TAIPEI – Taiwan hopes Japanese businesses will aggressively invest in Taiwanese solar power stations, Vice Premier Mao Chi-kuo said in a recent interview.
Noting that Taiwanese firms have already built solar power facilities in Japan, Mao said Japanese investment in such plants in Taiwan would be welcomed.
Taiwan’s administrative authorities have set a goal of raising the amount of electricity made from solar power to 6.2 million kw in 2030, from 175,000 kw in 2013.
Mao called for greater bilateral cooperation on developing solar power technology. As a major solar cell maker, Taiwan has great scope to work with Japan on advanced technology, he said.
In Taiwan, opposition to nuclear power has grown since the triple meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 plant in March 2011.
In late April, President Ma Ying-jeou’s team decided to freeze the construction of Taiwan’s fourth nuclear power plant and call a referendum on its future.
Referring to this decision, Mao said Taiwan will have no option but to increase the use of renewable energy if the three existing nuclear plants in the region are retired as planned and the fourth does not get built.
Pointing to limits in the use of renewable energy sources, Ma said the people of Taiwan should choose rationally, an apparent reference to the referendum.
Taiwan urges Japan to cooperate more on solar power technology | The Japan Times
Noting that Taiwanese firms have already built solar power facilities in Japan, Mao said Japanese investment in such plants in Taiwan would be welcomed.
Taiwan’s administrative authorities have set a goal of raising the amount of electricity made from solar power to 6.2 million kw in 2030, from 175,000 kw in 2013.
Mao called for greater bilateral cooperation on developing solar power technology. As a major solar cell maker, Taiwan has great scope to work with Japan on advanced technology, he said.
In Taiwan, opposition to nuclear power has grown since the triple meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 plant in March 2011.
In late April, President Ma Ying-jeou’s team decided to freeze the construction of Taiwan’s fourth nuclear power plant and call a referendum on its future.
Referring to this decision, Mao said Taiwan will have no option but to increase the use of renewable energy if the three existing nuclear plants in the region are retired as planned and the fourth does not get built.
Pointing to limits in the use of renewable energy sources, Ma said the people of Taiwan should choose rationally, an apparent reference to the referendum.
Taiwan urges Japan to cooperate more on solar power technology | The Japan Times
