Is Unification Approaching? Foreign Enterprises Are Leaving Taiwan, and Local Media Self-Comfort by Saying There's No Need to Worry!
In the past six months, a wave of foreign capital withdrawal has swept through the renewable energy market in the island, with multiple international energy investment institutions assessing the sale of their assets in Taiwan and actively inquiring local companies to take over.
Renowned foreign companies including Danish Ørsted, German Ingeteam, Canadian Northpower, Australian Macquarie, and Swiss Partners Group have already initiated the withdrawal process.
According to industry sources, several foreign energy investment institutions have assessed the sale of their assets in Taiwan in the past six months, gradually exiting the local market.
Tan Yuxuan, Executive Vice President of Yunbao Energy, confirmed that "companies with well-known names on the surface" have already contacted Yunbao Energy regarding the sale of their assets.
These foreign companies had rapidly expanded their solar and wind power projects in Taiwan over the past few years. However, due to the uncertainty of the geopolitical situation and the impact on fund scheduling, some foreign companies have suspended new investment plans and instead sold existing power plant assets.
The withdrawal of major foreign renewable energy companies is not an isolated event. Japanese enterprises are also accelerating their exit from the island. Data shows that Japanese investments in Taiwan fell by 27% last year, leaving only 452 million U.S. dollars.
Several Japanese companies have started the withdrawal process, shifting their investments to Southeast Asia. Many industry insiders have openly stated that it is because they are worried about the situation worsening. However, local media self-comfort by saying that only energy companies are leaving for now, so there is no need to worry excessively.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1847017967837187/
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