President

Research Division I engages in national electricity management and policy related research, and renewable energy generation equipment identification, specializes in the planning of electricity supply and demand, policy strategy of the electricity price, electricity price simulation and analysis, sustainable development strategy of power plant, electricity related regulations, assessment of electricity corporate performances, electricity industry database construction, electricity industry research topics such as organizational reform, operation management, performance evaluation, and renewable energy generation equipment identification and verification, as well as conducting objective research and analysis, and propose feasible plans.

Research Division I responsibilities：

I. Team of Electricity Planning: 

Responsible for the research on the planning of supply and demand, policy strategy of the electricity price, and relevant regulations of the Electricity Act.

II. Team of Electricity Corporate Operational Management: 

Responsible for the research on efficiency assessment of business performances, promotional pricing strategies, organizational reform, operation management, and operation mode.

III. Team of Electricity Management: 

Responsible for the research on the sustainable development strategy of power plan, self-generation equipment and power plant management, and guidance on air pollution.

IV. Big Data Research Center (Task Force): 

Responsible for service-generated big data analysis and database establishment of the electricity retail department.

V. Office of the Renewable Energy Power Generation Equipment Identification and Verification:

Responsible for the implementation of renewable energy power generation equipment identification and verification related affairs, including assisting the Bureau of Energy to provide counseling for the municipality, county (city) government in renewable energy power generation equipment identification and verification process, and assessment of renewable energy power generation equipment zone and projects, as well as assistance in renewable energy-related sub-law formulation and amendment, dispute cases coordination, mediation, litigation, and provide legal advisory services.

As climate change and sustainability and its environmental, social and economic impact continue to rise on the agendas of governments and organizations around the world, TRI started to provide the government of Taiwan with consultancy services on sustainable development at a very early stage. Research Division III provides quantitative and qualitative analyses mainly in three research fields including climate change and sustainable development, green finance and 3E models. Our efforts in these topics are described in more detail in the following sections.

(1) CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

To keep our analytical tools in accordance with global methodologies, TRI is not only highly engaged in the policy decision making process in Taiwan but also participate in international climate change meetings actively.

(2) GREEN FINANCE

The impacts of climate change are becoming more frequent and severe. At the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in December 2015, Paris Agreement was adopted as the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal which has set out global emission reduction targets and established a set of binding procedural commitments of the nationally determined contributions of the parties. The Agreement soon entered into force on 4 November 2016.

In response to the global trends, Taiwan has been pursuing policies to cut the greenhouse gas emissions for many years. The “Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act” (the Act) were enacted in 2015. To provide financial support to the efforts in combating climate change of both mitigating greenhouse gas emission and adapting impact of climate change, article 19 of the Act authorize the establishment of the Greenhouse Gas Management Fund.

(3) 3E MODELS AND POLICY EVALUATION

The twin challenges of energy security and climate change have driven an intense modelling activity of long term energy-economy-environment (3E) scenarios over the past decade. As a global consensus on the reality of climate change and on the urgency to act becomes an irreversible trend, policy makers rely heavily on the advice on a balanced path of economic growth.

Besides, early development of energy and environment statistics made it possible to develop computable multisectoral general equilibrium models (CGE-models) with a rigorous description of energy supply and demand, and the interlinkages between economic activity, energy production and use, and emissions to air. These integrated CGE-models have been used for forecasting purposes and numerous analyses of energy and environmental policies during the last two decades. Especially the models have been developed to be suitable for analyzing different economic policy options to deal with the global climate issue as design of optimal carbon tax or carbon quota schemes.

In order to provide policy makers in Taiwan with mathematical insights on mapping out the path of sustainable economic growth, TRI has developed and maintained the CGE models, including TAIGEM, TaiSEND, and TRICE for evaluation of 3E’s related policies.

Research Division V devotes to researches in the field of power engineering, high-voltage power equipment, renewable energy, power system, electric power dispatching, electricity trading and electricity market. We set up the User’s Electricity Device Consulting Services Office to provide consulting services for users or enterprises who have questions of power engineering technology and high-voltage power equipment. We dedicate to solve problems and help utilities, energy enterprises, power companies, and government entities in Taiwan and target the worldwide such as revising power engineering related regulations, certification procedures and national standards for high-voltage power equipment, renewable energy industry, off-shore wind power plant, etc. Furthermore, to predict future electric power technology development and expand international cooperation. In order to assist the authority achieve the goal of energy transition, electricity liberalization and energy diversification, we engage in the implementation of the electricity trading platform, promotion of renewable energy, the maintenance of the reliability of electric power system, as well as the facilitation of electric power industry.