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The Environmental Protection Department has renewed Castle Peak Power Station's licence and tightened its emission caps. The renewal comes into effect August 1 and is valid until the end of 2009.
The department said the allowed emissions from the station in 2009 will be 15-27% lower than the 2005 levels. For details on the emission caps click here.
To achieve the 2010 emission reduction targets, the Government has imposed caps on power plants and will progressively tighten them.
The department has informed power companies of the 2010 caps and made it clear that environmental protection will be the focus of the post-2008 Schemes of Control. Their permitted rate of return will be linked to their achievement of the caps.
Through the licence mechanism and the regulatory arrangements proposed for the post-2008 Scheme of Control Agreement, the department is confident that the power companies will take timely action to achieve the emission reduction required.
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