COST OF LIVING/Residential electricity rates set to rise in April after review: Taipower
02/29/2024 06:14 PM
The state-owned Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said on Thursday that it will recommend raising residential electricity rates for the first time in 20 years to a government-convened price review committee.
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