Beijing natural gas move
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Beijing will build four power stations by the end of 2014 to replace coal with natural gas for heating and power generation, municipal authorities said yesterday.
The project is part of the city’s efforts to optimize its energy mix and reduce emissions, said officials with the Beijing Commission of Development and Reform.
With investment of 47.7 billion yuan (US$7.79 billion), the four power stations and 40 related utility projects will reduce sulfur dioxide by 10,000 tons, provide heating for 100 million square meters and generate 7.2 million kilowatts of electricity.
Currently, these energy needs are met by four coal-fired power plants, which burned 9.2 million tons of coal in 2012 — 40 percent of Beijing’s total consumption.
These coal-burning power stations will close once the new plants go into operation.
Heavy smog has shrouded Beijing during the seven-day National Day holiday, prompting concern about worsening air pollution in the capital.
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