Power consumption in Taiwan hit 36,266,000 kilowatts (kW) at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday, the highest seen in the history of Taiwan Power Company (Taipower). Taipower on Monday verified rumors that an emergency diesel unit in Nuclear Power Plant No. A claim circulated on the online forum PTT yesterday that the nuclear power plant, which was mothballed in 2015 amid controversy, had been restarted to cope with Taiwan's power crisis. Executive Yuan spokesman Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) also addressed the claim, saying that the emergency diesel unit -- and not the nuclear power plant itself -- was switched on for "maintenance and tests." Local media asked Hsu whether this week's power supply woes would warrant the recommissioning of retired reactors in Nuclear Power Plant No.

Source: The China Post August 08, 2017 09:00 UTC