The photoelectricity industry has entered the market on a large scale, with seven shares of land rent increased tenfold and fish ponds covered with solar panels. is this a dream or a nightmare for the fishing village?

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About an hour's ride from downtown Tainan along Route 17 is Tainan's Chiku fish farm district. Looking out at the water, large and small fish ponds crisscross, because of the fresh local aquatic products, there are also many live seafood restaurants located in it.

At four o'clock in the morning before dawn, harvesting workers go down to the fish pond and dig out clams with their bare hands. Another group of workers wash them, spit out sand, and then pack and deliver them. Another worker is responsible for them. This is a group of people who live on the sea. From breeding, harvesting, packaging and shipping, they have strung up an industrial chain. They have worked diligently at the junction of water and land all their lives.

However, with the government's green electricity policy, different voices are beginning to emerge in traditional fishing villages: Should we develop a symbiosis between fishing and electricity, installing solar panels on fish ponds? Or should we protect this sea and never open it if there is even the slightest doubt of pollution?

"Some landlords were tempted to sign the contract when they saw the rent increase tenfold. Now they regret it and don't know how to deal with it."

"Whether or not to rent private land is the right of the landlord, not the right of all fishermen."

"The solar panels aren't polluted? I don't believe it!"

"The photoelectric operators have the final say here. Fishermen have no role in it."

Huang Fang-fang (photo/Tsai Chia-shan)

There are many problems in the contract content, and the landlord has no time to renege.

The law on fisheries and electricity symbiosis has clearly not yet been passed, but photovoltaic companies are rushing in and rushing to occupy the land. Under the seemingly rich benefits, can the contracted landlords get the protection they deserve?

Yang Huiqin explained that the land developer entrusted by Taiyan Green Energy would first sign a letter of appointment to the landlord, and then sign the contract after signing it."This contract is not as simple as imagined. The more we understand it, the more we find it different from what we think. Important things are not mentioned." For example, if less than 70% of the fish farm's output is withdrawn or the construction company goes bankrupt after solar panels are installed, as long as the operator is unable to engage in solar power generation, he can pay no rent to the landlord.

In addition, the contract also clearly stated that the right to land can be transferred. Yang Huiqin pointed out,"I signed with you, you want to transfer to a third party, I can't control, become I have no lease with a third party, this is a big problem."

In addition, if the solar panel is damaged, it belongs to the cause waste,"how to deal with the panel damage?" How do you recycle these panels when you're 20 years old? It may cost hundreds of millions to handle, but the contract doesn't even say so. It means that the landlord has to handle everything himself."

Some landlords slowly studied the contract and found that it was not quite right. There were many problems with the contract, but it was clearly stated in the agreement that no excuse could be used not to sign the contract, otherwise they would have to claim damages." Therefore, even if the landlord reneged, he did not dare to say it. He was afraid that he would lose face and did not know how to deal with it.

Taiyan Green Energy: If you have any problems, please come directly to the door. The signing will obtain the consent of the farmers.

For the contract content has been questioned, Guo Zhengwei explained, Because entrusted land developers to do integration, Developers in order to protect their own rights and interests, Only in the appointment agreement if the landlord reneges on the contract must compensate the clause. "This part is very messy. We can't control it. However, once you enter the Taiyan Green Energy Gate and sign a contract with Taiyan Green Energy, we will definitely fulfill our promise and guarantee."

So if the landlord signs a power of attorney, he can go back on his word without compensation? "If you have any questions, please come to Taiwan Salt Green to understand." Kuo Cheng-wei points out that the final formal contract will be signed between the landlord and Taiwan Salt Green Energy, which will be responsible for resolving the dispute. It also emphasizes that photovoltaic operators must ensure that the process does not pollute the land, otherwise they should pay relative compensation; and the contract also states that after 20 years, the follow-up panel processing problem is not left to the landlord to deal with.

So, can the right on the ground be transferred to a third party without the consent of the landlord? Guo Zhengwei explained that because the electric company is a subsidiary, it takes time to raise funds, so there are reservation clauses, signed by the parent company, signed after the transfer to the subsidiary,"but will be transferred to the subsidiary with the consent of both parties."

For fishermen can not rent land concerns, Guo Zhengwei promised,"When signing the contract, In addition to the landlord, We will also obtain the consent of farmers." After land consolidation, priority will be given to local farmers to lease the land, and rents will be offered at a more favourable rate than the original 30,000 to 40,000 per hectare.

Agriculture Committee: Fisheries first, demonstration areas will be established and then gradually opened up

The landlord surnamed Wang, who is also a fisherman, said,"Whether private land should be rented or not is the right of the landlord, not the right of all fishermen." He thought that it was no good now for fishermen and landlords to be hostile. We are worried about pollution and ecological changes. These problems must be comprehensively reviewed before they can be opened up. "The point is that the whole process should be fair, reasonable and legal, so as to achieve multiple wins."

Guo Zhengwei said that according to the 2,400 hectares of unfavorable farming area announced by the Council of Agriculture, even if it is covered with solar photovoltaic panels, it still needs other green energy solutions to achieve the green energy target by 2025. In addition, the fishing village industry is declining and the scale of the industry is not large, so it cannot compete with foreign countries. Therefore, as a platform for photovoltaic operators and fishermen, Taiyan Green Energy hopes to establish a special zone for the symbiosis of fishing and electricity, integrate the breeding environment, and establish a brand for fishermen,"Fishing should be in the front, solar photovoltaic cannot affect farming."

However, Qiku is not a "declining fishing village," Yang Huiqin and Chen Yingyu both stressed that the data show that Qiku clam production accounts for an increasing proportion of Taiwan. Since fishing villages are thriving,"it's not appropriate for other industries to influence this industry," says Chen Yingyu.

Huang Shu-teh, chairman of the Green Power Cooperative, says that future food production and photovoltaic energy must be taken into account, and individual environmental differences must be taken into account. In particular, solar panels are not expected to be installed in environmentally sensitive areas, such as intertidal zones, wetlands, and estuaries. These ecologically diverse habitats require a higher level of environmental assessment. In addition, the assessment of environmental differences in these private lands is all invested by large enterprises, and citizens 'groups have no room to participate at all."I only hope that the construction period will be carried out quickly, considering the accumulation and circulation of capital, and the ecology will be placed at the end."

In the face of all kinds of doubts from the outside world, Li Tuizhi promised to ensure that the original aquaculture industry achieved the symbiosis of fishing and electricity. "We are not just sitting in the office thinking, we have planned to make sure that the original farming behavior through the way of contract with fishermen, otherwise there is only photoelectricity and no fishing, resulting in the hollowing out of fishing villages and the disappearance of culture, which is not what we like." Next, the experiment will be completed, relevant specifications will be formulated, and it will be emphasized that the demonstration area will be selected first and gradually opened up instead of being fully opened immediately.

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