Environmental Sustainability Strategy Refinement
Taipower is committed to minimizing the negative impact on the surrounding environment during operations and maximizing its positive influence on society and the environment. In addition to carrying out neighborhood activities at power plants, such as beach cleaning, fish fry releasesing, green space adoption, and building artificial reefs, Taipower continues to conduct environmental education and carefully evaluates environmental factors before power plant expansions and unit additions. Moreover, Taipower conducts in-depth communication with local stakeholders to ensure legality and compliance and to achieve win-win situations for society, the environment, and Taipower.
Taipower's Environmental Policy - Short, Medium, and Long-Term Goals
Short-term goal - by 2023 |
Medium-term goal - by 2025 |
Long-term goal - by 2030 |
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Strategy |
Respond to climate changeKey strategic dimension |
Promote mitigation procedures |
Net emission intensity of thermal power units (greenhouse gases) will be reduced by 8%compared to 2016 | Net emission intensity of thermal power units (greenhouse gases) will be reduced by 15%compared to 2016 | Net emission intensity of thermal power units (greenhouse gases) will be reduced by 20%compared to 2016 |
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Strategy | Protect environmental qualityKey strategic dimension |
Manage air pollution emissions |
Air pollution emission intensity will be reduced by 68.5%compared to 2016 |
Air pollution emission intensity will be reduced by 70%compared to 2016 levels | Air pollution emission intensity will be reduced by 75%compared to 2016 levels |
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Strategy |
Focus on circular innovationKey strategic dimension |
Establish a circular business model |
Completed the "Taipower Circular Construction Implementation Guidelines". |
Implement the circular resource supply model | Establish a circular economy system |
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Strategy |
Refine management systemsKey strategic dimension |
Develop intelligent management |
Intelligent management and service coverage reached 62.07%(including the cumulative deployment of smart meters in 2.707 million households , representing 79.2%of total national power consumption). |
Coverage of intelli- gent management and services will reach 65% (including the cumu- lative deployment of smart meters in three million households , representing 81.8%of the total national power consumption) |
Coverage of intelli- gent management and services will reach 82% (including the completion of smart meters installa- tions in six million households after a feasibility assessment of smart meters, representing 85%of the total national power consumption) |
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Strategy |
Create ecological inclusivenessKey strategic dimension |
Plan the fusion of faci- lities and ecologies |
Released a video and project results report on the Hsinta Power Plant’s ecological integration. |
Produce at least three ecologically inclusive plans for power facilities |
Produce at least five ecologically inclusive plans for power facilities |
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Expand internal and external engagementKey strategic dimension |
Deliver information on electricity and the environment |
Annual communication of environmental protection information will reach 1.13 million people |
Annual communication of environmental protection information will reach 700 thousand people |
Annual communication of environmental protection information will reach 750 thousand people |
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Reduction
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is a greenhouse gas with an extremely high global warming potential. After long-term use, the gas gradually escapes into the atmosphere. Nevertheless, as it is an essential insulating material for power equipment it is widely used in Taipower's substation equipment for power generation, transmission, and distribution. In response to this issue, Taipower has continuously promoted reduction methods. Taipower units that manage substation equipment have SF6 maintenance management procedures. Relevant units carry out SF6 reclamation and purification work as part of procedures for overhauling substation equipment. After the equipment is overhauled, the purified SF6 is backfilled into equipment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This allows for the recycling of SF6, mitigates climate change problems and achieves the goals of establishing a circular economy and resource regeneration.