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Report: Beijing to close coal plants by 2015 in smog crackdown

2013-10-08 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Beijing's ambitious efforts to tackle its crippling smog crisis have taken another dramatic step forward with state media reporting the city plans to replace its main coal-fired power plants by 2015. News agency Xinhua reported over the weekend that municipal authorities plan to build four new gas-fired power plants to replace current coal-based power stations by the end of 2014. The Y47.7bn ($7.79bn) investment programme will enable the development of four new power plants and 40 related smaller...

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