With its clear vision of “Becoming a benchmark enterprise in health and green industries in Asia-Pacific Region”, TSC invested in the development of renewable energy very early on and has been increasing the area of solar energy installations year by year in response to Taiwan's 2050 Net Zero Emissions Goal.
Solar Power Generation Project
TSC actively cooperated with the government’s energy transition policy and made use of the Company’s existing land resources to promote the construction of “solar PV systems”. The rooftops of buildings, unsuitable land for cultivation, idle land in closed factories and detention ponds will be leased to solar energy developers through tender procedures. These areas are used for the installation of rooftop, ground-mounted, and floating solar PV systems to enhance spatial utility. In particular, for the rooftop and small-scale land-based systems, developers are responsible for the installation and maintenance of the PV facilities, which are then leased to TSC to accelerate the development process. According to statistics, 543.64MW of solar PV facilities have been built in 2024, including 17.08MW of rooftop, 99.95MW of water-based (detention pond) and 426.61MW of ground-based (including unsuitable land for cultivation); it is estimated that the total new capacity in 2025 will be 8.48MW (subject to actual adjustment).
Use the Waste Agricultural Resources to Generate Power to Step Toward Green Independence
Driven by the long-standing commitment to circular resource use, TSC began investing in agricultural waste resource power generation many years ago, including sugarcane bagasse cogeneration and pig manure and urine biogas power generation. The total power generation in 2024 reached 10,637,800 KWh, which is equivalent to reducing Category 2 GHG emissions by approximately 5,042.32 metric tonnes of CO2e (the GHG emission coefficient referred to the 2024 electricity carbon emission coefficient announced by the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs at 0.474 kgCO2e/KWh). This not only aligns with the government's circular economy policy direction, but also serves as a model for transition within the agricultural and livestock sectors, positioning TSC as an industry leader.
Generate Biogas Electricity from Pig Manure |
Livestock Business Division uses anaerobic digestion of pig manure and urine to generate biogas for power generation. In 2024, the total power generation of biogas power generation equipment was 703,500 KWh, all of which was sold to Taiwan Power Company. The power generation in 2024 was lower than that in 2023 (903,700 KWh) due to the promotion of the Agricultural Circulation Pig Farm Renovation Investment Project. The pig farms are currently under reconstruction. Currently, biogas power generation is mainly generated by the Dong Hai Fang Agricultural Circulation Park. Because biogas contains acidic and corrosive gases, its power generation conditions are more stringent. The biogas generator set in the park has been put into production since 2019. Considering that the equipment has been in use for more than 5 years, it affects the power generation. After mid-July 2024, maintenance was carried out, and the downtime is longer, resulting in a decrease in biogas power generation in 2024 compared to 2023. |
Generate electricity through cogeneration using surplus bagasse from sugar production |
Huwei and Shanhua Sugar Factories of the Sugar Business Division make use of the remaining bagasse for power generation for their own use, generating 9.9343 million KWh of electricity in 2024. |
TSC has been developing biogas utilization technology since 2012, using biogas produced by anaerobic digestion of pig manure and urine for electricity generation. In 2018, it became the first domestic certified supper of biomass-based renewable energy certificates (RECs) in Taiwan. As of the end of 2024, TSC’s pig farms have obtained a total of 199 biomass energy renewable energy certificates. The subsequent pig farm renovation plan will further increase the capacity of biogas power generation and solar power generation.
Although bagasse is recognized as biomass energy abroad, the bagasse was classified as industrial waste in the early days domestically, making the bagasse boiler cogeneration system installed by the Sugar Business Division in the early years not able to meet the conditions stipulated in the " Regulations for Installation and Management of Renewable Energy Generation Equipment" that the device "may be recognized as renewable energy power generation equipment before installation", and thus missed the opportunity for green power application. Starting from 2023, under the guidance of ITRI and consulting companies, Huwei Sugar Factory overcame various challenges in the application, and after continuous communication and data optimization with the Energy Administration and the National Renewable Energy Certification Center, it finally passed the review of the National Renewable Energy Certification Center in June 2024 and officially obtained the green energy certificate. The average power generation of Huwei Sugar Factory during the construction period was about 7 million KWh, which is equivalent to obtaining 7,000 renewable energy certificates, successfully taking an important step in the energy transition of the Sugar Business Division.