In response to the Typhoon Danas that struck in July last year and caused local power outages. Offices are the first-line disaster prevention bases, but they cannot function to their fullest due to power supply problems. The Tainan City Government launched a project to strengthen the power supply resilience of disaster prevention bases to enhance the emergency response capabilities of grassroots units. Using Beimen District as a demonstration base, a public office-level disaster prevention microgrid was completed, which was announced today.
Liao Shiwei, deputy director of the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, attended the opening ceremony of the microgrid demonstration site in Beimen District. He affirmed that Tainan has always spared no effort in supporting and developing renewable energy. Danas has made everyone pay more attention to the impact of extreme weather and power dispatch during and after disasters. Therefore, the Ministry of Economic Affairs is seeking 800 million yuan in funding from the Executive Yuan over two years to strengthen power infrastructure and improve local disaster prevention resilience in response to extreme weather.
Zhang Tingyuan, Director of Economic Development of the Municipal Government, pointed out that the threat posed by extreme weather is becoming increasingly severe. The Beimen District Office Disaster Prevention Microgrid is the first step in the municipal government’s disaster prevention and resilience planning. It integrates the existing solar photovoltaic system (53.04kW), plus a new energy storage system (50kw/105kwh) and energy management system; when the disaster prevention microgrid is in normal supply of mains electricity, through intelligent "peak shaving" and "time electricity price", it not only reduces the peak power burden, but also saves the district office's electricity bill.
Once a natural disaster occurs and the mains power supply is interrupted, it will switch to "island operation mode." Solar photovoltaics are integrated into the energy storage system. Energy storage cabinets, solar photovoltaics, and generators are coordinated with each other through smart dispatching to prioritize and stably supply key equipment such as lighting, drinking water, and communications for the district office disaster response center and shelter space. This ensures that the first-line district offices can maintain uninterrupted disaster relief energy, and gradually establishes a "Tainan Resilience Model" that can be replicated and promoted.
Vice Mayor Zhao Qinghui thanked the council for its support of the budget and the investment of relevant trade unions and companies, which allowed the post-disaster recovery to proceed as scheduled. During this period, thousands of power poles collapsed, and Taipower worked tirelessly to restore power. This crisis has been transformed into an opportunity, allowing everyone to think about how to improve their ability to cope with extreme climate from the perspective of sustainability, resilience and wisdom.
Zhao Qinghui said that the opening ceremony is the beginning. In the future, Tainan will continue to strive for the undergrounding of important power trunk lines and the construction of the second phase of disaster prevention microgrids, so that the demonstration sites, as well as the cooperation experience between the central and local governments, and public-private cooperation, will continue to spread. More places can become the most solid line of defense for disaster prevention. If natural disasters occur in the future, the operations of grassroots offices can be maintained without interruption.
