The National Development and Reform Commission has recently issued the Measures for Energy Conservation Assessment and Review of Fixed-assets Investment Projects (Revised Draft for Comment) (the "Revised Draft for Comment") for public comments by August 27.
According to the Revised Draft for Comment, because the documents on energy conservation assessment of fixed-assets investment projects and relevant review opinions are the important basis for the start of construction, acceptance upon completion as well as operation and management of projects, for any project failing to undergo energy conservation assessment and review in accordance with the Measures, the relevant developer shall not start the construction, and if the project is completed, it shall not be put into production or use. The Revised Draft for Comment specifies that classified management shall be conducted with regard to the energy conservation assessment of a fixed-assets investment project based on the annual comprehensive energy consumption after the project is completed and put into production; and for projects with the annual comprehensive energy consumption (increment) of more than 5,000 tons of standard coal or the annual electricity consumption (increment) of more than 20 million KWH, documents on energy conservation assessment shall be prepared. