Economics ministry argues that halting work on nuclear plant could lead to dire results (2014/04/28)

Supporters of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant argue that the cost of halting work could run into the billions of NT dollars. Today the economics minister said that not only higher electricity rates but also rationing could occur if the plant does not produce electricity. 

All these machines require electricity. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, halting work on the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant will make them more expensive to operate.

Chang Chia-juch 
Economics Minister
If we use natural gas to replace (this capacity) then electricity rates could rise more than 40 percent. If the price of fuel rises then other costs will rise, creating another concern.

An even greater worry is electricity shortages and power rationing beginning in 2021. 

Chang Chia-juch 
Economics Minister 
If the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant does not become operational and existing nuclear power plants are decommissioned then probably after 2018 our reserve energy margin will drop below 10 percent. Once we fall to 7 percent, based on past experience, we will have to begin rationing power to certain districts.

An expert used data from a ministry budget plan to accuse officials of exaggeration.

Gloria Hsu
National Taiwan University Professor 
The current plan for thermal power plants includes a total capacity of 13.41 million kilowatts. This is a lot of power generating capacity. If we combine the capacity of all four nuclear power plants, it is less than 7.84 million kilowatts, so why the discussion of power rationing? I really do not understand this.

According to this professor, the ministry is threatening the public to generate support for nuclear power. 

核四停電漲

核四停工,將對台灣造成什麼樣的衝擊?經濟部表示,最快在4年後,民國107年,台灣將出現缺電、限電的危機,如果以天然氣取代核能發電,未來電價恐怕將調漲4成,不過,專家破解其中數字,痛批經濟部限電、漲電的說法,只是在恐嚇人民。

電器啟動通通都要電,核四停工到底影響多大,經濟部說,電價恐怕又得漲。

[[經濟部長 張家祝]]
“如果我們全部用天然氣來取代的話,電價應該會漲到四成以上,如果燃料價格再漲,其他成本再漲,那個是另外一個事情”

經濟部更推估,少了核四,台灣很快就會缺電,並在民國110年將陷入限電危機。

[[經濟部長 張家祝]]
“核四不能商轉,但是現有的核電廠也除役,大概在107年以後,我們的備用容量率會降在10%以下,一旦降到7%的時候,根據過去的經驗,就會開始有分區限電的操作了”

但專家卻用經濟部的預算書,做出回擊。

[[台大教授 徐光蓉]]
“火力發電廠的計畫,總共加起來會有1341萬千瓦,這麼多的發電設備出現,
我們的核一二三四加起來,也不過784萬千瓦,為什麼會可能限電?我實在不了解”

專家還痛批經濟部,所謂限電、漲電的說法,只是在恐嚇人民。

 


本文引用自: 民視新聞網 http://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/
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