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Solar power in Taiwan

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Solar power in Taiwan
Solar irradiation map of Taiwan
Installed capacity14.28 GW (2024)
Annual generation14.91 TWh (2024)
Capacity per capita605 W (2024)
Share of electricity5.2 (2024)
Global rank (by capacity)17th (2024)


Solar power contributes 14.91 TWh of generation to the Taiwanese grid, accounting for 5.2% of total electric power generation as of 2024.[1] Taiwan has 14.28 GW of installed capacity.[2]Taiwan's goal, in the net-zero roadmap of the country's National Development Council (NDC), is to construct 20 GW by 2025 and 40-80 GW by 2050.[3]

History

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There is strong solar energy potential in the entire country. [4][5] Research published in 2022 noted that Taipei has the weakest solar irradiance, but there is still substantial benefit to rooftop solar, especially in the pursuit of an ambitious net-zero goal.[6]

In 2012, the Million Rooftop Photo Voltaic and Thousand Wind Turbines programs were initiated. In 2014, the Rising Green Energy Industry Program was also initiated.[7]

Statistics

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Taiwan's installed solar power capacity and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:[8]

Year Capacity
(MW) 		Generation
(GWh p.a.)
2000 0.1 0.12
2001 0.2 0.26
2002 0.3 0.34
2003 0.4 0.46
2004 0.5 0.58
2005 1.0 0.96
2006 1.4 1.45
2007 2.4 2.18
2008 5.5 4.47
2009 9.5 9.11
2010 34.5 21.72
2011 129.9 61.62
2012 231.2 159.87
2013 409.9 321.09
2014 635.9 528.76
2015 884.2 850.26
2016 1245.0 1109.00
2017 1767.7 1667.45
2018 2738.1 2712.03
2019 4149.5 4015.94
2020 5817.2 6074.67
2021 7700.2 7970.19
2022 9723.7 10676.98
2023 12417.6 12908.69
2024 14281.1 14902.52

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Electricity Data Explorer". Ember. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  2. ^ "Electricity Data Explorer". Ember. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  3. ^ "Taiwan government faces energy, climate policy challenge after elections". S&P Global Commodity Insights. Archived from the original on 2025-02-15. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  4. ^ Ko, Li; Wang, Jen-Chun; Chen, Chia-Yon; Tsai, Hsing-Yeh (2015-04-01). "Evaluation of the development potential of rooftop solar photovoltaic in Taiwan". Renewable Energy. 76: 582–595. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.077. ISSN 0960-1481.
  5. ^ Yue, Cheng-Dar; Huang, Guo-Rong (2011-12-01). "An evaluation of domestic solar energy potential in Taiwan incorporating land use analysis". Energy Policy. Clean Cooking Fuels and Technologies in Developing Economies. 39 (12): 7988–8002. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.054. ISSN 0301-4215.
  6. ^ Li, Sin-Yi; Han, Jen-Yu (2022-05-01). "The impact of shadow covering on the rooftop solar photovoltaic system for evaluating self-sufficiency rate in the concept of nearly zero energy building". Sustainable Cities and Society. 80: 103821. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2022.103821. ISSN 2210-6707.
  7. ^ Tim Ferry (14 September 2015). "Is Renewable Energy the Way Forward for Taiwan?". Taiwan Business TOPICS.
  8. ^ Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy Statistics
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