Taiwan, the world’s chipmaker, faces an energy crunch
The island is already plagued by blackouts
Lai Ching-te, who will take office as Taiwan’s president on May 20th, has ambitious plans for the island’s energy mix. He wants to push the proportion of renewable electricity production to 30% by 2030, up from 11% today. He also has plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But some doubt he can fulfil these promises. Blackouts have been plaguing the island. Can Taiwan, the source of over 60% of the world’s advanced semiconductors, avoid an energy crunch?
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “A fragile grid ”
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