A Chinese central government inspection team has accused the country’s energy administration of negligence in environmental protection, failing to control new coal power capacity in key polluted areas.
The team from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), in its latest round of audits, found that the National Energy Administration (NEA) lacked concern for environmental protection when promoting energy development, the MEE said in a statement late on Friday.
“New coal power capacity at key areas for air pollution was not strictly controlled, leading to what should be built was not built and what shouldn’t was built.”
