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| Transforming Taiwan into a Low-carbon Society |
 Government Information Office
April 7, 2010
Transforming Taiwan into a Low-carbon Society
According to the green building promotion plan drawn up by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, high-tech water-saving, energy-saving and medical care systems will be installed in currently existing green buildings. The ROC government plans to invest NT$2.3 billion (US$72.56 million) over the period 2010 to 2013 in commercial production of related high-tech equipment. This is expected to generate private-sector investment of more than NT$5.4 billion (US$170.34 million) and annual production value of green building materials amounting to more than NT$3 billion (US$94.6 million) while at the same time stimulating growth of the information communications technology sector. It is estimated that, as of the end of 2013, the program will produce average annual savings of 5,305 metric tons of water and 1.187 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, while carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 798,700 metric tons per year.
The “Low-carbon City” program drawn up by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) envisions promotion, first, of low-carbon urban districts between 2010 and 2011 and, later, allocation of NT$30 billion (US$946 million) from 2011 to 2014 to create five model low-carbon cities. Thereafter, by 2020, four “low-carbon living spheres” will be organized in Taiwan’s northern, central, southern and eastern regions. The EPA will select the model low-carbon cities through a competitive procedure and will establish a mechanism for private-sector participation, whereby private enterprises will be invited to sponsor public facilities and invest in the low-carbon city program.
Further, the Executive Yuan has approved a plan to promote the use of smart electric meters. In a 2012 trial program, the meters will be installed in 10,000 residences, and a total of 1 million residences will have them by 2015. The mid-term goal is to install the meters in 6 million households. The Ministry of Economic Affairs estimates that about NT$6.28 billion (US$198 million) will be invested in smart meter infrastructure per year, generating yearly benefits worth NT$6.8 billion (US$215 million), achieving household annual savings of NT$25.32 billion (US$799 million) and boosting domestic industrial production value by NT$78.19 billion (US$2.47billion).
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