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Public electricity generation is the primary source of SO2 emission. It contributed to 89% of the total emission in 2006. There was a sharp reduction in 1994 due to the intake of nuclear electricity from Daya Bay. The use of natural gas and the installation of flue gas desulphurization units at coal-fired power generating units had further reduced the emissions from 1995 to 1999. The rise in 2003 and 2004 was due to the increased power generation from coal-fired units. After imposing emission caps to the power companies in 2005, the emission in 2006 have decreased by 14%.
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