Ruling bloc eases cap on coal, nuclear output to cushion Middle East crisis

South Korea's ruling party and the government are scrambling to cushion the impact of the Middle East conflict, this time by easing the country's limit on the maximum output of coal-fired power plants and nuclear reactors. Rep. Ahn Do-geol of the Democratic Party of Korea said that, starting Monday, the limit on coal-fired power plants' capacity, set at 80 percent, will be lifted. Also, the capacity utilization rate of South Korean nuclear power reactors will be swiftly raised to 80 percent, whi

By The Korea Herald