China has already shut down small coal-fired generating units
with an aggregate capacity of 10 million kilowatts so far this
year, a target set for the whole year, in a bid to save energy and
reduce emissions.
On Friday morning, 54 small coal-fired generating units in Henan Province in central China were closed
down.
Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan said fulfilling the annual target
almost two months ahead of schedule was a result of united efforts
of different regions and concerned departments and enterprises.
However, the country's tasks to save energy and reduce emissions
remain arduous, Zeng said, urging continuous efforts to accomplish
the goal set for the next four years till 2010.
China has been building large-capacity power plants to save
energy and reduce emissions. The country plans to close small but
energy-guzzling coal-fired generating units with a total capacity
of 50 million kilowatts by 2010.
The closed capacity will save 14.5 million tons of coal and cut
sulfur dioxide emissions by 247,000 tons and carbon dioxide
emissions by 29 million tons a year.
(Xinhua News Agency October 27, 2007)