SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s emissions of fine dust from coal power plants moved down 22 percent on-year during the winter season, data showed Thursday, as the country reduced their operations in sync with its efforts to ease dependence on fossil fuel. The combined amount of fine dust generated by local coal [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The board of South Korea’s state-run utility firm Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Tuesday approved a business project to build two units of coal power plants in Indonesia despite controversies over profitability and the environment. KEPCO clinched a deal with Indonesia-based PT Barito Pacific in May 2019 to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it will suspend the operation of old coal power plants over the March-June period to cope with the intensifying level of fine dust in the country. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said it will shut down four of the six plants [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will adopt stronger regulations on aged coal-fired power plants and increase use of low-carbon fuels to reduce air pollution, the energy ministry said Wednesday. Paik Un-gyu, minister of trade, industry and energy, said the government will allow mayors and governors to set upper limits for the operation [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmental groups called for increased government regulations on privately owned coal-fired power plants’ claims that their coal plants are eco-friendly and provide clean energy. Greenpeace and the Green Consumer Network in Korea said that they presented a petition to the Anti-Corruption and Civil-Rights commission to regulate Posco Energy, SK [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The current presidential administration’s plans to phase out nuclear reactors and coal power plants will leave an increased electricity bill for future generations. At a symposium attended by energy experts on September 28, professor Heoh Don of Kwangwoon University presented his research findings, which indicated that the cost per [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae In said Friday he will halt operations at aged coal power plants on a regular basis during spring while trying to move up their permanent shutdown in an effort to reduce fine dust pollution. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of a 2007 oil [...]