NPP calls on Taipower to stop LNG projectBy Wu Su-wei and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerNew Power Party (NPP) lawmakers yesterday called on Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) to cease development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving station off the coast of Waimushan (外木山) in Keelung. The land reclamation project would greatly affect marine life and the livelihoods of fishers in the area, NPP Legislator Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) told a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. Despite far-ranging consequences, Taipower has failed to provide its own comprehensive environmental assessment plans, Chen said. New Power Party legislators Chiu Hsien-chih, second left, and Chen Jiau-hua, second right, attend a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei TimesThe necessity of reclaiming 18.6 hectares of land for the receiving station is questionable, NPP Legislator Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) said.

Source: Taipei Times December 18, 2020 15:56 UTC