Each county or city government has a solar power subsidy program, but the total subsidy budget and maximum subsidy amount for each case vary. However, compared to the amount of subsidy available, we recommend that you pay more attention to whether the county or city’s regulations have special requirements for installing solar power systems to avoid missing out on subsidy opportunities. The following are the main differences between the county and city subsidy programs:

1. Subsidy Units: Most county and city governments have introduced relevant subsidy measures for solar power generation. The competent authorities are generally the Department of Industrial Development, the Department of Urban Development, the Department of Public Works, etc. In addition to referring to the information below, you can also inquire with the competent authorities listed.

2. Subsidy Targets: Primarily non-publicly owned legal buildings within each county or city. However, the requirements for applicants vary slightly between counties and cities. Please refer to the following link for information. Yilan County specifically stipulates that subsidies are only available for solar power generation systems installed by foundations.

3. Subsidy amount: The subsidy amount varies depending on the scale of power generation; however, most counties and cities have a maximum subsidy cap.

4. Subsidy Duration: Each county and city program is primarily limited to one year, with applications being announced at the beginning of the year and ending on the deadline. If the budget is exceeded, the program will be terminated early.

5. Subsidy program requirements for solar power generation systems: Most require that “solar photovoltaic power generation equipment must be new products”; some counties and cities require that the equipment used must be solar photovoltaic module products from manufacturers that have been selected as qualified in the “Quality Solar Photovoltaic Product Selection Program” of the Bureau of Energy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs; there are also requirements that the batteries used in energy storage solar photovoltaic systems must be deep-cycle types and have minimum cycle life standards.

Please refer to the following information for detailed subsidy information.

Solar power generation subsidy information from various ministries, commissions, counties, and cities (last updated: 2018.12.25)

Taipei City

  1. Project Name: 2018. Period and funding amount for the Bureau to accept applications for subsidies for installing solar photovoltaic power generation equipment.
  2. Application acceptance period: from March 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018.
  3. The total budget for subsidies is NT$3.5 million. When the cumulative amount of subsidy applications reaches the total budget, the Bureau may announce that it will stop accepting subsidy applications.
  4. Eligible parties for the subsidy are applicants who install solar photovoltaic power generation equipment in non-public legal buildings within the jurisdiction of this city and have obtained the approval document for registration issued by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs in the current year or the previous year.
  5. Related announcement website:Taipei City Government Economic Development Bureau official website。

New Taipei City

  1. Project Name: New Taipei City Government’s 107th Implementation Plan to Promote the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems
  2. Application acceptance period: until October 31, 2018
  3. Subsidy amount: Different subsidy recipients and subsidy amounts are different. It is recommended to refer to the following announcement website.
  4. Related announcement website:New Taipei City Government Economic Development Bureau official website

Taoyuan City

  1. Project Name: 107 Implementation Plan for Promoting the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems
  2. Application acceptance period: until2018/8/31
  3. Total subsidy budget: Originally NT$25 million, with an additional NT$15 million allocated later. Applications for 2018 solar power generation subsidies have been completed.
  4. Responsible unit: Taoyuan City Government Economic Development Bureau

Taichung City

  1. Project Name: Taichung City Government 2018 Subsidy for the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems Implementation Plan.
  2. Application acceptance period: until2018/10/31.
  3. Eligibility: Legally owned buildings; both self-use and parallel-connected buildings are eligible for the subsidy. Detailed subsidy amounts can be found in the following documents.
  4. Related announcement website:Taichung City Government’s 107th Implementation Plan for Subsidizing the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems。

Chiayi City

  1. Project Name: Chiayi City Government 2017-2018 Solar Photovoltaic System Subsidy Implementation Plan.
  2. Application acceptance period: until2018/10/31.
  3. Total subsidy budget: NT$8 million; as of June 8, 2018, the total subsidy amount has accumulated to NT$7.8 million.
  4. Subsidy recipients: Legal private buildings; self-use, energy storage and self-use sunshine communities are all eligible to apply for subsidies. For detailed subsidy amounts, please refer to the following documents.
  5. Related announcement website:Chiayi City Government Announcement Documents on October 24, 2016；Chiayi City Government Announcement Documents on April 17, 2017。

Tainan City

  1. Project Name: Tainan City Government Economic Development Bureau 2018 Subsidy for Solar Photovoltaic System Implementation Plan.
  2. Application acceptance period: fromFebruary 1, 2018 to July 9, 2018.
  3. Total subsidy budget: NT$30 million.
  4. Subsidy recipients: Legal private buildings; self-use, energy storage and self-use sunshine communities are all eligible to apply for subsidies. For detailed subsidy amounts, please refer to the following documents.
  5. Related announcement website:Tainan City Government Economic Development Bureau’s 108th Implementation Plan for Subsidizing the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Systems.

