00:00A ribbon cut for what's been hailed as a major milestone in Taiwan's renewable energy push.
00:06The country's third submarine cable factory for offshore wind has opened in Kaohsiung.
00:11In Taiwan's south, the facility was jointly built by Taiwan's Huaxin Energy Cable System and Denmark's NKT Group.
00:18These cables are critical for transmitting power from wind turbines to the onshore grid.
00:39Yet, Taiwan imports most of those used in its wind farms.
00:43The new factory will not only make the cables, it will help with loading them from a specially designed pair,
00:49which officials says will improve efficiency, reduce damage, and create opportunities to sell them abroad.
00:55We have to build up 13 inches.
00:57In the future, we can be able to go out and connect to東洋 and even to the world.
01:06The factory is scheduled to begin commercial production in late 2027.
01:10Part of efforts to improve Taiwan's energy self-sufficiency.
01:14Taiwan imports nearly over its energy, something observers say make it more vulnerable in case of a disaster or a Chinese attack.
01:21And some, like tech industry leader Tong Zixian, say just renewables are not enough
01:26and argue for bringing Taiwan's nuclear plants back online.
01:29Taiwan's soil is small.
01:31Taiwan is small.
01:32And the land is small.
01:33Taiwan is small.
01:34Taiwan is small.
01:35Taiwan is small.
01:36Taiwan is not small.
01:37Taiwan can be able to make it together.
01:38So it is a big part of moving together.
01:39It is a big step to make the power to make the power clean and clean.
01:44Still, most agree that reducing Taiwan's reliance on ported power is key. Officials hope the new submarine cable factory can be a step toward that goal, and of moving Taiwan closer to its aims of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
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