{"id":25591,"date":"2006-11-30T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-30T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:34:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:34:16","slug":"591-china-plans-to-cut-back-on-small-scale-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/591-china-plans-to-cut-back-on-small-scale-power-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"China plans to cut back on small-scale power plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The energy policy-setting National Development and Reform Commission has drawn up a set of proposals for scaling up the size of the country&#8217;s coal-burning stations, the China Securities Journal said, citing senior officials.   &quot;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>The high proportion of small generating units is a key problem for the power industry and has become an important factor restricting its healthy development,&quot; the paper quoted a NDRC official as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Measures include subsidies for 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