SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced plans last Friday to reduce emissions of fine dust particles from its coal-fired power plants in South Korea by 50 percent over the next five years. KEPCO and five of its affiliates held an emergency conference last week at KEPCO Art Center [...]
POHANG, South Korea, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – POSCO’s 1-trillion-won ($887 million) thermal power plant in Pohang is likely to be scrapped amid growing concerns over fine dust and stringent environmental policies on the part of the current administration. The world’s fourth-largest steelmaker has 13 generators of 20MW to 146MW-capacity at its Pohang steelworks, mainly [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Newly elected president Moon Jae-in has issued an executive order to shut down a number of aged coal-fired power plants in South Korea in a move to curb the fine dust problems that are plaguing the country, only days after he was sworn into office. Moon revealed today his plan [...]