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) |
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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
| 31 Mar 25 |
Taiwan: Vestas wins 495 MW offshore order with V236-15.0 MW turbines in Taiwan Vestas has secured a 495 MW order from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the Fengmiao I offshore wind project off the coast of Taichung, Taiwan. |
| 19 Mar 25 |
Taiwan: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reaches financial close on Fengmiao I offshore wind farm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has reached financial close on the 495MW Fengmiao I offshore wind project off the coast of Taichung, Taiwan. |
| 04 Mar 25 |
Taiwan: TotalEnergies and partners inaugurate 640 MW Yunlin Wind Farm in Taiwan TotalEnergies and its partners announced the successful inauguration of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which is now fully operational and generating renewable electricity at its planned capacity of 640 MW. |
| 18 Feb 25 |
Taiwan: Ørsted starts offshore construction of 920 MW offshore wind farms in Taiwan Ørsted has commenced the offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The landmark project will deliver 920 MW of clean energy, which significantly contributes to Taiwan’s energy transition goal. |
| 14 Jan 25 |
Taiwan: Van Oord awarded cable contract in Taiwan Van Oord has been contracted by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to install inter-array cables for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm is located approx. 35 kms off the coast of Taichung in central Taiwan. |
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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
