BEIJING Cheap Hector Bellerin Jersey , Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- China is holding back on building new coal-fired power plants to avoid risks from overcapacity and promote a clean energy mix.


A total of 150 million kw of new coal power generation capacity will see construction halted or postponed from 2016 to 2020, the 13th Five-Year Plan period, according to a statement released Monday by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and other government agencies.


"New capacity will be strictly controlled," the statement said Cheap Granit Xhaka Jersey , citing measures to crack down on violations in planning, approval and operation. "All illegal coal-burning power projects will be halted."


Meanwhile, more than 20 million kw of outdated capacity will be eliminated, and nearly 1 billion kw of capacity will be upgraded to produce fewer emissions Cheap Gabriel Jersey , use less energy, and better coordinate with new energy development.


The government plans to keep the country's total coal power capacity below 1.1 billion kw by 2020.


The move followed an ongoing campaign to downsize bloated heavy industries, especially coal mining and steel smelting. Solid progress has been made to shut down inefficient coal mines, and more measures are in the pipeline.


The country is gradually lowering the proportion of coal in its energy system to make room for clean fuels Cheap Francis Coquelin Jersey , from natural gas and solar energy to hydropower. Coal will account for less than 58 percent of energy consumption in 2020, down from the current 60 percent or more.


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A UN commission probing Syria rights abuses has gathered enough evidence to convict President Bashar al-Assad of war crimes, an outgoing member of the commission said in interviews published Sunday.


Veteran former war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte Cheap Emiliano Martinez Jersey , who is preparing to step down after five years serving in the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, told Swiss media the evidence against Assad was sufficient to secure a war crimes conviction.


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