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Article 1
For purposes of encouraging renewable energy use, promoting energy diversification, improving
energy structure, reducing emission of greenhouse gases, improving environmental quality, assisting
relevant industries, and enhancing sustainable development of the country, this Act is specially
formulated.
Article 2
The competent authorities referred to in this Act are as follows: the Ministry of Economic Affairs at
the central level, the municipal governments at the municipal level, and the county (city)
governments at the county (city) level.
Article 3
Definitions of terms used in the Act:
1.Renewable energy: This refers to solar, biomass, geothermal, ocean, and wind energy, non-
pumped storage hydroelectric power, energy generated by the direct use or treatment of domestic
general waste and general industrial waste, and other energy approved for sustainable use by the
central competent authority.
2.Biomass energy: This refers to energy generated from the direct use or treatment of agricultural
and forestry plants, marsh gas, and domestic organic waste.
3.Geothermal energy: This refers to energy derived from soil, rock, steam, or hot springs beneath
the earth’s surface.
4.Ocean energy: This refers to energy generated from ocean thermal gradients, waves, currents,
tides, salinity gradients, or other marine sources.
5.Wind power system: This refers to the generation of electricity by converting wind energy into
electrical energy.
6.Offshore wind power system: This refers to the generation of electricity by converting wind
energy into electrical energy, using facilities installed in offshore waters beyond the low-tide line.
7.Small hydropower: This refers to a power generation method that converts non-pumped storage
hydroelectricity by using the original water volume and drop difference of waterways, ditches,
pipelines, or other hydraulic structures for purposes other than hydraulic water use, by directly
installing or setting up bypass waterways, with an installed capacity of less than 20,000 kilowatts.
8.Hydrogen energy: This refers to energy generated from hydrogen produced from water
decomposition, bacteria or algae decomposition or fermentation, or other sources of renewable
energies for the purpose of energy use.
9.Fuel cell: This refers to a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy through an
electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.
10.Heat utilisation of renewable energy: This refers to the utilisation of renewable energy in the
form of heat or fuel instead of power generation.
11.Renewable energy power generation equipment: This refers to renewable energy power
generation equipment ratified by the central competent authority pursuant to regulations under
Paragraph 4, Article 4. It excludes equipment that generates power by burning waste directly and
non-small hydropower equipment.
12.Avoided cost: This refers to the average annual cost to an electricity enterprise for self-generating
or purchasing non- renewable energy power from other suppliers.
13.Renewable energy certificates (RECs): This term refers to a certificate issued after the issuing
authority conducts a verification of renewable energy power generation equipment and their
capacity.
14.Energy Storage equipment: This refers to equipment for storing power and stabilising power
systems, including storage units, power conversion equipment, and power management systems.
The low-tide line of offshore wind power systems prescribed in Subparagraph 6 of the preceding
paragraph shall be announced by the central competent authority.
Article 4
The central competent authority shall consider the domestic climate, energy demand characteristics,
economic benefits, technological development, and other factors of different renewable energies
upon promoting the installation of renewable energy power generation equipment.
Renewable energy power generation equipment with an installed capacity of 2,000 kilowatts or
more shall be approved by the centralcompetent authority; those with an installed capacity of less
than 2,000 kilowatts shall be approved by the municipal or county (city) competent authority.
Renewable energy power generation equipment approved by the central competent authority
according to the regulations prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be subject to the provisions
of this Act regarding grid connection and wholesale purchasing. The categories of energy, installed
capacity, approval procedure, and other relevant matters for renewable energy power generation
equipment mentioned in the preceding paragraphs shall be stipulated by the central competent
authority.
Electricity enterprises may install self-use renewable energy power generation equipment with an
installed capacity of less than 2,000 kilowatts in accordance with the regulations prescribed in the
preceding paragraph.
Article 5
Self-use renewable energy power generation equipment with an installed capacity of less than 500
kilowatts shall not be subject to the regulations governing the placement of a directorial engineer
prescribed in Article 71 of the Electricity Act.
