High temperatures are approaching! The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are being burnt out again by the "electricity shortage exam". The Democratic Progressive Party | people | high temperatures

"The street lights are not on, fortunately the traffic lights are still on." "I took a shower halfway, but fortunately I didn't apply any shower gel." "It's too hot inside, fortunately I can still eat outside."

You're not mistaken, this is the daily routine of Taiwanese people during summer power outages.

Since May, there have been more than ten power outages of all sizes on the island. Tan Zhu casually checked and found that on the noon of May 29th, about 1400 households in Taichung East District experienced a sudden power outage, and nearby large shopping malls were not spared. A large number of people were forced to eat in the dark and accept summer "grilling" questions

On May 29th, a shopping center in Taichung suddenly experienced a power outage

And this is not yet the hottest time in Taiwan.

According to the electricity supply and demand report released by Taiwan's economic department, it is predicted that Taiwan will face the largest power shortage crisis in 2023. As the temperature rises, the situation of power shortage on the island will become even more severe.

Every time Tan sees the various aspects of life caused by the lack of electricity on the island, he has a big question mark in his heart. Why has the lack of electricity become a mandatory test for the Democratic Progressive Party authorities every summer, and he has passed the test every year and every year?

Break away from reality and shout slogans

Jump the vote upon receiving it

Tan's investigation found that, in fact, Taiwan was not short of electricity. It was the DPP's election of self-interest that made Taiwan lack of electricity.

In 2011, due to the impact of an earthquake, a nuclear accident occurred in Fukushima, Japan. The Democratic Progressive Party, which excels in elections, keenly perceives this as a "godsend opportunity" to undermine its political rival, the Kuomintang's nuclear power policy.

In the 2015 election year, the Democratic Progressive Party incited a large-scale "anti nuclear" march, using the nuclear leak incident to intimidate the public and shouting the flashy "heartwarming" slogan - "Power with Love". The Democratic Progressive Party disregards the important position of nuclear power in Taiwan's power supply system and, without any scientific justification, proposes a "2025 non nuclear home" energy transformation policy. It aims to completely abolish nuclear power by 2025 and increase the proportion of renewable energy generation to 20% to fill the power gap.

The Democratic Progressive Party proposes the "2025 Non Nuclear Homeland" plan

Through this wave of anti nuclear tactics, the Democratic Progressive Party achieved its goal and successfully won the votes.

After the Democratic Progressive Party came to power, it only shut down most of the nuclear power plants on the island, but its promised renewable energy construction could not keep up with the progress at all. A think tank expert who has been engaged in energy research for a long time told Tan Zhu that the energy transition policy advocated by the Democratic Progressive Party is actually a "pie painting" that deviates from reality.

Tan found from the data released by the DPP authorities that as of the end of last year, renewable energy accounted for only 8.3 percent of Taiwan's total power generation, and even half of the target was not reached. Taiwan's economic department recently admitted that renewable energy will not account for 20% of power generation in 2025, and "2025 non-nuclear homeland" is determined to skip the ticket.

In order to understand the firsthand feelings of the Taiwanese people, Tan Zhu found friends on the island. A friend complained that the Democratic Progressive Party's "anti nuclear god" is actually the "election god", and if they cheat votes, they ignore it, causing the people on the island to suffer greatly in the days of "electricity shortage and heat".

Unable to make up for the "electric hole"

Strange moves show incompetence

The "five blackouts" in Taiwan since 2017 have made people on the island have no hope for stable power supply this summer.

According to a survey conducted on the island, 94.8% of respondents have "no confidence" or "not very confident" in the stability of summer power supply. In a recent random street interview conducted by local media, some people reluctantly suggested, "Let's keep Pikachu for power generation!"

△ People's "suggestions" and "raising Pikachu for power generation"

What makes the people on the island even more angry is that electricity is not guaranteed and electricity prices continue to rise repeatedly. In July last year and April this year, Taiwan Power Company has raised electricity prices twice, with an average cumulative increase of nearly 20%.

