Fuel Usage Management
In order to be environmentally friendly, Taipower has chosen to use fuels with low-ash, low-sulfur, and low-nitrogen content. The Company's policy seeks to stabilize the use of coal, and gradually shift from coal to gas. Taipower will also continue to build and upgrade gas-fired units and related facilities to minimize pollutant emissions from thermal power generation.
Taipower's Use of Fuels
Enhancing the Energy Efficiency of Taipower's Operations
Management of Productive Resources
Taipower's primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions included thermal power generation, coal storage yards, fuel-consuming equipment such as vehicles and engines, insulation gas for power switches, and refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment. Although there are no emission or disclosure regulations in Taiwan, the Company's has taken the initiative to limit greenhouse gas emissions by inviting relevant units to conduct inventories and internal verifications each year. Moreover, a third-party notary unit is invited to carry out external verification of thermal greenhouse gases and to publicly disclose the Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions of Taipower and its thermal power units (coal, fuel, and gas). In 2023, emissions totaled 93.48 million tons of CO2e.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Note: Since Taipower is the main power company in the country, the Company's total emissions calculation only includes direct emissions and does not include indirect energy emissions to avoid double counting.
Non-Productive Resource Management
In 2023, Taipower gave impetus to power-saving in conjunction with the Executive Yuan's Electricity Efficiency Management Plan for Government Agencies and Schools by setting a goal of zero growth in annual power consumption compared to the previous year. Moreover, in accordance with the Ministry of Economic Affair’s Water Saving Normalization Action Plan, Taipower promotes water conservation. The General Management Office will coordinate these efforts while other branches and power plants will be driven through promotions to implement various measures that constituted a comprehensive energy-saving and carbon-reduction scheme. Taipower will also track its energy consumption (paper, water, power, fuel) on a monthly basis and conduct annual assessments to select units with excellent performance.
Taipower's Non-Productive Power Consumption
Taipower's Non-Productive Water Consumption
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- Statistics of resources recycled from the Taipower Headquarters building
- Recycled resources include: Paper, tin and aluminum cans, other metal products, plastic containers, glass containers, etc.
Results of Non-Productive Resource Management
01 Water-saving
- Prioritizing the use of equipment with water efficiency labels was the first priority along with the effective use of rainwater resources (toilet flushing, watering plants) to reduce tap water consumption
- In line with the Water Saving Normalization Action Plan, Taipower actively promoted the installation of water-saving equipment and replacement of old, water-consuming equipment in offices, at construction sites, and in employee dormitories
- Promote water-saving measures at each unit such as water-saving advocacy, water management, pipeline facility leak inspection, and rainwater reclamation and reuse
02 Power-saving
- When purchasing electrical appliances, priority is given to products with an energy label or highly efficient products with energy efficiency levels of 1 or 2.
- When purchasing air conditioners, models with higher Cooling Seasonal Performance Factor (CSPF) values are considered.
- While maintaining air conditioners, the outlet water temperature of central air conditioning chillers was moderately increased.
- An energy management system was established to monitor and analyze electricity consumption data.
- Actively replaced older, energy-consuming equipment (air conditioners, lighting fixtures, etc.) in various offices.
- The indoor temperature of each office is controlled at 26-28℃, and circulator fans are used.
- Air conditioning chillers are shut down half an hour before regular working hours are finished, while ice water circulation and air flow are maintained.
- Non-official electrical appliances are not used in office spaces.
- The elevators in the buildings of each unit use a power-saving operation management and control mode, and the energy-consuming equipment and office machines in each office operate in a power-saving mode.
03 Fuel-saving
- Continued to implement paper-reduction through measures such as the electronic exchange of official documents and online approvals, with performance reaching over 70% and 85%, respectively.
- Advocated for employee use of double-sided printing to save 2.86 million sheets of paper.
04 Paper-saving
- Continued to implement paper-reduction measures such as the electronic exchange of official documents and online approvals, with performance reaching 70% and 85%, respectively.
- Advocated for employee use of double-sided printing to save 2.82 million sheets of paper