Besides reaffirming that Taiwan needs the fourth nuclear power plant, which is currently facing intense controversy during budget hearings in the Legislative Yuan, Taipower also plans to increase the number of generator sets in existing power plants. Also, the Energy Commission is also anxious to begin permitting applications for privately run power plants.
除了正逢預算攻防戰的核四廠的必要性一再被電力開發單位強調；台電也提出將在原有電廠增加發電機組；能源會更加緊開放民間申設電廠的腳步。