Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Wednesday called for efforts to ensure an adequate supply of power amid growing electricity demand over the summer.
Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while addressing a teleconference. He said that safeguarding the electricity supply is a key part of the current economic work.
While maximizing the role of coal in underpinning the power supply, the country needs to set up a regulatory mechanism for the coal supply to meet the rising demand for electricity, the vice premier said. Major coal-producing regions should actively seek ways of increasing the coal output, Han said, calling for stricter regulation of coal producers’ performance of mid- and long-term contracts in a bid to stabilize coal prices. – Xinhua
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