CPC Corporation repurposed a depleted natural gas site Tieh–Chen Mountain (鐵砧山) in Miaoli’s Tongxiao Township as a gas storage facility. (Source: CPC Facebook page).
To establish a regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage, a draft of the Carbon Capture and Storage Management Regulations (referred to as the CCS Management Regulations) is expected to be released in November. With carbon fees set to take effect next year, part of the revenue will support research and demonstration projects related to these technologies, helping industries move toward net-zero emissions.
State-owned enterprises have taken the lead in Taiwan’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) efforts, with CPC Corporation and Taipower both launching pilot projects. CPC’s Tieh–Chen Mountain Carbon Capture and Storage Cross-Ministerial Test Project, the country’s first CCS project, passed its environmental review in 2023 but has yet to begin actual storage.
In this report, RECCESSARY speaks with the Ministry of Environment and CPC to examine the regulatory developments and ongoing challenges facing CCS in Taiwan.
