Action Plan for Upgrading of Coal Power Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Released

Three authorities including the National Development and Reform Commission recently released the Action Plan for the Transformation and Upgrading of Coal Power Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction (2014- 2020) (the "Plan").

The Plan clarifies the guiding philosophy and action objectives for the upgrading of coal power energy conservation and emission reduction, and introduces 30 objectives in relation to the strengthening of the access control for newly built units, promotion of the upgrading of existing units in services, improvement of load rates of units and the operation quality. According to the Plan, the average net coal consumption rate of newly built coal-fired generating units nationwide will be less than 300g of standard coal per kilowatt hour ("g/kwh"); by 2020, the average net coal consumption rate of coal-fired generating units in services upon the upgrading will have been less than 310g/kwh, of which the average net coal consumption rate of units in services at 0.6 million kilowatts or above (except for air cooling units) will have been less than 300g/kwh. Subject to the implementation of more stringent energy efficient and environmental protection standards, efforts will be made to cut the share of coal in primary energy consumption to be within 62% and meanwhile increase the share of coal used for power generation in coal consumption to 60% or above.



(Source: www.sdpc.gov.cn)