China eyes halting construction on coal-fired power plants in 15 regions

This is in an effort to curb its capacity glut.

According to Reuters, China will stop the construction of coal-fired power plants in 15 regions as part of its efforts to tackle a capacity glut in the sector, the country's energy regulator said, confirming an earlier media report.

"The Southern Energy Observer, a magazine run by the state-owned China Southern Power Grid Corp, said regulators had halted the construction of coal-fired plants in regions where capacity was already in surplus, including the major coal producing centers of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and Shaanxi," Reuters reported.

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