South Korea will close down up to 16 coal-fired power plants for three months from December, out of its 60 coal power plants in total, to help reduce air pollution, a potential boot for LNG demand and imports, the energy ministry said on Nov. 26. “A total of 9 to 16 coal-fired power plants will be shut from Dec. 1 to Feb. 28 as part of efforts to reduce fine dust emissions in the winter period,” the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a statement. “The scope of the shutdown — from 9 to 16 –- will be determined on the basis electricity demand over the peak winter season,” a ministry official […]