Protests as power plant faces review (Taiwan)
Dozens of Changhua residents and activists yesterday rallied in front of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in Taipei to protest a proposed coal-fired power plant, with no end to the 11-year-long battle over the project in sight.
The rally was timed to coincide with the EPA hosting the 15th environmental review of the project.
Taiwan Power Cos (Taipower) proposal to build a two-generator plant on a 152 hectare property in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park in Lugang Township was first submitted for an environmental assessment review in 2004. Between 2004 and 2007, the first round of reviews were held and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) committee concluded that the project should be rejected.
However, before the EPA could formally adopt the committees decision, Taipower withdrew its submission to prevent a wholesale rejection.
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