The Taichung Power Plant will phase out its coal-fired power generation
facilities by the end of 2034, one year ahead of schedule, transitioning to
natural gas to reduce Taiwan's main source of air pollution.

Premier Cho Jung-tai said that, to achieve this goal, state-run Taiwan Power
Co. (Taipower), which operates the country's largest coal-fired power plant,
will be required to expedite gas facility construction.

The premier's visit was made amid ongoing debate over a recently completed
environmental impact assessment (EIA) which approved the plant's second-phase
new gas-fired generators installation plan.

Under the government's two gas-fired units installation plans, four of the 10
existing coal-fired units will be dismantled, while the remaining six will be
decommissioned and kept offline unless needed in emergency cases.