Regarding renewable energy power generation equipment, unless otherwise stipulated in the
preceding paragraph, Articles 4, 8, 9, and 14, the application for installation, constructions,
operation, supervision, registration, and management are subject to the relevant provisions under the
Electricity Act.
The aforesaid constructions include design, supervision, installation, operation, renovation,
inspection, and maintenance.
Article 6
The central competent authority may consider the development potential of renewable energy and
its impact on the domestic economy and stable power supply in order to set the promotion
objectives for renewable energy and the percentage of each category and formulate and announce
development plans and initiatives for the next two years and by 2025. Meanwhile, the promotion
objectives for the total amount of electricity generated with renewable energy power generation
equipment by 2025 are set to be more than 27,000,000 kilowatts.
The municipal and county (city) governments shall assist in evaluating the development potential
for the relevant renewable energy in their areas pursuant to the aforesaid plans and objectives.
The central competent authority shall review the categories of renewable energy prescribed in
Paragraph 1 in terms of the economic benefits, technological development, and relevant factors of
each type of renewable energy.
The promotion objectives and schedule for the heat utilisation of renewable energy shall be
stipulated by the central competent authority depending on the economic benefits, technological
developments, and relevant factors.
Article 7
The central competent authority should establish a renewable energy development fund in order to
develop renewable energy. The sources of income of the aforesaid fund are as follows:
1.Fees paid by electricity retailers based on a certain percentage of their sales amount of electricity
generated from non - renewable energy;
2.Fees paid by entities that install self-use power generation equipment that uses non-renewable
energy, based on a certain percentage of the amount of electricity generated for self-use;
3.The budget allocated by the government through the budget processes; and
4.Other related income.
Regulations governing the collection method, procedure, deadline, set percentage and installed
capacity, and other relevant matters regarding the fund shall be prescribed by the central competent
authority.
The aforesaid fund in Paragraph 1 shall be used for the following purposes:
1.To subsidise renewable energy equipment;
2.To conduct resource inventories, subsidise demonstration cases, promote the use of renewable
energy, and assist in setting up certification institutions;
3.To subsidise the research and development of renewable energy power generation and storage;
4.To fund and subsidise the approval and verification of renewable energy power generation
equipment in relation to this Act.
5.For other purposes related to the development of renewable energy approved by the central
competent authority.
The renewable energy development fund shall prioritize subsidising renewable energy power
generation equipment installed in indigenous areas.
The fees paid by electricity retailers to the fund pursuant to Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 2 shall be
in line with the formulae that calculate the rates of electricity prescribed in Paragraph 1 of Article 49
of the Electricity Act.
Article 8
When an operator of renewable energy power generation equipment requests for connection to the
power grid, the electricity transmission and distribution enterprise shall collaborate with the
operator under Articles 8 and 18 of the Electricity Act. The technical regulations on parallel
connection to the power grid shall be drafted by electricity transmission and distribution enterprises
and shall be submitted to the central competent authority for approval.
In the case of a grid connection in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the associated costs of
strengthening the power grid beyond the existing networks may be shared between the electricity
transmission and distribution enterprises, and the cost-sharing mechanism shall be drafted by the
electricity transmission and distribution enterprises and submitted to the central competent authority
for approval. If necessary, the central competent authority may invite relevant government agencies,
scholars, experts, and organisations to form a committee to review the cost-sharing mechanism.
When the installed capacity of renewable-energy-based electricity generating enterprises and the
installed self-use renewable energy power generation equipment is less than 2,000 kilowatts, the
installers may independently or jointly set up transformer equipment, install networks, and connect
to the power grid. The rights and obligations of jointly setting up the equipment shall be decided
through negotiation between the installers. In case of any disputes, the regulations prescribed in
Article 19 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
The installer of the renewable energy power generation equipment shall install and maintain the
circuits connecting the renewable energy power generation equipment and power grid. If necessary,
the electricity transmission and distribution enterprises with which the power generation equipment
is interconnected shall provide necessary assistance; the installers of the renewable energy power
generation equipment shall bear the costs incurred.
