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Digitimes October 15, 2026 By Charlene Chen neutral

Semiconductors to consume 30% of Taiwan's power by 2035

AI / LLMSemiconductorsMemoryManufacturingSupply ChainData Center
Rising demand for semiconductor wafer fabrication, memory, advanced packaging and high-end servers is driving a sharp increase in Taiwan's power consumption. Taipower estimates that the domestic semiconductor industry will consume approximately 52 billion kWh in 2026, rising to around 80 billion kWh in 2030 and 110 billion kWh in 2035, when it will account for about 30% of Taiwan's total electricity use.
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