China orders 48.68 GW coal-fired utilities to meet ultra-low emission targets

3-Sept-2018

China aims to upgrade 48.68 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power utilities across the country to meet the national ultra-low emission standards by 2018, according to a statement from the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Monday

The move comes after China’s years-long anti-pollution campaign that ordered all coal-fired power plants to complete ultra-low emission conversion by 2020

Utilities in middle part of the country must complete the upgrade by the end of 2018, while western regions could extend the deadline to 2020

Those that fail to meet the emission standards by deadline will be shut down

Central government will carry out inspections to urge local government and utilities to do their jobs

The NEA also set a energy-saving upgrade targets of 53.91 GW at utilities in the country, the statement said

Source: REUTERS