Taiwan has made changes to its green power procurement guidelines for corporates
Now, the offtakers are not expected to sign up for the entire output of a project
This will leave renewable energy to be used by other entities as well on a need basis
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) in Taiwan has amended its corporate green energy power purchase agreements (PPA) rules, relaxing the need for green energy users to purchase entire output from projects. The offtakers will now be able to sign up for as much as they require.
The updated Green Power Flexible Allocation directives now allow renewable energy to be prioritized for allocation to those most in need; for instance, factories and businesses in the manufacturing domain.
Additionally, the government has now allowed green energy projects to participate in this scheme during their trial operation period to supply clean energy for industrial consumption, even if they haven’t secured an electricity license yet.
This green energy distribution mechanism will enhance the international competitiveness of Taiwan’s industries, according to the ministry.
Currently, large domestic energy companies have purchased offshore wind farms to generate 7.5 billion kWh of green electricity annually from 2025 to 2026.
The ministry explained, “The proportion of green electricity will increase again next year, and green electricity transactions will be more active; while in the past few years Due to the impact of the epidemic, war, inflation, etc., the progress of green power promotion has lagged behind. Not only Taiwan, but also other countries have similar situations. The government will sincerely face the problem and effectively solve the difficulties related to green power installation.”
To further boost the country’s renewable energy development that’s currently driven by offshore wind and solar PV, Taiwan plans to revise regulations to encourage rooftop solar installations for new buildings. Priority will be given to promoting fishery and solar PV projects and other applications to boost the development of solar PV technology.
Taiwan’s current installed solar PV capacity stands at 13.6 GW and is expected to expand to 23 GW by 2026, while offshore wind will increase to 5.6 GW by the target year from 3 GW at present.
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