TAIWAN CALLS REFERENDUM ON FOURTH NUCLEAR PLANT: SOLAR CONTRIBUTES JUST 0.07% OF OUTPUT

TAIPEI - The Government of Taiwan has called a national referendum on the fate of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant to help the public “think about the future. ”Describing energy as a matter of national security, President Ma Ying-jeou said a referendum would help people realise the situation Taiwan would face if they voted to terminate the fourth nuclear power plant, which has been under construction since 1999. Some 98% of the energy Taiwan uses is imported.