Taipower: Power outage accidents reduced by 70% in 10 years!Emergency repairs following natural disasters are still subject to political maneuvering, calling it unfair

Taipower General Manager Wang Yaoting resigned. Executive President Chen Jianren, Economic Minister Wang Meihua, and Taipower Acting Chairman Tsang Wen-sheng expressed their condolences. Taipower internal officials were not spared from the misunderstanding and pressure. Yesterday, they issued news twice, emphasizing that regardless of the number of people caused by the Hualien 0403 earthquake, When a power plant unit is damaged, or when a distribution line accident causes a power outage in a small area, Taipower immediately dispatches personnel to repair it. All colleagues work hard to maintain stable power supply. It is unfair to Taipower to use natural disasters and accidental power outages as material for political manipulation. .

Taipower stated that an earthquake of magnitude 7 or above occurred in Hualien in 0403. There was no large-scale power outage in Taiwan. However, the strong earthquake caused damage to the generator equipment, affecting more than 370,000 users that day. Subsequent aftershocks further aggravated internal damage to the units and difficulties in repair. Taiwan Electric Power Company mobilized more than 6,500 people to make emergency repairs. Within 4 hours after the earthquake, more than 95% of households without power had been restored, and the power restoration rate reached 99.7% within 12 hours. Taipower people are on the front lines working hard to restore power supply in the earthquake-stricken areas, and their efforts should not be wiped out.

Taipower stated that a small number of units were seriously damaged and affected by aftershocks, and took a long time to repair. As a result, the power supply was relatively tight on the evening of April 15. Faced with the challenges brought by natural disasters, Taipower colleagues immediately invested in emergency repairs of the units. He even took a helicopter to support the Hualien Private Heping Power Plant. At the same time, dispatch colleagues also flexibly used various resources to ensure stable power supply.

As for regional equipment failures, that is, power outages in the power distribution system, Taipower analyzed that they have continued to decrease from 21,019 in 2012 to 6,133 in 2023, a decrease of 70% in ten years. If compared with 8,140 in 2022, The decline also reached nearly 25%, which was also the largest improvement in ten years.

Taipower emphasized that from January to March this year (113) as an example, a total of 1,224 power distribution accidents occurred in Taiwan, compared with 2,938 in the same period 10 years ago (103), a decrease of nearly 60%. Taipower understands Every accidental power outage will cause inconvenience to the public, but we also hope that the society will recognize the efforts of colleagues in repairing and reducing the number of accidents.

Taipower explained that the power distribution system alone includes 430,000 kilometers of lines, more than a million transformers, power switches, and tens of millions of insulation barriers. When a piece of equipment encounters natural disasters or external failures of the equipment itself, it may Cause feeder tripping and small-scale power outage. Open-air wires will be affected by animals, and underground cable faults will require more time to repair because the road has to be dug up. However, Taipower people are on the front line to make emergency repairs.

Taipower reiterates that Taipower colleagues are making every effort to repair earthquake-damaged units and use various means to dispatch power resources to prevent earthquakes from affecting power supply and causing large-scale blackouts. The challenges brought by natural disasters and the efforts of colleagues should not be distorted by politics into power shortages and regional power shortages. The frequent power outages have nothing to do with lack of power.

Taipower once again emphasizes that electricity belongs to all citizens and everyone must use it. Discussions about electricity should be based on facts and rationality, rather than distortion and political manipulation. Otherwise, it will not contribute to the stability of power supply and will be unfair to Taipower colleagues. Please also When everyone sees Taipower colleagues going deep into the hardest-hit areas and making emergency repairs among the ruins, they not only continue to push Taipower forward, but also give Taipower people some justice for their hard work.

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