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Beijing shuts last coal power plant in switch to natural gas
Published Mon, Mar 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
THE last large coal-fired power plant in Beijing has suspended operations, with the city's electricity now generated by natural gas, the state news agency reported as smog enveloped the Chinese capital this weekend.
The shuttering of the Huangneng Beijing Thermal Power Plant comes on the heels of China's annual legislative sessions, where Premier Li Keqi…
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