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China prohibits construction of small coal units

China, the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, has banned electricity companies from building coal-fired power plants with capacity of less than 300 megawatts in a bid to increase efficiency and reduce pollution. "The small size of power units is the major reason for the high energy consumption and pollution in the nation's power industry," Chen Deming, vice president of the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planner, said in a statement posted on its Website. China will shut down 10,000 megawatts of power capacity at small, coal-fired plants, Ma Kai, the commission's head said in his annual work report to the National People's Congress on Monday. Chinese plants used 366 grams of coal equivalent to generate each kilowatt of electricity in 2006, compared with 299 grams for units in Japan, 300 grams in South Korea and 303 grams in Italy, Chen said. Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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