# Taiwan Energy Profile — Complete Reference

**URL:** https://thecodex.expert/energy/countries/taiwan/
**Session:** 53 | **Date:** 2026-07-09

## Summary

Taiwan pledged (2016, post-Fukushima) to phase out nuclear by 2025 — completed on schedule, last reactor closed May 2025. 2024 electricity mix: fossil fuels 83.2% (coal 39.3%, gas 42.4%), nuclear 4.2%, renewables only 11.6% (vs 20% target). Offshore wind reached only ~1,600 MW operational vs 5,700 MW 2025 target (permitting delays); solar 12.5GW of 20GW target; onshore wind 700MW of 1,200MW target. TSMC's power use grew 85% (2017-2022), now ~8-9% of Taiwan's electricity, could reach ~25% of island's total by 2030 per Greenpeace estimate; Taiwan's semiconductor industry overall projected to use 2x New Zealand's total electricity by 2030. AI demand forecast revised up to 2.8%/yr growth through 2033. 2025: Premier Cho Jung-tai signaled openness to "new nuclear technologies"; legislature passed amendment allowing license extensions beyond 40-year limit — signals of reconsideration, not definitive restart commitment. Orsted signed 20-yr PPA with TSMC for 920MW from Greater Changhua wind farms. Sources: POWER Magazine, Taiwan Business TOPICS, New Lines Institute, Global Energy Monitor, IEEE Spectrum, Yale Environment 360, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, GlobalSecurity.org.