Article 9
The central competent authority shall convene a committee comprising relevant government
agencies, scholars, experts, and organisations to determine the wholesale purchase rates and
calculation formulas for electricity generated by renewable energy power generation equipment. If
necessary, hearings may be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act prior the
announcement of the said rate and formula, and the aforementioned wholesale purchase rate and
calculation formula shall be reviewed or amended annually in consideration of the technical
advancements in power generation, cost changes, goal achievement, and other related factors for
each type of renewable energy. The rate calculation formula in the preceding paragraph shall be
stipulated by the central competent authority based on an integrated consideration of the average
installation cost, service life, operation and maintenance fees, annual electricity generation capacity,
fisheries compensation, electricity development assistance fund, maintenance and decommissioning
costs, remote sites, and related factors for each type of renewable energy power generation
equipment in accordance with each type of renewable energy.
When renewable energy power generation equipment is installed in indigenous areas, the weighted
wholesale purchase rates shall be taken into integrated consideration. The electricity generated by
renewable energy power generation equipment shall be purchased by the electricity retailing utility
enterprise at wholesale, except for in the cases of direct supply, wheeling, private use, and reselling
to the renewable-energy-based electricity retail enterprises as prescribed under the Electricity Act.
When the electricity retailing utility enterprise purchases electricity generated from renewable
energy at wholesale in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the enterprise shall sign a contract
with the installers of the renewable energy power generation equipment, and the contract shall be
submitted to the central competent authority for future reference.
From the date this Act is promulgated and enforced, the electricity generated by an installer of
renewable energy power generation equipment will be purchased at the wholesale purchase rate
announced by the central competent authority, as prescribed in Paragraph 1, when the installers sign
a contract with the electricity retailing utility enterprise according to the regulations prescribed in
the preceding paragraph.
When the electricity generated from renewable energy for direct supply or wheeling according to
the Electricity Act is sold at wholesale according to this Act, or when surplus electricity is sold at
wholesale according to this Act, the electricity rate announced at the time the renewable energy
power generation equipment became operational shall be applicable.
If an operator has signed an electricity purchase and sale contract with an electricity enterprise
before the promulgation and implementation of this Act, the electricity generated by its renewable
energy power generation equipment can be purchased at wholesale at the original rate.
Renewable energy power generation equipment fulfilling any of the following criteria/conditions
shall be purchased at wholesale either at the avoided cost or the rate referred to in Paragraph 1, at
the comparably lower rate:
1.Prior to the promulgation and enforcement of this Act, the enterprises that are already in operation
and have not entered into electricity purchase and sale contracts with electricity enterprises.
2.Enterprises in operation for over twenty (20) years.
3.Enterprises that install such equipment after the nationwide gross installed capacity of renewable
energy power generation equipment has reached the total target amount of electricity generated by
renewable energy power generation equipment set forth in Paragraph 1 of Article 6.
The avoided cost in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated by the electricity retailing utility
enterprise and submitted to the central competent authority for approval.
Article 10
The cost to electricity transmission and distribution enterprises of bolstering the power grid,
pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 8, and the cost to the electricity retailing utility enterprise of
purchasing electricity generated from renewable energy at wholesale, pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the
preceding article, shall be in line with the calculation formula of the electricity rate and other rates
prescribed by the central competent authority according to Paragraph 1 of Article 49 of The
Electricity Act.
Article 11
For renewable energy power equipment and energy storage equipment with development potential,
in the preliminary stage of technical development, the central competent authority may provide a
relevant encouraging reward within a certain period for the purpose of demonstration.
For cooperatives, civil power plants jointly established by the public of a community, or renewable
energy power generation and energy storage equipment installed in indigenous areas, the central
competent authority may provide a relevant reward within a certain period for the purpose of
demonstration.
Regulations governing the aforesaid reward for demonstration shall be prescribed by the central
competent authority.
