Solar power contributes 14.91 TWh of generation to the Taiwanese grid, accounting for 5.2% of total electric power generation as of 2024. [1] Taiwan has 14.28 GW of installed capacity. [2] Taiwan's goal, in the net-zero roadmap of the country's National Development Council (NDC), is to construct 20 GW by 2025 and 40-80 GW by 2050. [3]
There is strong solar energy potential in the entire country. [4] [5] 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. [6]
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. [7]
Taiwan's installed solar power capacity and generation in recent years is shown in the table below: [8]
Year | Capacity (MW) | Generation (GWh p.a.) |
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2000 | 0.1 | 0.12 |
2001 | 0.2 | 0.26 |
2002 | 0.3 | 0.34 |
2003 | 0.4 | 0.46 |
2004 | 0.5 | 0.58 |
2005 | 1.0 | 0.96 |
2006 | 1.4 | 1.45 |
2007 | 2.4 | 2.18 |
2008 | 5.5 | 4.47 |
2009 | 9.5 | 9.11 |
2010 | 34.5 | 21.72 |
2011 | 129.9 | 61.62 |
2012 | 231.2 | 159.87 |
2013 | 409.9 | 321.09 |
2014 | 635.9 | 528.76 |
2015 | 884.2 | 850.26 |
2016 | 1245.0 | 1109.00 |
2017 | 1767.7 | 1667.45 |
2018 | 2738.1 | 2712.03 |
2019 | 4149.5 | 4015.94 |
2020 | 5817.2 | 6074.67 |
2021 | 7700.2 | 7970.19 |
2022 | 9723.7 | 10676.98 |
2023 | 12417.6 | 12908.69 |
2024 | 14281.1 | 14902.52 |