Insight Kaohsiung｜Ample Power Supply in Southern Taiwan Welcomed by Taipower for Establishment of Tech Giants' Plants．Kaohsiung Airport New Terminal Project Progresses On Schedule．IDA Partners with Industry and Academia to Create Ground-Air Integration Testing Site

｜Ample Power Supply in Southern Taiwan Welcomed by Taipower for Establishment of Tech Giants' Plants
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, recently announced the establishment of an advanced computing center there. During the "2024 Taipower Scholarship Awards Ceremony" in Kaohsiung. Tseng Wen-Sheng, Chairman of Taipower, responded to media inquiries about several tech giants moving to the southern region. Tseng stated that power supply from the south to the north is a reality. Southern Taiwan has ample power resources, including traditional and renewable energy sources like solar. Tseng welcomed tech giants setting up near power sources, noting it would create a more balanced, stable, and efficient power grid.

｜Kaohsiung Airport New Terminal Project Progresses On Schedule
Approved by the Executive Yuan, the first phase of the Kaohsiung Airport new terminal project will invest approximately 43 billion NTD. The preliminary eastern multi-story parking facility has been awarded and will enter the construction phase. The Civil Aeronautics Administration will carefully plan and maintain operations under the "build-first, demolish-later" approach. Men-Yen LI, Minister of MOTC, emphasized the necessity of the new terminal project to enhance airport service quality and urged full effort in balancing operations and passenger services.

｜IDA Partners with Industry and Academia to Create Ground-Air Integration Testing Site
To assist Taiwanese companies in developing Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOS) capabilities, the Industrial Development Administration (IDA), MOEA, held a significant event on June 3, 2024, at Pier 22 in Kaohsiung. Collaborating with National Central University and the Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center (SOIC), they witnessed the establishment of Taiwan's first LEOS maritime field verification environment. This initiative supports the industry in verifying multi-orbit terminal communication capabilities and accelerates the pre-commercialization of domestically produced LEOS antennas.

Reference: Insight Kaohsiung FB