Nation targets coal-burning power plants for cleaner air

China's coal-burning power plants should be equipped with sulphur scrubbers by 2010 to reduce emissions, a source from the country's top economic planner said

The move is expected to cut sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions by 4.9 million tons.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic policymaking organ and the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) yesterday jointly released the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-10) for sulphur reduction of coal-fuelled power plants.