclear energy and power policy, many observers took his remarks as a signal that the government is prep......
Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) has signaled a shift in the government's long-held position on nuclear power, telling lawmakers that energy mix ratios — including shares for re......
A fire erupted on the afternoon of March 16 at the Zhuyuan Extra-High-Voltage Substation, located within the Hsinchu Science Park. Thick smoke billowed into the air, and explosions......
There is a popular saying about "forgetting the pain once the wound heals." It aptly describes the goldfish-like memory of policymakers who fail to learn from past mistakes. The La......
Taiwan's electricity demand is projected to grow at 2.5 times its historical average over the next five years, driven by the global artificial intelligence boom and the island's en......
