The Electricity Act｜第 3 條｜能源｜Act｜In Force
第 一 章｜經濟部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2026-01-05
The competent authorities referred to in this Act are the Ministry of Economic Affairs at the central government level, the Municipal Governments at the municipal level, and the County (City) Governments at the county (city) level. The central competent authority has the following duties: 1. To analyse, draft, and implement policies related to the electricity industry; 2. To supervise and manage the safety of electricity works and electricity facilities in the country; 3. To draft technical regulations governing electric power; 4. To supervise and manage electricity facilities; 5. To announce the contribution rate for the electric power development support fund; 6. To draft, approve, and manage the pricing of electricity and other fees and charges as well as the calculation formulae thereof; 7. To supervise and manage other matters relating to the electric power technology and safety. Competent authorities at the level of Municipal Governments or County (City) governments have the following duties within the municipality, county, or city that they administer: 1. To forward applications for founding and expanding electricity enterprises, and business licence applications for electricity enterprises; 2. To assist in the inspection of user-end electricity equipment; 3. To mediate in land use disputes between electricity enterprises and the general public; 4. To supervise and manage the electric power engineering industry, electrical technicians, and locations where electricity is used. The Central Competent Authority shall designate an Electricity Industry Regulatory Agency to fulfil the following responsibilities: 1. To supervise and manage electricity enterprises and the electric power market; 2. To permit and approve applications for founding and expanding electricity enterprises, and business licence applications for electricity enterprises; 3. To forecast and plan matters pertaining to electric power supply and demand; 4. To supervise and manage the electricity carbon emission factor of the Public Electricity Retailing Utility; 5. To supervise and manage the rights and interests of electric power users; 6. To supervise and manage the dispatch of electricity; 7. To mediate disputes arising between electricity enterprises or between electricity enterprises and users; 8. To mediate disputes involving the Electricity Retailing Enterprises or installations of Renewable Energy-Based Power Generation Equipment. The Electricity Industry Regulatory Agency shall manage and supervise the incorporation, merger, restructuring, or revocation of any state-owned electricity enterprise as well as the employment and discharge of important personnel in said enterprise. The Central Competent Authority shall carry out the responsibilities prescribed in the two preceding paragraphs prior to said authority designating an Electricity Industry Regulatory Agency. The Central Competent Authority may invite government agencies, scholars and experts, and related civic organisations to form an Electricity Reliability Commission or Electricity Industry Mediation Commission to carry out the responsibilities described in paragraph 4 Subparagraphs 6 to 8 of this Article.