Pollution emissions data falsified by power plants
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November 25, 2011, Friday
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CHINA has ordered fines for eight coal-fired power plants which violated pollution limits and, in some cases, falsified emissions data.
The power plants, in seven provinces, are affiliated with China's biggest power utilities, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and National Development and Reform Commission said yesterday.
China relies on coal to supply about three-quarters of its electricity generation. Controlling pollution from power plants is a priority in its effort to reduce carbon emissions.
The eight plants were ordered to fix the problems by the end of the year.
The agencies also ordered the withdrawal of government subsidies paid to the companies for reducing carbon emissions.
The power plants were found to have exceeded limits on sulfur dioxide emissions in 2010.
In some cases, operators had disabled pollution control or emissions monitoring equipment, along with fabricating data to avoid punishment.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection's statement did not say how much the plants, some of which are affiliated with big power producers such as China Guodian Corp, China Huadian Corp, China Power Investment Corp and China Datang Corp, were fined.
According to a report by Xinhua news agency, the maximum fine for fabricating emissions data is 50,000 yuan (US$7,900).
Fines for violating limits on sulfur dioxide emissions range up to 100,000 yuan (US$15,800), Xinhua said.
China has pledged to reduce emissions by rejecting construction projects that pollute too much and by developing new technologies to curb greenhouse gases.
It has set a goal for reducing sulfur dioxide emissions during 2011 to 2015 - the span of its current Five-Year Plan - by 8 percent.
The power plants, in seven provinces, are affiliated with China's biggest power utilities, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and National Development and Reform Commission said yesterday.
China relies on coal to supply about three-quarters of its electricity generation. Controlling pollution from power plants is a priority in its effort to reduce carbon emissions.
The eight plants were ordered to fix the problems by the end of the year.
The agencies also ordered the withdrawal of government subsidies paid to the companies for reducing carbon emissions.
The power plants were found to have exceeded limits on sulfur dioxide emissions in 2010.
In some cases, operators had disabled pollution control or emissions monitoring equipment, along with fabricating data to avoid punishment.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection's statement did not say how much the plants, some of which are affiliated with big power producers such as China Guodian Corp, China Huadian Corp, China Power Investment Corp and China Datang Corp, were fined.
According to a report by Xinhua news agency, the maximum fine for fabricating emissions data is 50,000 yuan (US$7,900).
Fines for violating limits on sulfur dioxide emissions range up to 100,000 yuan (US$15,800), Xinhua said.
China has pledged to reduce emissions by rejecting construction projects that pollute too much and by developing new technologies to curb greenhouse gases.
It has set a goal for reducing sulfur dioxide emissions during 2011 to 2015 - the span of its current Five-Year Plan - by 8 percent.
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