Faced with the raging anger of the public under the scorching heat, the solution of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities is ironic.

According to relevant reports from local media, Tan found that despite frequent power outages, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities still adhere to the principle of "abandoning nuclear power without wavering" and have also introduced some bizarre measures to address the symptoms but not the root cause, such as "questioning the people".

For example, Taipower proposed allowing large electricity companies to "generate electricity on their own" during weekends.

The Taiwan economic department has recently introduced a "temperature limit order", requiring that the air conditioning temperature in restaurants, food streets and other places cannot be too low, otherwise a fine of NT $20000 to NT $100000 will be imposed. Some people satirize that this is the strictest temperature restriction in history, and the fine standard is even heavier than driving and causing casualties.

Liang Wenjie, deputy chairman of the Taiwan Mainland Affairs Commission, once put forward the "high opinion" of "human flesh power generation", claiming: "If every machine in the gym can be connected to a generator, and the kinetic energy of the human body is used to generate electricity, the gymnasiums in Taiwan The sum may be worth a power plant!"

According to comments from local media, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have done everything possible to cope with the power shortage crisis, using every means possible, but they have "worked" in the wrong direction. They know that their proposed energy policy is problematic, but without policy correction or feasible solutions, they are truly incompetent.

Insufficient power supply buries future troubles

Harm to economic stagnation and development

The lack of electricity not only causes enough suffering for the people on the island, but also constrains and impacts Taiwanese enterprises, and may even drag down Taiwan's overall economic development.

What kind of harm will long-term insufficient power supply cause to Taiwan's economy and development? A think tank expert engaged in energy research took the semiconductor industry, the economic pillar of the island, as an example to answer Tan Zhu's question: wafer manufacturing factories need to produce continuously 24 hours a day, and a sudden power outage accident caused very heavy losses. According to relevant statistics, if TSMC loses power for an hour, it may lose approximately NT $9 billion in revenue.

△ TSMC outdoor view

At the TSMC shareholder meeting held on June 6th, TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin responded to inquiries from many minority shareholders about concerns about power shortages. If there is a power shortage, the authorities will require TSMC to start diesel generators, but this can only temporarily deal with a 10% to 20% power shortage situation.

Island media recently published an editorial stating that "due to a wrong policy by the authorities, companies not only have to endure the risks of electricity price hikes and power shortages, but also have to pay more carbon fees and taxes, which is unacceptable to anyone.".

This shows that the lack of electricity has undermined the confidence of foreign investment in Taiwan and directly affected the later development of Taiwan's economy.

Street view in Taiwan after power outage

At this point, Mr. Tan really wants to persuade some people on the island to look up at the scenery on this side of the strait. In recent years, the mainland has built the world's largest clean power generation system, with multiple green and low-carbon energy indicators such as hydropower, wind power, photovoltaics, and under construction nuclear power installed capacity ranking first in the world. The diversified development of power construction in mainland China has enabled thousands of households to use environmentally friendly and affordable electricity, making it a reliable "top student". Experts from energy research think tanks on the island suggest that the DPP authorities simply copy mainland operations.

On December 20, 2022, all units of the Baihetan Hydropower Station in mainland China were put into operation for power generation.

△ Pingtan Coastal Wind Turbine Group in Fujian

Faced with the upcoming "high temperature and power shortage exam", the DPP authorities are destined to fail the exam. The hypocritical "power generation with love" and idle energy policies once again prove that "the DPP's mouth is a deceitful ghost", and once again make the people on the island see the speculative nature of the DPP authorities only for election interests and disregarding people's well-being.

For over seven years, the DPP authorities have failed almost every economic and livelihood exam. Tan Zhu believes that the people on the island who have suffered a lot will no longer be deceived by the Democratic Progressive Party's slogan of "beautiful" to deceive votes, and will not let this hopeless "poor student" continue to deceive them.