Starting on 15 April 2017, the EPA began providing hotels; medical and health care institutions, social welfare organizations and schools with subsidies to modify or replace their oil-fired boilers with heating equipment that uses low-emission gases, solar energy or electricity.

The EPA decided to amend the regulations to further expand the enterprises eligible for the subsidy. The amendments stipulate that any private or public premises that have modified or replaced their boilers after 15 April 2017, and are now using or in the process of establishing heating equipment powered by low-emission gases, solar energy or electricity, qualify for the subsidy. A subsidy can be provided for each boiler, up to a maximum of NT$500,000. However, the regulations do not apply to the following: factories governed by the Factory Management Act, electricity enterprises governed by the Electricity Act, and stateowned enterprises governed by the Administrative Law of State-Owned Enterprises. To provide sufficient time for the conversion, the application period for the subsidy is extended to 30 June 2019.

The EPA also points out that the draft of the Boiler Air Pollutant Emission Standards ( 鍋爐空氣污染物排放標準 ) was preannounced on 30 January 2018, and is now undergoing the legislative procedures of discussions and public hearings. It is targeted that all boilers – regardless of fuel types or operation scale – shall meet the emission standards by 1 July 2020. Through administrative control and economic incentives, the EPA aims to diminish boiler air pollutant emissions and their impacts on air quality, as well as the number of air pollution red alert days.