Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said the government will continue to support the green energy transition, while also promoting transparency and investigations into bad actors. This came at a symposium on Friday, September 4, focused on the green energy transition and strengthening anti-corruption measures.

Taiwan’s government is increasingly promoting the green energy transition, especially as Taiwan’s energy needs increase and come into question. By offsetting and replacing traditional energy sources with eco-friendly alternatives, the country is striving to remain internationally competitive.

Taiwan’s green transition has been marred in the past by bad actors interfering in the movement, leading to social stigma and allegations of corruption around the movement. Now, as the central government continues to push forward with measures to diversify Taiwan’s energy sources, it is also strengthening anti-corruption and anti-interference mechanisms.

At the event, titled “green energy forward: clean governance,” the premier said that Taiwan needs clean energy, and that it will continue pursuing a diversified energy policy. Addressing concern over previous interference cases, he said the government is also working hard to destigmatize green energy through clearer information flow and regulatory transparency, and by learning from past cases. The government aims to give legitimate businesses confidence to invest, and assure the public that civil servants are appropriately carrying out their duty.

The event was held, in part, to inform enforcement agencies and local governments on previous criminal cases in the green energy sector, Cho explained. The symposium also serves as a platform to demonstrate the central government’s policies in support of industrial development and enhancing international competitiveness to keep Taiwan an important player in the increasingly green global supply chain.