Premier Lin Chuan has called on universities to join in the government’s efforts to cut energy use. He was speaking at the Legislature Thursday, where he was giving a policy report on saving energy.
Lin said that as Taiwan’s nuclear plants gradually shut down, the government must push for more green energy and limit power usage. Lin also said that Taiwan must develop its own intelligent energy network with different prices for electricity at different times in order to cut power use during peak demand hours.
Both Lin and Vice-Economics Minister Shen Jong-chin have said that universities need to cut energy use, especially during the summer. Lin has asked the education ministry to set specific energy saving goals for universities.