The Cabinet is denying reports that Premier Cho Jung-tai told Nikkei Asia
that the government is considering reactivating nuclear power plants - and is
stressing the policy of phasing out nuclear energy currently remains
unchanged.

According to Cabinet spokesperson Chen Shih-kai, the premier didn't mention
any plans to reactivate nuclear power plants in 2030 during the interview.

Chen says it's "regrettable" that some local news outlets have used
"misleading" headlines for their stories about the interview and the
government would not "rashly propose relevant energy policy" without
consultations with the public.

The Cabinet spokesperson also says the government is currently focused on
"developing energy sources, such as wind power, solar power, hydropower and
geothermal energy," as well as upgrading power grids and power transmission
systems.

The Energy Administration has estimated that average annual growth in power
demand from 2024 to 2028 will be 2.5-per cent, with the needs of A-I
technologies rising eight-fold from 240-megawatts in 2023 to 2.24 gigawatts
in 2028.

The Presidential Office recently established a National Climate Change
Response Committee - which is expected to disuss energy concerns when it
meets for the first time next Thursday.