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Taichung revokes permits for 2 generators at Taichung power plant

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/25
By: Hao Hsueh-ching, Tsai Peng-min, Liao Yu-yang and Evelyn Kao

By Hao Hsueh-ching, Tsai Peng-min, Liao Yu-yang and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) The Taichung City government on Wednesday announced it will revoke coal-use permits for two generators at Taichung Power Plant and fine the plant NT$9 million (US$299,368) for continuing to use more coal than legally permitted and failing to cease the use of raw coal for power generation.

The city government's decision came after the fossil fuel power plant, one of the largest of its kind in the world, was deemed to have not made sufficient improvements to reduce its coal consumption. It has also been fined twice for exceeding the legal limit for coal use for this year, Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said.

The power plant, operated by state-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower), has violated the Air Pollution Control Act and Taichung's newest coal control regulations that stipulate coal use at the Taichung plant is limited to 11.04 million metric tons between Jan. 2019 and 2020.

As a result, the city government decided to revoke permits for the plant's older No. 2 and No. 3 generators, with effect from Jan. 1, 2020, Lu noted.    [FULL  STORY]

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