
台電獨立董事廖惠珠指出台電累計虧損恐突破4000億元,主張711億元撥補較符合國家整體利益,若立法院不願撥補,12月電價調漲機率將大增;她強調台電已評估核電重啟可能性,呼籲藍白立委不要堅持己見,以維持台灣AI供應鏈競爭力。
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台電去年曾獲利700多億元,將累計虧損降至3500多億元,但受中東戰爭影響,能源市場波動導致財務狀況惡化,獨立董事廖惠珠指出目前台電面臨再次虧損壓力。
台電今年虧損估計超過700億元。(記者林菁樺攝)
〔記者林菁樺/台北報導〕台電財務再陷危機,獨董廖惠珠直言,台電累虧恐再度突破4000億元,711億元撥補是目前較符合國家整體利益的選項,若立法院不願撥補,12月電價調漲機率將大增;她也強調,過去阻擋預算撥補都是因為涉及能源政策,但若台電拒絕評估核能,外界或許可批評;如今台電也已評估核電重啟可能性,呼籲藍白立委不要再堅持己見。
身為台電的獨立董事,廖惠珠對龐大虧損感到壓力。外界會質疑董事未善盡監督責任,而三名獨立董事尤其要代表股東監督公司。她坦言,台電的財務又再度處於危險狀態,去年雖獲利700多億元,讓累虧降至3500多億元,但中東戰爭翻轉情勢,若沒有撥補,台電累虧又將回到4000多億元。
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廖惠珠表示,以往中油財務仍可勉強支撐,如今油電兩家國營事業的緩衝能力都很弱,「消波塊」快要失去功能,這會讓經濟承受風險上升。她指出,在俄烏戰爭期間,多國物價漲幅很高,台灣上升幅度相對有限,主要就是中油與台電在壓低價格,而現在全球大談AI競爭力,其實也是受惠台電的低電價。
廖惠珠主張,711億元撥補是目前較符合整體國家利益的選項,若立法院仍不願撥補,今年12月電價審議會調漲電價的機率將會大增,而現在台灣AI供應鏈競爭力強勁,撥補比漲價更能支撐供電投資與整體經濟。
增資也非台電的替代方案。她指出,台電兩度增資後,資本額已來到5800億元,再次增資會面臨許多質疑,而撥補與漲價的差別在於資金用途與經濟效果。若政府撥補711億元,台電可較快投入電廠建設,補足AI擴張所需的供電,若改以漲電價來因應,造成企業成本上升,競爭力下降,獲利與投資速度也會受影響。
廖惠珠指出,台灣目前是全球AI主要供應鏈,但沒有人可確定,台灣在AI領域能否永遠保持高度競爭力,應把握此刻的競爭優勢,透過財務穩健還擴充供電,讓產業取得收益,並跟全民分享成果。她強調,個人沒有政黨立場,期盼藍白立委別只著眼於黨團或個別利益,要把國家最大利益視為最大利益。她也感嘆,「台電若死不肯做核能,真的是可以被罵」,但現在已很認真在評估重啟核電,廖惠珠呼籲,藍白委員不要再堅持自己的意見,難道核電重啟議題上,台電把關核安,請原廠協助、採購設備不需要花錢嗎?
她表示,台電資產規模雖達3兆多元,負債也有2兆多元,台電淨值約只剩2000億元,光興建兩座天然氣電廠,台電可能就無力承擔,放眼望去,這若是民營企業,這種財務狀況早就要收到金管會嚴格的財務改善要求。目前台電就是必須不斷借錢,借款金額都很高,讓管理階層與董事承受沉重壓力,在政府協助下,台電、中油都獲公股行庫提供3000億元專案融資,而台電已用2000億元額度,可用銀彈已不多。
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