Taiwan will not build any more coal-fired power plants following a referendum over the weekend that saw 76% of voters oppose the expansion of coal capacity. The result confirms that gas and renewables are the only sources of energy that will see significant expansion in Taiwan to 2025.
The government had previously planned to construct around 1 GW of new coal-fired power capacity by 2025 to help counteract the phase-out of 5 GW of nuclear power. The government is now likely to build...
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