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In response to todays joint statement issued by environmental groups on tightening the environmental impact assessment of photovoltaics, the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that the promotion of photovoltaics will focus on rooftops and ground-level composite utilization. The installation must comply with relevant legal regulations and review mechanisms, and avoid environmentally sensitive areas. This year, incentives for rooftop photovoltaics with social consensus will also be expanded to encourage all citizens to participate in the green energy transformation. Ground-based photovoltaics will continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Environment to revise environmental impact assessment standards based on scientific data, reference to international practices and domestic social consensus. We hope that photovoltaic development can take into account social perception and environmental protection, and move towards a balanced and sustainable direction.
The Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that solar photovoltaic promotion is based on the principle of roof first, and currently rooftop photovoltaics account for about 64% of the total. Ground-based photovoltaics are mainly based on land composite utilization. The application procedures are clearly regulated and are handled in accordance with the Regional Planning Act, Non-Urban Land Use Control Rules, Environmental Impact Assessment Act, Soil and Water Conservation Act and other relevant laws and regulations, avoiding environmentally sensitive areas. In March this year, Amend the electrical industry registration rules to require a local briefing meeting before applying for establishment, clarify the review matters of the local consent letter, protect the publics right to know and the opinions of local governments, and unify standards, strengthen supervision and information transparency through an inter-ministerial cooperation platform, and eliminate illegal acceleration of procedures.
In response to the environmental groups suspicion that the encouragement of rooftop photovoltaics is seriously insufficient, the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs has launched the four-year Acceleration Plan for Installing Solar Photovoltaics on Household Rooftops starting from this year (114). For private buildings with a roof area of less than 1,000 square meters, a reward of NT$3,000 per meter will be provided to increase the incentives for people to install solar panels. In the future, new buildings that meet certain conditions must also be equipped with photovoltaics, gradually moving towards net-zero carbon reduction in buildings, and an inventory of rooftops of public buildings will be expanded to continue to promote rooftop photovoltaics.
The Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs emphasized that relevant environmental groups recommended strengthening the management of the environmental impact of photovoltaics. In order to ensure the environment and ecology, it jointly revised the environmental impact assessment regulations with the Ministry of Environment last year, adding that environmental impact assessments involving environmentally sensitive areas (such as national parks, wildlife reserves, etc.), installations with a capacity of more than 20,000 kilowatts or an area of more than 15 hectares located on hillside areas must be implemented. Environmental groups have requested that relevant locations be included in the environmental assessment, including national parks, first-level environmentally sensitive areas, and hillside areas. Other projects, such as reservoir water surfaces, are being discussed with the Ministry of Environment to initiate revisions to solar photovoltaic environmental assessment standards. Based on environmental protection, discussions will be conducted based on scientific data, international practices, and domestic social consensus, so that relevant regulatory revisions meet industry needs, practices, and social expectations.
The Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs reiterates that promoting renewable energy is a key step towards net-zero transformation. Photovoltaic development will continue to adhere to the principle of giving priority to rooftops and avoiding sensitive areas. Through cross-ministerial coordination and public-private collaboration, we will jointly create a safe, sustainable and socially consensusable green energy transparent environment.
Spokesperson: Wu Zhiwei, Deputy Director of the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Contact number: 02-2775-7750, 0922-339-410
Email: cwwu@moeaea.gov.tw
Business Contact Person: Liao Shiwei, Team Leader, Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Contact number: 02-2775-7620, 0920-091-081
Email: swliau@moeaea.gov.tw
