Central & SE Asia / Australasia
Country profile: Taiwan
| Location: | Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China |
| Climate: | tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year |
| Terrain: | eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west |
| Size: | 35980 sq. km total (Land area: 32260 sq. km Water area: 3720 sq.km) |
| Population: | 22,858,872 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: | Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
| Government: | multiparty democracy |
| Capital city: | Taipei |
| Legal system: | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | new Taiwan dollar (TWD) |
| Licensing: |
Country profile
Taiwan does not have substantial domestic energy resources and must import the vast majority of its needs. Taiwan has encouraged investment in domestic oil and natural gas projects in light of a need to obtain a secure supply, including partnerships with mainland Chinese companies and overseas ventures. However, these efforts are unlikely to yield sufficient energy resources to reverse the island’s energy import dependence.
Nearly half of total energy consumption in Taiwan is from oil (45 percent), followed by coal (36 percent), although Taiwan no longer has any domestic coal production. Since the introduction of LNG imports in the 1990s, natural gas has played an increasingly important role in the island’s energy mix, accounting for 9 percent of total energy consumption in 2005.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 7,755 | 1 bcm |
| Consumption: | 965,000 | 11 bcm |
| Exports: | NaN | NaN |
| Imports: | NaN | 10 bcm |
| Reserves: | 3 mm | 76 bcm |
| Major fields: |
Taiwan - recent news
| 01 May 26 |
Taiwan: Northland Power signs long-term Corporate Power Purchase Agreement for Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan Northland Power has announced the signing of a long-term Corporate Power Purchase Agreement ('CPPA') with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ('TSMC') for additional power from its Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. |
| 29 Apr 26 |
Taiwan: Fugro awarded a large geotechnical site investigation contract for CIP’s wind farm in Taiwan Fugro has been awarded the geotechnical site investigation contract for the 600 MW FengMiao II Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), one of the developers under Taiwan’s Round 3.2 offshore wind tender. |
| 23 Mar 26 |
Taiwan: Nexra wins additional near-term contract in Taiwan Nexra, Cadeler’s dedicated service platform, has confirmed the signing of an additional firm contract for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) campaign to be executed and completed during 2026. The campaign will service two offshore wind farms in Taiwan and will be executed using Cadeler’s wind installation vessel Wind Maker, which was delivered to the company last year. |
| 20 Jan 26 |
Taiwan: All wind turbines installed at Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan The installation of the last wind turbine at the 920?MW Greater Changhua?2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan was completed last week, marking a successful conclusion of the wind turbine build-out and a landmark milestone for the offshore wind industry in the Asia-Pacific region. |
| 29 Oct 25 |
Taiwan: Acteon and Wynnergy sign strategic MOU to accelerate offshore renewable projects Acteon, the expert in offshore infrastructure and Wynnergy Marine, a Taiwan-based marine solutions provider, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly deliver renewable energy projects across the region. |
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Other countries in this region
- Australia,
- Bangladesh,
- Brunei,
- Cambodia,
- China,
- Fiji,
- Hong Kong,
- India,
- Indonesia,
- Japan,
- Laos,
- Malaysia,
- Maldives,
- Mongolia,
- Myanmar,
- Nepal,
- New Zealand,
- North Korea,
- Pakistan,
- Palau,
- Papua New Guinea,
- Philippines,
- Singapore,
- South Korea,
- Sri Lanka,
- Thailand,
- Timor Leste,
- Vietnam
