Taipower Chairman Tseng Wen-sheng (曾文生) says an LNG carrier entered port
smoothly this morning, after China announced new drills around the island.

Tseng says the drills are not the first of their kind, and fuel stockpiling
work has been continuing.

China's PLA Eastern Theater Command says the so-called "Justice Mission-2025"
exercise includes live-fire activity from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today.

Meanwhile the Ministry of National Defense says it has set up a response
center and launched immediate readiness drills.

Tseng says recent operating reserve margins have been above 10-percent during
the winter demand season.

Taipower spokesperson Huang Mei-lien (黃美蓮) says coal inventory days are
above legal requirements, and can reach 40 days.

Huang says Taipower is coordinating with CPC to keep natural gas supplies and
power generation stable.

She says Taipower will keep monitoring conditions and adjust under
regulations if the drills extend beyond a week.

(PB)