A spike in energy demand
The increase in energy demand from semiconductor manufacturers is the result of the boom related to the development of artificial intelligence. For this development to continue, technology companies they are increasing orders for advanced semiconductors that are necessary to train AI.
“As long as there is a strong consensus in Taiwan on nuclear security and guarantees on dealing with nuclear waste, we can have a public discussion on this topic,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg News Taiwanese Prime Minister Cho Jung-tai.
“We hope that Taiwan will keep up with global trends and new nuclear technologies,” Cho Jung-tai added. According to the Prime Minister, Taiwan will have no problems supplying energy to its industry by 2030.
Changing a previous position
Words of the Prime Minister of Taiwan indicate that we may be dealing with a change in the position of the government, which was previously against the use of nuclear energy for security reasons. Taiwanese society shows similar resistance – after the nuclear power plant disaster in Fukushima, Japan, public support for nuclear energy dropped.
Resistance to nuclear energy is melting and it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain it, given the fact that we are dealing with a growing demand for electricity necessary to power plants producing semiconductors necessary for, among others, to the development of artificial intelligence.
TSMC can still sleep soundly
One such manufacturer is the Taiwanese chip giant – TSMC.
Meanwhile energy prices in Taiwan they have already doubled this year, and the last increase included a price jump of 12.5%. for industrial customers.
TSMC however, it remains calm. The company’s executive director, CCWei, confirmed during its latest post-results meeting on Thursday that the company had been assured by the Taiwanese government that it would have enough energy, water and land to expand.
