Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju has urged the country's electricity
regulators to further reforms of the power system for its healthy
and rapid development.
The State Electricity Regulatory Commission should
explore ways to strengthen supervision of the industry and steadily
carry out structural reforms, said Huang in a written instruction
to the commission's work conference, which ended in Beijing
Friday.
Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan also gave instructions to the
commission, recognizing its achievements in ensuring safe and
stable operation of the country's electricity sector.
China's electricity output
rose by 13 percent to reach 2.83 trillion kilowatt-hours last year
and ease the country's power shortage, according to the
commission.
Zeng stressed that significance must be attached to
work safety, energy efficiency and environmental protection in
power production.
Established in 2003, the commission has been promoting
reforms of the electricity sector to break monopolies, increase
efficiency, reduce energy consumption and build a price mechanism
that complies with the market economy.
(Xinhua News Agency January 27, 2007)
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