Kaohsiung City

  1. Project Name: Kaohsiung City Government Public Works Bureau’s 2018 Subsidy Implementation Plan for Installing Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems in Buildings.
  2. Application acceptance period:From February 1, 2018 to October 15, 2018 (can be closed earlier if budget is insufficient).
  3. Total subsidy budget: NT$15 million.
  4. Subsidy Targets: Legally owned buildings; subsidy programs for single-family buildings and contiguous buildings vary slightly. Please contact the competent authority for detailed subsidy amounts.
  5. Related announcement website:Announcement document from the Kaohsiung City Government Public Works Bureau.

Pingtung County

  1. Project Name: Pingtung County Government 2018 Subsidy for Building Solar Photovoltaic System Implementation Plan.
  2. Application acceptance period:January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
  3. Subsidy amount: NT$5,000 per peak kilowatt. Parts less than one peak kilowatt will be subsidized at a ratio. Subsidy amounts are rounded up to the nearest integer and decimal places are discarded. The maximum subsidy amount is NT$300,000.
  4. Related announcement website: Pingtung County Government 2018 Subsidy Implementation Plan for Installing Solar Photovoltaic Systems on Buildings.

Yilan County

  1. Project Name: 2018 Subsidy for the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Systems (Sunshine Green Benefit/Light Point Community Project) and Low-Carbon Demonstration Community Project.
  2. Application acceptance period:2018/01/06~2018/05/31
  3. Subsidy recipients: Social welfare institutions and social welfare charitable foundations (public or private) within the jurisdiction of Yilan County; or community development associations that are registered in accordance with the law and integrate social welfare functions.

  4. Subsidy Amount: The subsidy amount for each application shall not exceed 70% of the total application budget. The total installed capacity must be at least 16kWp, and the maximum amount is NT$950,000.
  5. Related announcement website:Yilan County Government Environmental Protection Bureau。


Yilan County (2)

  1. Project Name: Yilan County will subsidize private organizations to implement low-carbon demonstration community projects in 2018.
  2. Application acceptance period:2018/1/16~2018/10/10
  3. Subsidy recipients and amounts: Legally established community organizations, management committees, non-profit organizations, social welfare agencies, and other non-governmental organizations and villages that are committed to promoting low-carbon development. For detailed subsidy amounts, please refer to the following documents.
  4. Related announcement website:Yilan County Government Environmental Protection Bureau.

Taitung County

  1. Project Name: Taitung County Government 2018 Subsidy Implementation Plan for Installing Solar Photovoltaic Energy in Non-Public Buildings.
  2. Application acceptance period:From the date of announcement to November 31, 2018.
  3. Eligible users of the subsidy are: Owners of solar photovoltaic systems installed on legal private buildings within the county, who have obtained approval for filing or equipment registration from the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, between July 9, 2016 (after Typhoon Nepartak) and November 30, 2018 (based on the date of issuance).
  4. Subsidy amount: The subsidy amount varies slightly depending on the total capacity of the installation. For detailed subsidy amounts, please refer to the following document.
  5. Related announcement website: Taitung County Government 2018 Subsidy Implementation Plan for Installing Solar Photovoltaic Devices in Non-Public Buildings.

Kinmen County

  1. Project Name: Kinmen County Government 2017 Subsidized Building Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems Operation Guidelines.
  2. Application acceptance period:From the date of announcement to November 30, 2018.
  3. Grant recipients: Please refer to the implementation plan for applicants and conditions.
  4. Subsidy amount: The subsidy amount varies slightly depending on the total capacity of the installation. For detailed subsidy amounts, please refer to the following document.

Related announcement website:Kinmen County Government’s 107-year subsidy for installing solar photovoltaic systems on buildings.