When the Taiwanese government decided to yield to public protest to stop nuclear power generation, it gave itself until 2025 to find a way to boost the combined share of wind and solar power to 20% and effectively offset the loss of nuclear power. But thermal energy just might end up filling the void following Taiwan's planned nuclear phase-out. Tim Ferry, associate editor at American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan, reckons the loss of four out of Taiwan's six nuclear reactors - which were stopped and not restarted due to heavy opposition - would leave a 9% hole in the country's total power generation.
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