Taiwan’s key technology hub in Hsinchu is experiencing severe water supply tensions amid a booming memory, AI, and advanced chip manufacturing cycle. On March 26, 2026, Yuan-Peng Lin, Director-General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Water Resources Agency, revealed that since winter 2025, western Taiwan has recorded its lowest winter rainfall in 75 years. The inflow to Hsinchu’s Baoshan reservoirs is only 77% of levels seen during the “century drought” five years ago.