A major gas-fired power plant commenced operations in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday. The power plant project in Anji County, which boasts the largest single-unit capacity for a gas-powered plant of its kind in China, utilizes the world's most advanced gas turbine technology, achieving a maximum efficiency of 64.15 percent.
The unit one of the two-unit power plant, which is operated by the CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy), had completed a 168-hour full-load trial operations.
Once both turbines are fully operational, the plant will have a maximum annual power generation capacity of 7 billion kilowatt-hours. This output is estimated to meet the annual electricity demand of 6 million residents and save approximately 670,000 metric tons of standard coal annually.
China's most efficient gas-fired power plant starts operations in Zhejiang
China has established more than 5,500 green mines at or above the provincial level, marking positive progress in the country's green mining development, an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources said at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of this year's World Earth Day.
According to Dong Qingji, deputy director general of the Ministry of Natural Resources' department of mineral resources protection and supervision, green mining requirements have been written into the Mineral Resources Law and the Ecological Environment Code, providing strong legal backing. A working system featuring government guidance, departmental coordination, enterprise leadership and public supervision is now largely in place.
China is accelerating the construction of green mines and will organize the selection of a new batch of national-level green mines. Currently, there are over 1,000 national-level green mines and more than 4,500 provincial-level green mines in the country.
Looking ahead, the ministry will continue to promote the construction and operation of all newly built mines in accordance with green mine standards, while speeding up the green transformation and upgrading of existing operating mines. For mines that have not yet initiated green transition, they are required to launch green mine construction as soon as possible, fulfill their obligations for ecological restoration in mining areas, and strengthen ecological restoration and governance in these areas.
China builds over 5,500 green mines, advances sustainable mining
