The Taiwan authorities raised the price of electricity during the period of "price-based quantity" public opinion criticized "treating the symptoms but not the root cause"

　　China News Agency, Taipei, June 28. The Taiwanese authorities' economic affairs department announced on the 27th a plan to increase electricity prices, with an average increase of 8.4% since July, triggering a strong rebound in the island's society.

There are public opinions that the authorities expect to increase electricity prices to limit electricity consumption, but fail to reflect on their energy policy is the reason for the lack of electricity.

　　According to the United News Network, according to the government's price increase plan, although small businesses and commercial users of low-voltage electricity are "frozen up" in an all-round way, the electricity consumption of hotels is not included in this list, which makes the industry complain a lot.

Xiao Jingtian, chairman of the Taiwan Tourism Hotel and Hotel Business Association, said that electricity prices account for a large proportion of the hotel industry's expenditure.

　　Xiao Jingtian bluntly stated that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the tourism and lodging industry is like a "miserable business". With the domestic tourism revitalization plan in mid-July, it is clear that the hotel industry has to accept "subsidies", but now the electricity price is going to increase. There is a problem with the way the authorities deal with it.

　　According to Zhongshi News, three MRT companies in Taipei, Taoyuan, and Kaohsiung also said that the epidemic had already led to bleak revenue, and the increase in electricity bills exceeded expectations, and the companies considered raising fares.

However, Taipower responded that in view of Taipower's own financial capacity, it would not increase the discount.

　　"China Times" published an editorial on the 28th that the increase in electricity prices at this time "is not the right time".

The article pointed out that inflation is now on the rise and prices are soaring. In particular, industries related to people's livelihood have almost all gone through a round, and many people are constraining their food and clothing to cope with the dilemma of declining purchasing power.

Electricity prices have risen sharply by more than 8%, which will eventually be reflected in prices, and people will have to bear greater living pressures.

　　The Taiwan authorities claimed that one of the reasons for the rise in electricity prices was that "Taipower's power generation and purchase costs were overburdened, resulting in serious losses."

In this regard, the "United Daily News" commented on the 28th that Taipower suffered serious losses in the past three years.

The main reason is that the cost of natural gas, which has increased the most in Taiwan's power generation in the past three years, is also the highest.

　　The article pointed out that carbon reduction is a global trend, and all economies are increasing the proportion of gas-fired power generation.

In the case of an imbalance between supply and demand, the price of natural gas will have an upward trend.

This is by no means short-term pressure for Taipower, whose natural gas purchase cost accounts for more than 45% of its total power generation cost.

Then why has Taiwan increased so many gas-fired power generation in recent years, so that the electricity price has to be greatly increased?

The answer is due to the "2025 non-nuclear homeland" policy pushed forward by the Taiwan authorities.

　　Zeng Zhichao, deputy secretary-general of the Taiwan-China Economic and Financial Association, also believes that the current energy crisis is unfolding in Taiwan, which has doubled the pressure on the Taiwanese authorities who have repeatedly claimed that "the power supply is stable and there is no shortage of electricity". , to reduce the risk of power outages.

This is simply hiding the ear and stealing the bell, treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

Those in power should earnestly review the power policy, adjust the power structure, and maintain the power transmission and distribution system.

Otherwise, enterprises will not be able to endure the unstable energy supply and leave one after another.

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