Solar power in Taiwan


Solar power contributes 15.29 TWh of generation to the Taiwanese grid, accounting for 5.2% of total electric power generation as of 2024. Taiwan has 14.28 GW of installed capacity.Taiwan's goal, in the net-zero roadmap of the country's National Development Council, is to construct 20 GW by 2025 and 40-80 GW by 2050.

History

There is strong solar energy potential in the entire country. Research published in 2022 noted that Taipei has the weakest solar irradiance, but there is still substantial benefit to rooftop solar, especially in the pursuit of an ambitious net-zero goal.
In 2012, the Million Rooftop Photo Voltaic and Thousand Wind Turbines programs were initiated. In 2014, the Rising Green Energy Industry Program was also initiated.

Statistics

Taiwan's installed solar power capacity and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:
YearCapacity
Generation
20000.10.12
20010.20.26
20020.30.34
20030.40.46
20040.50.58
20051.00.96
20061.41.45
20072.42.18
20085.54.47
20099.59.11
201034.521.72
2011129.961.62
2012231.2159.87
2013409.9321.09
2014635.9528.76
2015884.2850.26
20161245.01109.00
20171767.71667.45
20182738.12712.03
20194149.54015.94
20205817.26074.67
20217700.27970.19
20229723.710675.32
202312417.612909.73
202414281.115295.93