In view of the government's policies on second energy transition and development of diversified green energy, as well as proactive alignment with the international standard, and assistance provided to multiple central and local government agencies to review the transparency of processes, the Agency Against Corruption (AAC) held a meeting on green energy transparency measures on January 8th, 2025.

    The AAC formulated the Promotion of Green Energy Transparency Measures and Publicity Program, and convened the meeting, inviting representatives from the Ethics Office of the Refining Business Division, CPC Corporation, the Civil Service Ethics Office of Tainan City Government, the Civil Service Ethics of Changhua County Government and Corruption Prevention Division. The meeting gathered personnel from ethics offices from the public and private sectors alike to share professional experience on the establishment of disclosure system, and existing and future green energy transparency measures executed. Moreover, ethics officials from central and local governments overseeing green energy also exchanged views. Such exchanges would help them strengthen the review of procedures involving green energy, and would benefit the transparency of government agencies.

    Promoting openness and transparency is currently a specific national strategy to enhance civil service ethics. When President Lai, Ching-Te took office, he vowed to "uphold honesty and diligence" and "establish an open government." Cheng, Ming-Chien, Minister of Justice, also urged a "prevention first, followed by investigation" approach to help agencies handle various tasks involving ethics and competence. To implement the government policies on a nuclear-free homeland and green energy as well as effectively prevent green crimes, it is imperative to strengthen agencies in reviewing the transparency of processes and procedures. Therefore, by distinguishing the difference between unlawful profit seeking and convenience for the public, civil servants and enterprises will have standards and regulations to rely on as they conduct the normal course of business. This will increase the public confidence in the development of the green energy industry, thereby fostering a healthy environment for the industry to thrive. The AAC will continue to supervise ethics offices in improving transparency measures undertaken by different agencies, helping them in elevating external supervision as part of the response to the expectation for a clean and competent government.