U.S. construction titan Bechtel eyes $10bn Taiwan energy jackpot

Company's Asia-Pacific president talks of 'very strong' business opportunities

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Bechtel intends to capture demand from other Asian economies looking to transition away from coal and into liquid natural gas and renewables. (Source photo by AP and Reuters)

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- The biggest U.S. engineering and construction company expects at least $10 billion in business opportunities in Taiwan over the next decade as the island makes an aggressive push to cut back on coal and reduce emissions along its globally vital tech supply chain.

Bechtel also intends to capture demand from other Asian economies looking to transition away from coal and into liquid natural gas and renewables, Richard W. Freer, the company's president for the Asia-Pacific region, told Nikkei Asia in an interview.

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