(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Taipei April 28 - The Taiwan authority agreed to halt the construction of the island's fourth nuclear power plant that triggered safety concerns.
Construction of the plant's No.1 and No.2 reactors will be halted. The No.1 reactor is undergoing safety inspections but will not be activated afterward said Fan Chiang Tai-chi head of the Culture and Communication Committee of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Party.
The administrative authority also promised to convene a meeting to discuss the future electricity supply of the island he said.
The two-point consensus were announced after a meeting between Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou administrative head Jiang Yi-huah and 15 KMT mayors and county heads.
Thousands of people on Sunday occupied the Zhongxiao West Road a busy street in front of the train station in Taipei where they sat or lied down on the ground to protest against the plant.
The demonstrators have vowed to continue their grip on the street until the authority responded to their demands including scrapping the plant and lowering the turnout threshold for holding a "referendum." The Taiwan authority and the KMT agreed to hold a "referendum" on whether to activate the plant.
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