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Substation fire disrupts power in Greater Taipei districts

Dec 2021Published 25 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

SignificantElectricalProvisional
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supply cut for about •• daysShown in the record →Full estimate
Where
primary power substation in Taipei, Greater Taipei districts
Operator
Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower)
What
fire disrupted power supply on 12 December 2021
Cause
Not reported
Outcome
supply returned to normal by Sunday afternoon

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Taiwan Power

What happened

The available report says a fire at a primary power substation in Taipei affected several Greater Taipei districts on the morning of 12 December 2021. State-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said supply had returned to normal by Sunday afternoon. The substation name, the cause and the extent of damage are not stated in the text available to the register.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

  1. A fire at a primary substation interrupted supply across several districts until the network was reconfigured.
  2. Operators should state publicly when supply is restored and what remains unknown.
  3. Until the cause and damage are reported, no failure mode can be assigned.

More lessons on outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Substation name
  • Cause of the fire
  • Extent of damage

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Source

Focus Taiwan (focustaiwan.tw)

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Published 2026-09-25. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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