我國自1973年行政院核定頒布「台灣地區能源政策」後,歷經兩次能源危機、1990年波斯灣戰爭、環保意識高漲,及因應能源事業自由化的趨勢,行政院於1996年第四次核定修正「台灣地區能源政策及執行措施」,共有6大方針,17項政策條文,54條執行措施。其後在1998年召開全國能源會議,對現行能源政策總目標及6大方針不作修訂,然而全國能源會議結論具體行動方案,共有188項具體行動計畫,幾已全部包括了我國能源政策內容。而截至2003年6月,所有行動方案已達成87.2%,成效可觀。 然而,現在我國能源政策實施已超過六年,在這期間,國內外能源情勢變動相當大,如京都議定書主題(溫室氣候減量議題)無法突顯;另一方面,開放能源事業,目前已逐步推動中,並非是政策最優先,非核家園相關措施與永續能源發展,反而更具迫切性。故未來能源政策修訂,應考量上述新的能源情勢,參考國外能源情勢,對我國整體能源做更詳細的描繪。本文建議,以六大方針編排的我國能源政策須參考國外能源政策回顧架構之優點,作進一步全盤修正。
Since the promulgation of the ”Energy Policy in Taiwan Area” in 1973, Taiwan has experienced two energy crises, the 1990 Gulf War and the increasing widespread of environmental protection awareness. In response to the liberalization of the energy sector, the Executive Yuan amended the ”Energy Policies and Implementation Measures” for the fourth time in 1996, which provides for six general guidelines, 17 policy provisions and 54 sections of implementation measures. Afterwards, a national energy conference was held in 1998 that concluded 188 substantive action plans without amending the general goal and the 6 general guidelines of existing energy policy, almost covering the full contents of Taiwan's energy policies. The achievement rate of the action plans reached 87.2% till June 2003, which is really outstanding. However, Taiwan's energy policies have been implemented for 6 years during which both domestic and international energy conditions have been significant changed. For example, the theme of Kyoto Protocol (the reduction of the amount of greenhouse gases) failed to achieve prominence. In addition, the deregulation of the energy sector has been gradually promoted. Priorities are not always accorded to policies, and nuclear-free homeland related measures and sustainable energy development are instead the real matters of urgency. Therefore, the future amendment to energy policies should take into consideration new energy conditions by making references to foreign energy situations so as to depict Taiwan's overall energy in a more detailed way. In summary, this article recommends that current Taiwan energy policy, framed under the 6 general guidelines, should take into account of the framework of IEA countries energy policy reviews, and then make further amendment.