Groups to file suit to challenge LNG approvalBy Yang Yuan-ting and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerEnvironmental groups yesterday said they would file an administrative lawsuit after their appeal to revoke the approval of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Keelung was rejected. Led by the Protect Waimushan Action Group, the groups had sought to overturn an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the fourth LNG receiving terminal at Hsieh-ho Power Plant, but the Administrative Court in January dismissed the appeal. The groups said the assessment, approved last year, contained multiple inaccuracies and was hastily approved. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei TimesThe Hsieh-ho Power Plant is Taiwan’s only heavy-oil-fired power plant. Environmental groups have raised concerns about the project’s potential impacts on marine ecology, port operations and navigation safety.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2026 17:12 UTC