A massive power outage hit 630 households on Jibei Island in Penghu Island. Only 4 households remained without power after isolation and power supply.

Jibei, a tourist resort in the North Sea of ​​Penghu, suffered a power outage at 7:30 pm today (15th), plunging the entire island into darkness, affecting 630 households with electricity. Taipower Penghu District Sales Office sent personnel to the island overnight for emergency repairs, and the power supply was isolated until 9:50 pm. Only 4 households were without power. It was initially suspected to be caused by a power outage, but the detailed cause still needs to be investigated. Another eight households in the north of Dongyuping, Nanhai, Penghu, also reported power outages for three days.

Jibei was originally a diesel power plant that generated electricity. Taipower laid a submarine cable from the Baisha Chikan underground reservoir and connected it to Jibei Island. The total length is 9.01 kilometers. It was completed and opened on March 26, 1998, supplying electricity to 630 households on the island. There was a sudden power outage without warning tonight, disrupting the lives of residents on the island. Since it was during the general election, candidates for Penghu County Mayor Ye Zhulin and Chen Zhenzhong, as well as Penghu County Councilors Song Yunzhi and Wei Ruihong from Baisha Constituency expressed their concern.

Since Jibei is located on an outlying island, Taipower Penghu District Sales Office urgently dispatched personnel to take a boat from Penghu Island to Jibei Island. Councilor Wei Ruihong also boarded the island with the boat. After a thorough investigation by Taipower personnel, an isolation and power restoration method was adopted at 9:50 pm. Only 4 households were without power, but the cause of the failure still needs to be investigated and clarified.

Coincidentally, a partial power outage was reported in Dongyuping, Nanhai, Penghu on the 3rd. Since the area is 8 households in the north, it is suspected to be a line problem. Dongyuping is still self-operated to generate electricity and is managed by the Wangan Township Office. The manufacturer has been contacted to send personnel to repair it on Saturday. If the technical situation is too complicated, Taipower Penghu District Sales Office, which lays the pipeline, will send personnel to deal with it. The power problem for residents on the outlying islands will be restored as soon as possible. The public is also urged not to connect wires privately to avoid overloading.