A Peek into the Dirty Secrets of China’s Flagship Coal-to-Gas Model Project Table of Contents Datang Hexigten Project Introduction ...........................................................................................................3 The ‘Legend’ of Zero Wastewater Discharge .................................................................................................4 Suspected Illegal Informal Pond..................................................................................................................4 Manmade Waste Water Lakes ....................................................................................................................8 Air Pollution ..............................................................................................................................................11 Policy Recommendations: No Active Promotion until a Working Model is Established ..............................14
References ....................................................................................................................................................16 Appendix 1: Financial Analysis of Datang Coal Chemical ..............................................................................18 Appendix 2: 54 Coal-to-Gas Projects Completed, Under Construction or Planned ......................................21
1