Article 12
In the event of the new construction, expansion, or reconstruction of a public construction or public
buildings by government agencies (institutions), public schools, or state-run enterprises, the
construction conditions in compliance with the terms of renewable energy installation shall install
renewable energy power generation equipment.
The construction conditions in compliance with the terms of renewable energy installation outlined
in the preceding paragraph will be stipulated by the central competent authority in consultation with
the central authority concerning such matters.
When the chartered capacity on electricity consumption agreements signed by the user of electricity
exceeds a certain capacity,the user shall install on their own or provide space to install renewable
energy power generation and storage equipment with certain installed capacity or purchase a certain
amount of electricity generated from renewable energy and a certificate. If the user fails to take
actions according to the aforesaid regulations, the user shall pay monetary substitution to the
competent authority for the purpose of the development of renewable energy.
The aforesaid chartered capacity, set installed capacity, set amount, categories of the installed
renewable energy power generation equipment, categories of storage equipment, payment of
monetary substitution, and calculation formula, schedule, and other relevant matters shall be
stipulated by the central competent authority.
To align with the characteristics and planning of the local development, the local governments may
prescribe and implement stricter autonomous laws and regulations within their jurisdiction than the
aforesaid regulations.
Article 12-1
New buildings or additional or rebuilt constructions for existing buildings shall install solar
photovoltaic power generation equipment of a certain installation capacity or more, unless there are
insufficient light-receiving conditions or other exempt circumstances. The standards for the building
range, set scale, set installation capacity and its calculation method, light-receiving conditions,
exemptions, and other related matters in the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the central
competent authority of construction in conjunction with the central competent authority.
Article 13
The central competent authority may consider reasonable costs and profits for the followingheat
utilisation of renewable energy and shall prescribe regulations on subsidies and rewards for heat
utilisation according to the effectiveness of their energy contribution:
1.Heat utilisation of solar energy
2.Biomass fuel.
3.General waste or industrial waste converted into fuel after processing.
4.Other renewable energy heat utilisation technologies with development potential. For the heat
utilisation covered in the previous paragraph, such subsidy expenses for the substituted portions of
petroleum energy may be financed by the Petroleum Fund under the Petroleum Administration Act.
Reward expenses for the exploitation of fallow land or idle land for agriculture, forestry, or animal
husbandry to plant energy crops for producing biomass fuel shall be financed by the Agricultural
Development Fund. Regulations governing such reward eligibility, conditions, and subsidy methods,
and schedule shall be prescribed by the central competent authority in conjunction with the Ministry
of Agriculture.
Article 14
For renewable energy power generation equipment that exceeds the installed capacity set by the
central competent authority, Articles 38– 44 of the Electricity Act shall apply mutatis mutandis for
the rights acquisition, usage procedures, and handling of the land required by such renewable energy
power generation equipment and power supply lines.
For the installation of renewable energy power generation equipment on land owned by indigenous
people or by an indigenous tribe and on the public land in a certain range of neighbouring area,
Article 21 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Law shall apply to the land and area.
The term and procedures for renewable energy power generation equipment and power supply lines
to lease required public land shall be longer than the effective duration of the electricity enterprise
license, without subjection to Article 43 of the National Property Act, the Forestry Act, Article 25 of
the Land Act, and limits regarding the term of lease and procedures prescribed by local public
property administration regulations.
Article 15
For the use or acquisition of land for renewable energy power generation equipment and the
relevant facilities for its power transmission and transformation, the provisions relating to public
utilities or public facilities under the Urban Planning Law, Regional Plan Act, and related laws and
regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis.
National property provided for installing renewable energy power generation equipment may
appropriate a certain percentage of revenue to pay the local municipal government or county (city)
government without subjection to the limits prescribed in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the National
Property Act. The range, set percentage, procedures for payment, and regulations governing the use
shall be stipulated by the central authority concerning such matters.
Renewable energy power generation equipment and the relevant facilities for its power transmission
and transformation installed in coastal zones shall be included in the coastal management plan; the
proviso in Paragraph 1 of Article 31 of the Coastal Zone Management Act shall apply mutatis
mutandis.
