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China Firms Plans for New Shore Power Facilities Along Grand Canal
The Government of China Monday announced that the Ministry of Transport, the National Energy Administration, and State Grid Corporation of China have signed an agreement to install shore power along the Grand Canal.
Under the agreement, the Grand Canal, which runs over 2,500 km between Beijing to Hangzhou, will see the development of 130 small shore power facilities within the next two years.
"Shore power can reduce noise and save diesel a ship burns while it stays at berth," said the government statement, adding: "emission from ships constitutes a big chunk of global air pollution."
The shore power facilities set to be installed at the three ports along the Grand Canal are expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 3,950 tonnes and reduce fuel consumption by an estimated 1,250 tonnes a year.
The State Grid Corporation of China is noted to already have more than 600 shore power facilities in ports.
Last year, China's Ministry of Transport announced that seven terminals in the country had been selected for the trial implementation of shore power for ships.
