Electrical Power Equipment

Taiwan

Overview                     

 

                                          2004                  2005                  2006 (estimated)

Total Market Size            $4,112.0            $4,317.6            $4,353.5

Total Local Production      4,736.1              4,972.9              5,022.6

Total Exports                    3,752.4              3,940.0              3,983.3

Total Imports                    3,128.3              3,284.7              3,314.2

Imports from the U.S.          432.2                 435.8                 427.0

Notes:  Figures are in millions of USD.  The exchange rates (1USD=NTD) were NT$33.48 for 2004, NT$32.15 for 2005, and NT$32.50 for 2006 (estimated).  The statistics are unofficial estimates.

 

Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) continues to upgrade its existing facilities, build new fossil thermal-fuel power plants, and is proceeding with the construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant.  According to Taipower’s planning, the total installed capacity in Taiwan will expand from the current 33,290 MW to 54,761MW in 2015.  In 2006, market demand was mainly driven by Taipower’s Sixth Transmission Project, and Fifth Distribution Project that was initiated in 2001 and scheduled to be completed at the end of 2006. Clean coal technology and renewable energy will be the focus for the newly installed power capacity.  

 

Best Products/Services                                    

 

·          Clean coal technology such as Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)

·           Emission control products such as CO2 sequestration technology

·           Renewable energy and energy efficiency products

·           Digital electric meters

·           Steam turbines, hydraulic turbines, and gas turbines for power plants

·           Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example: switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts

·            Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors

·           Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals

·           Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)

 

Opportunities                                                                           

 

The Government Procurement Act (GPA) took effect in May 1999, and requires all agencies to publicize their procurement projects worth over NT$1 million (US$30,303) on the Public Construction Commission’s website (www.pcc.gov.tw) to provide easy access to interested bidders.  The GPL governs all government procurement for engineering projects, goods, and services -- a massive market, estimated at US$30 billion annually.  Taiwan Power Company’s current major projects include:

 

·            Changgong (2x800MW) Coal-Fired Power Projects

·           Linkou (Rebuild) Coal-Fired Power Projects (2x800MW)

·           Shenao (Rebuild) Coal-Fired Power Projects (2x800MW)

·           Wind Power Project Stage 2

 

Resources                                                                                  

 

Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA): http://www.moea.gov.tw/index.htm

 

Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), MOEA: http://eweb.trade.gov.tw/

 

Taiwan Power Company (Taipower or TPC): http://www.taipower.com.tw/english/e_home.htm

 

U.S. firms wishing to learn more about the ELP market are encouraged to contact CS Taiwan, Allen Chien, Commercial Specialist, at Allen.Chien@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov or visit http://www.buyusa.gov/taiwan/en.