In the event of leasing national or public forest due to land use required by renewable energy power
generation equipment and the relevant facilities for its power transmission and transformation, the
provisions relating to public utilities or public facilities under Article 8 of the Forestry Act shall
apply mutatis mutandis.
For land dedicated to renewable energy power generation equipment and the relevant facilities for
its power transmission and transformation that is situated in fishing port areas, the provisions under
Article 14 of the Fishing Port Act relating to general facilities of the fishing port shall apply mutatis
mutandis.
Article 15-1
Where there is a need for geothermal exploration in order to install geothermal power generation
equipment, an application for the exploration permit shall be submitted to the central competent
authority.
The central competent authority shall review the application mentioned in the preceding paragraph
in conjunction with the municipal and county (city) competent authorities. The exploration permit is
valid for two years. An extension may be applied for to the central competent authority two months
before the expiry date for justifiable reasons; the extension application shall be limited to two times.
In cases in which the review is approved, each extension period shall not exceed one year.
This article governing the qualifications, application procedures, required documents, review items,
revocation of permits, and other related matters with exploration permits shall be prescribed by the
central competent authority.
Article 15-2
Where there is a need for geothermal development in order to install geothermal power generation
equipment, an application for a geothermal energy development permit shall be submitted to the
central competent authority.
The central competent authority shall review the application mentioned in the preceding paragraph
in conjunction with the municipal and county (city) competent authorities. The central competent
authority shall prioritise the review for geothermal energy exploration permit holders who submit
exploration data in accordance with Article 15-4, Paragraph 1, before the expiration of the permit,
and apply for geothermal development at the exploration site.
Applicants shall propose the installation of geothermal power generation equipment and the plan for
tail water reinjection into the formation after power generation reaches more than 90% of the
consumption. If the reinjection ratio could not be achieved because of the geological conditions,
ecological environment, or other factors of the site, the applicant shall submit documentary evidence
and reports to the central competent authority for its consent and approval.
If the development site mentioned in the application referred to in Paragraph 1 is located in the hot
spring area, the applicant must submit the impact analysis document for the development of the hot
spring industry, which should include the impact analysis of geothermal energy development on the
hot spring industry and corresponding measures.
The validity period of a geothermal energy development permit is five years. An extension may be
applied for to the central competent authority two months before the expiry date for justifiable
reasons. If the extension application is approved after examination, the extension period shall not
exceed one year each time.
This article governing the qualifications, application procedures, required documents, review items,
revocation of permits, and other related matters with development permits shall be prescribed by the
central competent authority.
Article 15-3
Geothermal energy development permit holders whose planned geothermal power generation
equipment utilises the energy of hot springs below the surface of the earth shall apply to the water
resources authority for registration of water rights in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Water Act before the geothermal power generation equipment is put into operation.
The water rights mentioned in the preceding paragraph are limited to 20 years, and the installer of
the geothermal power generation equipment may apply for an extension in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the Water Act before the expiration of the period. Geothermal energy
development permit holders shall obtain a renewable-energy-based electricity generating enterprises
license, a self- use power generation equipment registration certificate, or a renewable energy power
generation equipment registration document in accordance with the Electricity Act or this Act and
its relevant regulations within the validity period of the geothermal energy development permit.
In case the renewable-energy-based electricity generating enterprises license, self-use power
generation equipment registration certificate,or renewable energy power generation equipment
registration document of the geothermal power generation equipment installer is revoked, abolished,
cancelled, or invalidated by the competent authority because of other reasons, the registration of
water rights will lose its validity.
The tail water reinjection into the formation after power generation shall reach more than 90% of
the consumption. This restriction shall not apply to those approved by the central competent
authority in accordance with the proviso of Paragraph 4 of Article 15-2. The installer of the
geothermal power generation equipment mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall install a
measuring device that complies with the format specified by the central competent authority to
record the amount of water used for power generation, the amount of tail water reinjection, and
other necessary matters on a daily basis, and send the data to the central competent authority and the
municipal and county (city) water resources authorities on a quarterly basis for future reference.
