Taiwan, China - World Nuclear Performance Report

Taiwan shut down its last reactor, Maanshan 2, on 17 May 2025. Days later a proposal to hold a referendum on restarting the Maanshan plant was passed in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan. The referendum is due to take place on 23 August. The share of generation figure above refers to the 2024 share.

Taiwan has been progressively phasing out its nuclear reactors following the election of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in January 2016. The DPP’s policy of creating a "nuclear-free homeland" by 2025 stated that the country’s reactors would be shut down as their 40-year operating licences expire.

A referendum held in November 2018 called for the government to cancel the amendment, but the policy remained in effect.

Nuclear electricity production by age of reactor