| Taiwan Water Corporation | |
| Native Name: | 台灣自來水公司 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Industry: | water supply |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Founded: | 1974 |
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| Successors: | --> |
| Hq Location: | North, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Key People: | Hu Nan-tzer (Chairperson) Li Jia-rong (President) |
| Profit: | --> |
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| Parent: | Ministry of Economic Affairs |
The Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC;) is a state-owned water utility providing water supply to most of Taiwan and offshore islands. The company is headquartered in North District, Taichung.
On 16 December 1972, President Chiang Ching-kuo instructed that a water corporation be set up to develop and unified public water supply system island-wide. On 1 April 1973, the preparatory office for Taiwan Water Corporation was set up by Taiwan Provincial Government. Taiwan Water Corporation was then inaugurated by the provincial government in 1974.[1]
Former chairman Hsu Hsiang-kun was arrested on bribery and corruption charges in September 2007,[2] and indicted in August 2014.[3] Hsu had contracted Kintech Technology Company to expand two water purification facilities in 2002. The project deadline was extended twice to November 2003 and March 2005. Hsu then accepted NT$5 million to grant Kintech a third extension to September 2007, by which time the project was completed.[4]