Article 15-4
Geothermal energy exploration or development permit holders shall provide data on geothermal
energy exploration or development in compliance with the designated time period and format
specified by the central competent authority.
Geothermal energy exploration or development with a geothermal energy exploration or
development permit is exclusively used for geothermal power generation equipment. This
requirement shall not apply to those applicants who reported to the central competent authority and
obtained its consent for other purposes.
Geothermal energy exploration or development permit holders shall seal, stuff, dismantle, or
dispose the approved installation structure with appropriate measures designated by the central
competent authority after the permit is revoked, abolished, or invalidated by the central competent
authority for other reasons.
Those who apply for or obtain geothermal energy exploration or development permits in accordance
with this Act are not subject to the restrictions of Articles 5, 7, and 9 of the Hot Spring Act.
Article 15-5
If the scope of the application for a geothermal energy exploration or development permit involves
indigenous land, tribal land, or the public land within a certain range around it, the applicant shall
handle the matter in accordance with Article 21 of The Indigenous Peoples Basic Law before
applying.
Article 16
Where the use of construction or operation machineries, equipment, special means of transport for
construction use, training materials, and such required components imported by corporate legal
persons for the construction or operation of renewable energy power generation equipment is
verified by the central competent authority for said purpose and they are not domestically
manufactured or supplied, import tariffs shall be exempted.
If the devices imported by corporate legal persons mentioned in the preceding paragraph are already
domestically manufactured or supplied, after the central competent authority proves the veracity of
its use, with adequate guarantee, such import tariffs may be paid in instalments after one year,
beginning from the date of completion of the project.
Where the use of renewable energy power generation equipment for self-use imported by natural
persons is verified by the central competent authority for said purpose, and it is not domestically
manufactured or supplied yet, import tariffs shall be exempted. In cases where the imported goods
are exempt from import tariffs or there is payment of such tariffs by instalments per the three
preceding paragraphs, Article 55 of the Customs Act shall apply when a transfer of ownership or a
change in use occurs. Regulations governing tariff exemption or payment in instalments referred to
in Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance in consultation with the relevant
authorities. Regulations governing the application procedures for evidentiary documents and the
range of items and compliance matters for natural persons’ self-use of renewable energy power
generation equipment shall be prescribed by the central competent authority in consultation with the
relevant authorities.
Article 17
Renewable energy power generation and utilisation system related facilities, depending on different
equipment characteristics, are exempt from application for miscellaneous licenses in accordance
with provisions under the Building Act when the installed capacity, height, or square footage is less
than a certain scale.
The standard of installed capacity, height, or square footage of equipment exempt from application
for miscellaneous licenses referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the central
competent authority in conjunction with the central competent authority of building.
Article 18
When necessary, the central competent authority may require installers of renewable energy power
generation equipment to provide operation information of such facilities and send employees or
mandate professional institutions to carry out the inspections, and the aforesaid installers shall not
evade, impede, or refuse such inspection.
Enterprises referred to in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 2 of Article 7 that are equipped with self-use
non-renewable energy power generation equipment exceeding a certain installed capacity shall
compile its business conditions into abbreviated monthly reports and further compile annual reports
within three months after the end of each business year to submit to the central competent authority
for recordation. The central competent authority may request such enterprises to provide
supplementary explanations or send personnel to carry out inspections, and the self-use power
generation equipment installers shall not evade, impede, or refuse such requests or inspections.
Electricity retailing enterprises and electricity transmission and distribution enterprises operating
according to Paragraph 6 of Article 7 and Article 10 shall compile a report containing relevant
information regarding the amount of electricity generated from non-renewable energy, the amount
of electricity generated from renewable energy that they purchase at wholesale, the cost of
purchasing electricity generated from renewable energy, and the cost of bolstering the power grid to
submit to the central competent authority according to the preceding paragraph. The central
competent authority may request such enterprises to provide supplementary explanations or send
personnel to carry out inspections, and the self-use power generation equipment installers shall not
evade, impede, or refuse such requests or inspections.
