In November of last year, the residents of four rural townships around the Linkou electrical plant in Taoyuan County demanded compensation from Taiwan Power because for a long period of time their crops had withered; otherwise they would surround the factory. This put the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Commission of National Corporations in a tough spot, because they couldn't arbitrarily refuse.
去年十一月桃園林口發電廠附近四鄉居民因農作長期枯萎，向台電提出賠償要求，否則將進行圍廠，經濟部、國營會為此左右為難，無法斷然拒絕。