The Electricity Act Article 3
The competent authorities referred to in this Act are the Ministry of Economic Affairs at the central government level, the Municipal Governments at the municipal level, and the County (City) Governments at the county (city) level.The central competent authority has the following duties:1. To analyse, draft, and implement policies related to the electricity industry;2. To supervise and manage the safety of electricity works and electricity facilities in the country;3. To draft technical regulations governing electric power;4. To supervise and manage electricity facilities;5. To announce the contribution rate for the electric power development support fund;6. To draft, approve, and manage the pricing of electricity and other fees and charges as well as the calculation formulae thereof;7. To supervise and manage other matters relating to the electric power technology and safety.Competent authorities at the level of Municipal Governments or County (City) governments have the following duties within the municipality, county, or city that they administer:1. To forward applications for founding and expanding electricity enterprises, and business licence applications for electricity enterprises;2. To assist in the inspection of user-end electricity equipment;3. To mediate in land use disputes between electricity enterprises and the general public;4. To supervise and manage the electric power engineering industry, electrical technicians, and locations where electricity is used.The Central Competent Authority shall designate an Electricity Industry Regulatory Agency to fulfil the following responsibilities:1. To supervise and manage electricity enterprises and the electric power market;2. To permit and approve applications for founding and expanding electricity enterprises, and business licence applications for electricity enterprises;3. To forecast and plan matters pertaining to electric power supply and demand;4. To supervise and manage the electricity carbon emission factor of the Public Electricity Retailing Utility;5. To supervise and manage the rights and interests of electric power users;6. To supervise and manage the dispatch of electricity;7. To mediate disputes arising between electricity enterprises or between electricity enterprises and users;8. To mediate disputes involving the Electricity Retailing Enterprises or installations of Renewable Energy-Based Power Generation Equipment.The Electricity Industry Regulatory Agency shall manage and supervise the incorporation, merger, restructuring, or revocation of any state-owned electricity enterprise as well as the employment and discharge of important personnel in said enterprise.The Central Competent Authority shall carry out the responsibilities prescribed in the two preceding paragraphs prior to said authority designating an Electricity Industry Regulatory Agency.The Central Competent Authority may invite government agencies, scholars and experts, and related civic organisations to form an Electricity Reliability Commission or Electricity Industry Mediation Commission to carry out the responsibilities described in paragraph 4 Subparagraphs 6 to 8 of this Article.
中文原文 電業法第3條
本法所稱主管機關：在中央為經濟部；在直轄市為直轄市政府；在縣（市）為縣（市）政府。
中央主管機關應辦理下列事項：
一、電業政策之分析、研擬及推動。
二、全國電業工程安全、電業設備之監督及管理。
三、電力技術法規之擬定。
四、電業設備之監督及管理。
五、電力開發協助金提撥比例之公告。
六、電價與各種收費費率及其計算公式之政策研擬、核定及管理。
七、其他電力技術及安全相關業務之監督及管理。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應辦理轄區內下列事項：
一、電業籌設、擴建及電業執照申請之核轉。
二、協助辦理用戶用電設備之檢驗。
三、電業與民眾間有關用地爭議之處理。
四、電力工程行業、電力技術人員及用電場所之監督及管理。
中央主管機關應指定電業管制機關，辦理下列事項：
一、電業及電力市場之監督及管理。
二、電業籌設、擴建及電業執照申請之許可及核准。
三、電力供需之預測、規劃事項。
四、公用售電業電力排碳係數之監督及管理。
五、用戶用電權益之監督及管理。
六、電力調度之監督及管理。
七、電業間或電業與用戶間之爭議調處。
八、售電業或再生能源發電設備設置爭議調處。
國營電業之組設、合併、改組、撤銷、重要人員任免核定管理及監督事項，由電業管制機關辦理。
於中央主管機關指定電業管制機關前，前二項規定事項由中央主管機關辦理之。
中央主管機關得邀集政府機關、學者專家及相關民間團體召開電力可靠度審議會、電業爭議調處審議會，辦理第四項第六款至第八款規定事項。
中央主管機關應辦理下列事項：
一、電業政策之分析、研擬及推動。
二、全國電業工程安全、電業設備之監督及管理。
三、電力技術法規之擬定。
四、電業設備之監督及管理。
五、電力開發協助金提撥比例之公告。
六、電價與各種收費費率及其計算公式之政策研擬、核定及管理。
七、其他電力技術及安全相關業務之監督及管理。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應辦理轄區內下列事項：
一、電業籌設、擴建及電業執照申請之核轉。
二、協助辦理用戶用電設備之檢驗。
三、電業與民眾間有關用地爭議之處理。
四、電力工程行業、電力技術人員及用電場所之監督及管理。
中央主管機關應指定電業管制機關，辦理下列事項：
一、電業及電力市場之監督及管理。
二、電業籌設、擴建及電業執照申請之許可及核准。
三、電力供需之預測、規劃事項。
四、公用售電業電力排碳係數之監督及管理。
五、用戶用電權益之監督及管理。
六、電力調度之監督及管理。
七、電業間或電業與用戶間之爭議調處。
八、售電業或再生能源發電設備設置爭議調處。
國營電業之組設、合併、改組、撤銷、重要人員任免核定管理及監督事項，由電業管制機關辦理。
於中央主管機關指定電業管制機關前，前二項規定事項由中央主管機關辦理之。
中央主管機關得邀集政府機關、學者專家及相關民間團體召開電力可靠度審議會、電業爭議調處審議會，辦理第四項第六款至第八款規定事項。