BEIJING — China has approved 11 nuclear reactors across five sites, state media reported, as the country continues its push to combat rising emissions from fossil fuels.
Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on Monday that gave the green light to the projects, state news agency Xinhua said. China National Nuclear Power received approval for three reactors, the company said in a statement on WeChat, while State Power Investment Corp. said it had received approval for two units.
Guohua Power Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Dingzhou, Baoding, Hebei province, on Nov. 10, 2023. China’s State Council approved 11 nuclear plants as the country is aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2060. AP PHOTOCGN Power Co., the listed unit of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp., said in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing that it received approvals for six reactors in three sites.
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