‘No terminal, no gas’: Official defends CPC projectLIMITING GROWTH: Stopping the LNG terminal project could lead to a power shortage and worsen air quality, as the nation would need to burn more coal, an official saidBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterA proposed referendum to stop CPC Corp, Taiwan’s (台灣中油) third liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Taoyuan would exacerbate a potential energy crunch in northern Taiwan, a Bureau of Energy official and an academic told the Taipei Times yesterday. The proposed terminal is critical for supplying LNG to the Datan power plant, Bureau of Energy Deputy Director-General Lee Chun-li (李君禮) said. The site of CPC Corp, Taiwan’s third liquefied natural gas terminal project is pictured in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of an unnamed environmental protection group via CNA“No terminal, no gas,” he said by telephone. “Forget about starting the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, we cannot even find a way to let the second nuclear power plant run for its full lifespan,” Lee said, referring to the Guosheng plant.

Source: Taipei Times March 01, 2021 15:56 UTC