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New Energy Business Services

New Energy Business Services

Taiwan overview

Taiwan is undergoing a major energy transition, with the current government targeting to eliminate nuclear power from the island by 2025 and to replace it with a vast new renewable energy sector, especially solar and offshore wind. This is attracting considerable investment interest as a result.

It has set ambitious targets to change the underlying fuel mix — a “20-30-50” formula that would see 20% of power generated by renewable sources, just 30% from coal, and 50% from natural gas by 2025.

Also, the government has listed green and renewable energy as one of the six core strategic industries for priority development, viewing it as a clean source of energy and a potentially valuable export industry.

As part of efforts to promote Taiwan as a renewable energy hub, the government has adopted several supporting policies and programmes, including the Renewable Energy Development Act, the Taiwan Renewable Energy Certificate (T-REC) programme, and the renewable portfolio standard scheme.

New Energy Business Services
New Energy Business Services

How PwC can help

The strategic development of Taiwan’s renewable energy market is creating significant investment opportunities for developers, investors and others across a number of key areas, including renewable power generation, energy storage, demand-side management, and electric vehicle charging.

Our New Energy Services team has extensive hands-on knowledge and professional experience of Taiwan’s energy sector and regulations, and we can support you to seize the emerging market opportunities, find suitable local partners, and build a successful renewable energy business in Taiwan.

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Renewable energy demand side

1. Carbon management and green power procurement strategy

General issues at this stage
  • Estimate carbon emission and reduction amount and determine emissions reduction targets
  • Procure renewable energy and certificate
  • Comply with ESG requirement  
Solutions we offer
  • Green power procurement strategy
  • Carbon verification and quantification advisory services / Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) assessment
  • Corporate CSR and ESG guidelines

2. Green power trading

General issues at this stage
  • Determine the type of renewable energy and volume to procure
  • CPPA structure
  • Comply with the compulsory green power procurement
Solutions we offer
  • Benefit and cost analysis on green power procurement
  • CPPA contract advisory services
  • Tax advisory services
  • Financial reporting and accounting advisory services
  • TREC application

3. Searching for investment targets in the renewable energy sector

General issues at this stage
  • Assessment of Taiwan energy policy and regulation
  • Assessment of energy project economics and project development
  • Investment structure and capital structure
Solutions we offer
  • Taiwan power market and regulatory assessment
  • M&A and J&V advisory services
  • Legal contract review
  • Tax structuring and advisory services

4. Construction of power plants or renewable energy facilities

General issues at this stage
  • Tender preparation
  • Financing options
  • Tax, legal, and audit compliance
  • ESG compliance
Solutions we offer
  • Tender strategy and document support
  • Financial modeling and debt advisory services
  • Financing and construction contract review
  • Accounting and Tax advisory services
  • Sustainability strategy management

5. Operations management

General issues at this stage
  • Governance structure and compliance
  • Audit compliance, financial reporting and tax compliance and management
  • Refinance and profit repatriation
  • Climate change management and application
Solutions we offer
  • Accounting and financial reporting compliance
  • Internal control systems
  • Asset valuation services
  • Debt advisory services
  • Tax compliance and advisory services
  • ESG compliance

6. Additional investment and disposal

General issues at this stage
  • Strategic review: modification, expansion or reduction of business
  • Exit strategy / tax on disposal  and accounting and financial reporting
Solutions we offer
  • Exit options and M&A advisory services
  • Tax advisory services. registration compliance, and tax treaty application
  • Accounting and financial reporting compliance
  • Legal advisory services

Renewable energy supply side

Contact us

Yi-Tai Tsai

Yi-Tai Tsai

Partner, PwC Taiwan

Tel: +886 2 27296666, x25181

Luke Huang

Luke Huang

Partner, PwC Taiwan

Tel: +886 2 27296666, x25955

Winnie Wang

Winnie Wang

Managing Director, PwC Taiwan

Tel: +886 2 27296666, x25815

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