Taiwan today suffered a massive blackout that is affecting much of the island, between the capital Taipei, second largest city Kaohsiung and the most important manufacturing hub for iPhone microprocessors in Tainan.Taiwan Power reported in a brief statement. that its southern power grid system malfunctioned that caused a blackout in the south, causing a ripple effect that affected parts of the north, including Taipei, and central Taiwan. The malfunction was identified at the Hsinta power plant in Kaohsiung, the largest in the south and the third largest globally.
The blackout matured when former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Taiwan for his first ever visit, having a busy agenda including today’s meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen.
The Tainan Science Park, the site of the most advanced iPhone microchip production facilities of the TSMC giant, reported sudden and anomalous voltage changes at the site’s power supply, stating that investigations were still underway on the possible consequences on the site. ‘activities.
The science park hosts important technological plants of TSMC, United Microelectronics and Innolux, the subsidiary active in Foxconn’s displays.
Taiwan experienced the last major power outage in 2021: it affected about 4 million families and was caused by malfunctions in the electricity grids of the Hsinta plant, which operates both coal and natural gas generators.
Source: Ansa
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