How the Hormuz Crisis Is Threatening Taiwan’s Power Grid

Taiwan’s LNG problem has turned from a diversification debate into an energy-security test. The island is 99% dependent on imported natural gas, and in 2025 roughly one-third of its 23.6 Mt of LNG imports came from the Gulf region – mostly from Qatar (almost 8 Mt) and another 200,000 t from the UAE. With Qatar’s gas production shut down and the Strait of Hormuz blocked, already loaded LNG tankers are trapped inside the Gulf. Taiwan received no LNG cargoes from Qatar or the UAE in April and May. For a country where gas-fired plants…