The inspection methods and report format referred to in the preceding three paragraphsshall be
prescribed by the central competent authority.
Article 19
For disputes that arise between installers of renewable energy power generation equipment and
electricity enterprises, either party shall apply for mediation by the central competent authority prior
to initiating legal action, to which the other party shall not refuse. The central competent authority
shall invite scholars and experts as mediators for the dispute referred to in the preceding paragraph.
A successful mediation shall have the same effect as a settlement in litigation; an unsuccessful
mediation shall seek arbitration or litigation proceedings. Regulations governing the application,
procedures, and relevant matters for mediation referred to in Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prescribed
by the central competent authority.
Article 20
Under any of the following circumstances, the central competent authority shall provide a notice of
improvement within a designated time period; enterprises that fail to improve within the designated
time period shall be imposed with a fine of NT$300,000~NT$1,500,000 and ordered to make
improvements again within a designated time period; enterprises that still fail to improve shall be
continuously penalised per instance:
1.Failure to pay the fund in accordance with subparagraph 1 or 2 of Paragraph 2 of Article 7.
2.Failure to purchase electricity generated from renewable energy equipment at wholesale in
accordance with Paragraph 4 of Article 9.
Article 20-1
The central competent authority shall notify the enterprise to make improvements within a specified
time limit for a geothermal energy exploration or development permit under any of the following
circumstances. Those who fail to improve by the notified deadline will be imposed with a fine of no
less than NT$300,000 but no more than NT$1,500,000 and ordered to make improvements again
within a designated time period. Enterprises that still fail to improve shall be continuously penalised
per instance:
1.Failure to explore geothermal energy in accordance with the content of the geothermalenergy
exploration permit, or failure to develop geothermal energy in accordance with thecontent of the
geothermal energy development permit.
2.The reinjection ratio of tail water after power generation violates Article 15-3, Paragraph 5.
3.For violation of Article 15-4, Paragraph 2, namely, the use of explored or developed geothermal
energyforpurposesotherthan geothermal power generation equipment without the approval of the
central competent authority.
4.Failure to dispose of approved structures in accordance with Article 15-4, Paragraph 3, after the
invalidation of the geothermal energy exploration and/or development permit.
Geothermal energy exploration or development permit holders who violate Article 15-3, Paragraph
6, or Article 15-4, Paragraph 1, and fail to submit for reference or provide information on time, or
provide false information should be notified by the central competent authority of the deadline for
improvement. If no improvement is made within the time limit, a fine ranging from NT$200,000 to
NT$1,000,000 shall be imposed, and they will be ordered to make improvements again within a
designated time period. Enterprises that still fail to improve within the time limit shall be
continuously penalised per instance.
In the event the circumstance mentioned in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 is serious, the central
competent authority may revoke or annul the geothermal energy exploration or development permit.
Article 21
For violation of Paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of Article 18, in which enterprises evade, impede, or refuse an
audit or inspection, the enterprises may be penalised with a fine of NT$300,000~NT$1,500,000.
Article 22
For violation of Paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of Article 18, in which enterprises fail to provide and report
information, fail to provide and report information on time, provide and report false information, or
fail to cooperate by providing supplementary explanation, the central competent authority shall
provide a notice of improvement within a designated time period. Enterprises that fail to improve by
the designated time period shall be imposed with a fine of NT$200,000~NT$1,000,000 and ordered
to make improvements again within a designated time period. Enterprises that still fail to make
improvements shall be continuously penalised according to each instance.
Article 23
This Act shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation except for the revision of Article 7
under the amendment to this Act on May 01, 2019, and the deletion of Paragraphs 1, 2, and 4 of
Article 10 under the old Act, and Article 12-1 amended on May 29, 2023; the date for the
enforcement of the revision and deletion shall be set by the Executive Yuan. |