00:00Taiwan's cabinet officials have said that the country may have to turn to coal for power generation
00:06as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts the country's liquefied natural gas supplies.
00:27Taiwan relies heavily on the Middle East for fossil fuels.
00:30With several Gulf states suspending production, the country's energy supply has been thrown into uncertainty.
00:36Taiwan's fuel reserves currently hold at least 11 days of natural gas supply, 30 days of coal, and at least
00:4390 days of petroleum.
00:45Economy Minister Gong Mingxin says the coal generation may ramp up in April as a last resort,
00:51but he says Taiwan is looking to alternative markets to make up the shortfall.
01:08Taiwan has been shifting away from coal power in recent years and is set to phase out its use by
01:132034.
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