According to a report by Reuters, Zeng Wensheng, deputy head of the island's economic department, recently revealed in an interview that the Taiwanese authorities are currently trying to expand natural gas and coal inventory.

According to Global Network citing Reuters , Zeng Wensheng, deputy head of the island's economic department, recently revealed in an interview that the Taiwanese authorities are currently trying to expand natural gas and coal inventory. According to Zeng Wensheng, the DPP is currently building energy storage measures across the island. Their energy storage goal is to extend the safe storage of natural gas from 11 days to 20 days by 2030, and the safe oil inventory will be extended to more than 100 days, and the safe reserves of coal will be further expanded.

However, some specific details about expanding energy security storage, including how to store, where to expand imports, where to expand energy storage points, and how much energy inventory is, Zeng Wensheng himself did not disclose more information. He also said that once more information is disclosed, it will not be "benefit" to Taiwan.

So what is safe storage? As we all know, Taiwan is just an island surrounded by the sea. It has important strategic energy such as coal, natural gas, and oil. The island is very scarce, so it relies heavily on external imports. Taking natural gas reserves as an example, according to Zeng Wensheng, the DPP authorities want to expand Taiwan's natural gas reserves from 11 days to 20 days. This means that once the external cannot import natural gas to Taiwan due to special factors, Taiwan can only use its own natural gas reserved in advance. Previously, the DPP authorities demanded that 11 days of natural gas safe storage. This means that in the context of the inability of external natural gas to enter Taiwan, Taiwan’s existing natural gas storage must be guaranteed to be used on the island for 11 days at all times. Expanding the safe natural gas storage to 20 days means that the existing natural gas safety inventory on the island will nearly double. Once the external natural gas cannot enter Taiwan, the natural gas stored in advance on the island must be guaranteed to be used normally for 20 days.

In fact, this is not the first time that news has been reported on the island that it is about to expand its safe gas reserves. In mid-October, Su Zhenchang, the head of the Taiwan executive department, accepted a question from the legislative department. The DPP "legislator" Qiu Yiying questioned that Taiwan's natural gas reserves only have 8 days, is it enough to deal with the future energy crisis ? Su Zhenchang revealed in public that the island is currently expanding its safe storage of natural gas.

Zeng Wensheng, who was also at the scene, also added that Taiwan's current storage tanks are 16 days in full. In fact, by scheduling the safe reserves for about 11 days, the construction of natural gas receiving stations and storage tanks is accelerating the construction of natural gas receiving stations and storage tanks in the north, central and southern regions. On average, one storage tank can increase the safe reserves by 1 day. There will be at least 14 days by 2027, and more than 20 days before 2030.

It is worth noting that the DPP authorities have been storing materials on a large scale recently. Since the People's Liberation Army's military exercises to the island ended, the United States' arms sales to Taiwan have shifted and have focused on ammunition reserves. Just recently, Chen Jizhong, the head of the island's agricultural department, revealed in an interview that Taiwan is currently storing a large amount of fertilizers, seeds, pork, etc., and extends the freezing period of vegetables to one year.

This time, the news is about expanding energy reserves such as natural gas, oil, and coal. This makes people wonder what the DPP authorities want to do? In an interview, Chen Jizhong revealed to the media why the island should expand its food reserves. He said that, first, it was affected by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and second, it was concerned about extreme climates.

This time, the expansion of energy reserves may also be explained. After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, global energy prices rose. In order to get rid of their energy dependence on Russia, Europe began to seek new energy supply from countries and regions outside Russia on a large scale. Since Europe's energy prices are very high and the profit margin is larger, exporters such as the United States, Qatar , and Australia have begun to turn their targets to Europe. Qatar and Australia are also the two countries with the most liquefied natural gas imported by Taiwan. Against this background, Taiwan naturally wants to compete with Europe for "gas".

Secondly, extreme climates are coming one after another. As an island, Taiwan is very likely to encounter extreme weather.

In fact, in addition to this, there is another important reason, that is, the DPP authorities have been trying to "use martial arts to seek independence", frequently provoking the one-China policy, and constantly pushing up the situation in the Taiwan Strait. If you do too much trouble, you will naturally feel uneasy. As the mainland's determination to "anti-independence" becomes increasingly firm, the DPP must be very scared, especially the PLA's military exercises around Taiwan in August this year brought great shock to the DPP authorities. The natural gas reserves on the island were once in a hurry, so the DPP's continuous storage of ammunition, grain, and energy is a complete manifestation of guilt in doing too much.