Report: Xi'an shuts 15 high emission plants to reduce smog

Published: Nov 7, 2018 16:04

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This helped to cut some 1.02 million mt of coal consumption by the end of Oct

SHANGHAI, Nov 7 (SMM) – Xi'an city in China's north-west province of Shaanxi shut, or relocated, 15 high emission coal-fired plants this year, according to local news.

This reduced 1.02 million mt of coal consumption by the end of October, as part of efforts to resolve hazardous smog that blanketed north China.

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