"The deepwater port plan stems from our need for energy resources," says Hou Ho-shong, project manager and deepwater port planning chief. The possibilities for hydroelectric power are limited in Taiwan by natural environment, and with nuclear energy growing ever more unpopular the role played by fuel-fired power plants will be increasingly important.
「深水港計畫來自對能源的需要。」主持深水港規劃的交通部運輸研究所工程組組長，同時也是交通大學教授的侯和雄指出，台灣受限於自然環境，水壩有限，而今日反核聲浪又高，核電、水力發電前途堪慮，火力發電的地位便愈來愈重要。