Taiwan to spend $3 billion turning nation into 'AI island', targets top five global compute power — new goals threatened by energy shortfalls

Taiwan is investing over $3 billion to become a global AI hub, focusing on next-gen hardware like silicon photonics and quantum computing. The government aims for AI to be the new industrial core, generating significant added value by 2028. However, energy shortages may hinder these goals as Taiwan's renewable energy capacity is below target. Private-sector investments are growing, but the island's grid may struggle to support the planned deployments.