# Taiwan completes NT$2.354bn Laonong River water project > The Ministry of Economic Affairs says the completed subsurface-flow scheme adds a designed 100,000 tonnes a day of water extraction and strengthens supply flexibility in the south. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Infrastructure - Country: Taiwan - Published: 2026-10-18T21:48:10+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T21:48:10+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-17 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026.md) Taiwan’s Water Resources Agency said the Laonong River (Liling) subsurface-flow project held its completion ceremony on October 17. The project cost NT$2.354 billion and includes intake facilities designed for 100,000 tonnes a day, as well as a water-pipe bridge about 945 metres long. The agency said the new source will contribute to stable supplies in southern Taiwan. It reported that the Gaoping River system’s subsurface-water capacity is projected to reach 900,000 tonnes a day in 2026, 550,000 tonnes above the 2017 level; these are system-wide figures, not the output of this project alone. ## Data ### Laonong River water project Official project figures reported by Taiwan’s Water Resources Agency on completion. Methodology: Values are transcribed from the release; capacity is designed intake, while river-system supply projections described in the article are excluded from these project data. | Project cost | Designed intake capacity | Water-pipe bridge length | |---|---|---| | 2.354 | 100000 | 945 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026/data/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed-2026/data/taiwan-laonong-river-subsurface-water-project-completed?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, Water Resources Agency]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-17) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)