Partial Amendment to the Electric Utility Act

Three member bills seek to amend the Electric Utility Act to establish a new category of electric utility business for renewable energy shared grid connection facilities (SPCs). The bills propose to add 'renewable energy shared grid connection facility business' to the scope of electricity business, enabling SPCs built by multiple renewable energy developers (including offshore wind and solar farms) to obtain project developer status and ministerial permits. This aims to reduce redundant infrastructure investments, enhance grid stability, and facilitate renewable energy expansion by establishing legal basis for timely construction of shared connection facilities. The bill was discarded on 2026-08-20 after being reflected in a committee alternative.

Recently, as renewable energy generation complexes, such as large-scale offshore wind and solar power, have been spreading, there are plans to establish a special purpose company (SPC) for the purpose of building, in a timely manner, connection facilities jointly used by multiple electricity generation business entities, so as to reduce duplicate investment in power grid connection facilities.

However, the current Act prescribes only traditional types of electric utility business, such as the electricity generation business, electric transmission business, and electric distribution business, and therefore business entities that intend to pursue the construction of renewable energy shared connection facilities lack the legal status of an electric utility business entity and a basis for authorizations and permits. As a result, there are concerns that problems such as inefficiency in power system planning, disorderly development of the power grid, and regional conflicts may arise, as the construction of shared connection facilities is delayed or electricity generation business entities install connection facilities individually.

The first paragraphs of the bill's own statement, in KWI's English translation. The full statement and bill text are in the English translation PDF.

1. Received
2. In review
3. Discarded