South Korea is considering mothballing 14 of its coal-fired power stations this winter, according to a proposal to be submitted to the government in early October. If the proposal is approved, the country would need to buy more LNG.
The proposal is intended to curb fine particulate matter emissions during winter, when air pollution in mainland China and the Korean peninsula spikes as a result of a combination of the greater use of coal and unfavourable weather conditions.
The proposal came from the National...
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