According to reports from domestic media, electricity prices are set to increase again this April! It is currently expected that the average price of industrial electricity will rise by 10%, with major electricity consumers, such as semiconductor companies, facing increases of up to 30%. To improve the financial difficulties caused by years of losses at Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), the Ministry of Economic Affairs has decided to raise electricity prices once again, aiming to achieve a break-even point this year and prevent further accumulation of losses. Unlike previous electricity price hikes, which mainly targeted large consumers, this time even small households with electricity usage below 330 kWh will be affected. As a result, the inevitable increase in industrial electricity costs will lead to greater financial impacts.
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Reference news links:
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Central News Agency: Director-General of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Zhu Ze-min, reveals electricity price increases will be targeted at different groups, with higher increases for export industries.
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Central News Agency: Electricity price hike in April is imminent; semiconductor and other major consumers, with over 5 billion kWh, will face the biggest increases.
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Commercial Times: Super-large electricity consumers will face up to a 30% price hike.
