Su Gives Wang Six Months to Resolve Problems 蘇揆:留任王美花 6個月內找出問題解決

Economic Affairs Minister Wang Mei-hua should remain in her post, according to Premier Su Tseng-chang, despite calls from opposition parties for Wang to take responsibility for the 303 nationwide power outage. Su also asked Wang to come up with a plan to enhance the stability and resilience of the island's power grid within 6 months.

Economic Affairs Minister Wang Mei-hua ignored the media and dashed into the legislature as she arrived for an interpellation. Wang requested to be disciplined following the nationwide power failure on March 3, and Premier Su Tseng-chang insisted that she remain in her post. However, opposition parties said Wang needs to take political responsibility for the failures in the Tsai administration's electricity supply policies by stepping down.

William Tseng, Legislator (KMT): “What the people and industries care about is whether we have sufficient electricity and whether there will be power failures. So many nationwide power failures have happened during this time. Minister Wang Mei-hua of course should step down. Step down! Step down!”

Jang Chyi-lu, Legislator (TPP): “I think people want to know why no one has to take responsibility for this incident. It appears that her position is completely secure, that she has political support or a patron. This is what I don't understand. ”

In response, Su said he decided to retain Wang as minister because she is administratively capable and because he asked her to resolve grid issues.

Su Tseng-chang, ROC Premier: “Minister Wang Mei-hua told me one more time that she wants to take political responsibility. However, I asked her to find solutions to all types of problems including operations supervision and grid resilience within six months' time.”

There have been four widespread power failures during Tsai Ing-wen's time in office, including three with Wang as economic affairs minister. Su has given Wang a deadline, and it remains to be seen whether Wang will be up to the task of identifying problems and making improvements to prevent new power failures that affect people's livelihoods and economic development.

 

不願受訪，快步走進立法院準備接受總質詢，經濟部長王美花因為3日全台大停電自請處分，被行政院長蘇貞昌留任，不過在野黨質疑國內電力供給一出問題，王美花身為主管機關首長應該負起政治責任。

國民黨立院黨團總召曾銘宗指出:「民眾或者產業在乎的是，我們有沒有電用，會不會停電，這段期間發生這麼多的這幾件全國性的跳電事件，王美花部長當然要下台、下台、下台。」

民眾黨立委張其祿則表示:「其實我想國人還是會非常想要知道，就是說為什麼這樣子的狀況下，卻好像是不用負責，這個有政治的這個撐腰或者靠山，就好像可以穩坐這個位子，這個才是我們不解的地方。」

面對在野立委抨擊，蘇貞昌一方面表示留任王美花是因為她的施政能力，另外也要求她留下來解決電網問題。

行政院長蘇貞昌回應:「王美花部長有再次跟我表示要負起政治責任，但我要求她把操作管理，甚至於電網韌性種種的問題，6個月內來找出來。」

蔡政府任內有4次大停電，其中3次都在王美花擔任經濟部長任內，蘇貞昌訂出時間表，就看王美花是否能找出問題、徹底改善，不再發生重大停電事故，影響民眾生活與經濟發展。