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Taiwan-U.S. Quarterly Analysis

A shop attendant touches a lamp at a shopping mall in Taipei (REUTERS/Pichi Chuang).

Opinion

Taiwan’s Severe Energy Security Challenges

September 2013, Huei-Chu Liao and Sih Ting Jhou

With almost no energy endowment but an energy-intensive economy, Taiwan’s energy security challenges are numerous and may be approaching a crisis point. Liao Huei-Chu and Jhou Sih Ting illustrate Taiwan’s energy security challenges, describe trends in Taiwan’s energy usage and supply, and assess policy solutions put forth by the Taiwanese government.

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The Taiwan-U.S. Quarterly Analysis series features in-depth analysis of important issues in Taiwan and the Taiwan-U.S. relationship by leading experts in both countries. The series is published online by the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS). Each year it focuses on a broad topic in Taiwan-U.S. relations, including security, trade and economics, and politics.