Coal-rich Erdos has clean-energy dream

Power Points

The traditional coal-producing city of Erdos, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is determined to become a base of clean-energy output by the end of 2017.

Erdos will expand its coal-generated-electricity and coal-gasification industries this year with a new industrial park, which the city hopes to get help with from the central government. These industries are considered engines for expanding local economic growth, said Lian Su, mayor of the city.