Sembcorp’s Chongqing Power Plant Achieves Full Operation
Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) power plant in Chongqing has successfully commenced full commercial operation following the completion of its second 660-megawatt unit. The 1,320-megawatt coal-fired plant comprises two units of 660 megawatts each, with the first unit completed in November 2016. Located in Anwen, Qijiang district, the 1,320-megawatt power plant utilises supercritical technology and is one of the most efficient power plants in Chongqing. With the successful completion, the plant has begun supplying power to meet rising power demand in Chongqing and support the development and growth of Chongqing’s economy.
Under pollution alert, Beijing orders 1,200 factories to shut
Beijing's city government has ordered 1,200 factories near the Chinese capital, including an oil refinery run by state oil major Sinopec and a Cofco food plant, to either shut or cut output following its highest possible air pollution warning. Environmental authorities issued a red alert that started on Friday night and will run until Wednesday after warning of a smog build-up across China's north. That will mean curbs on traffic and construction work and advisories for schools, hospitals and businesses.
Beijing to shut 2,500 firms to fight pollution
Beijing will close 2,500 small polluting firms this year in its latest effort to combat pollution, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday, citing the municipal government. Pollution is a sensitive topic in China, with thousands of protests sparked every year by concerns about environmental degradation, particularly from factories. Four districts in the capital, which has been hit by bouts of choking smog this winter, will be required to shut down 2,500 companies by the end of the year, with more scheduled to be closed next year, Xinhua said.
Beijing 2014 Pollution Levels Down
Beijing recorded a slight drop in smog levels in 2014, the municipal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Sunday, though some pollutants remained at 150 percent above national minimum levels. The city government has restricted coal use, shut down factories and introduced new fuel standards for cars and trucks in a bid to limit a surge in air pollution that at times has left the Chinese capital shrouded in smog. Data released Sunday showed the city is making slow progress in combating pollution, which reports say ends hundreds of thousands of lives in China prematurely every year.
Ecopetrol Prices EEB, Prepares to Shed Asset
Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol will sell its stake in energy generator Empresa de Energia de Bogota (EEB) for 1,740 pesos ($0.80) a share, raising some $509 million, the government said in a decree on Tuesday. Ecopetrol owns 6.87 percent of EEB, which is controlled by the Bogota municipal government. Though the decree, dated Nov. 13 and seen by Reuters on Tuesday, does not specify a date for the sale, it legally must take place no more than two months from the announcement of the offer. The sale will occur in several phases, the decree said.
Ecopetrol Sets Price in $509m Sale of Stake in Generator
Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol will sell its stake in energy generator Empresa de Energia de Bogota (EEB) for 1,700 pesos ($0.79) a share, raising some $509 million, the government said in a decree. Ecopetrol owns 6.87 percent of EEB, which is controlled by the Bogota municipal government. Though the decree, dated Nov. 13, does not specify a date for the sale, it legally must take place no more than two months from the announcement of the offer. The sale will occur in several phases, the decree said.
Bear Head LNG Plans Initial Phase of 8 MTPA
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited informed that on 31st October 2014, its wholly owned company Bear Head LNG Corporation, filed for modifications to the existing construction and environmental permits granted by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board and Nova Scotia Environment. “This is a major step in adapting Bear Head LNG’s 12 existing construction and environmental permits to an export project. These key regulatory filings help maintain our accelerated pace in executing the project development plan,” says John Godbold, Bear Head LNG Chief Operating Officer and Project Director.
Beijing: Emissions Fall in First Tear of Carbon Trading
Carbon dioxide emissions from Beijing's major polluters fell 4.5 percent in 2013 as a nascent emissions trading scheme cut compliance costs for firms, the Chinese capital's municipal government said on Monday. Beijing is one of seven cities and provinces in China that have launched pilot emissions trading schemes ahead of a national market to be launched in the world's biggest-emitting nation in 2016. The Beijing market began in November, but with caps on CO2 emissions for participating companies backdated to the beginning of the year.
Beijing: New Industry Limits will cut Smog
China's overgrown and smog-hit capital Beijing has passed new rules banning the expansion of polluting and resource-intensive industries, the local government said on Friday. In a list of restrictions published on its website (www.beijing.gov.cn), the municipal government said it would ban the further expansion of a wide range of industries, including food processing, textiles, construction materials, papermaking, chemicals and oil refining. It said in an accompanying statement that the list had been…
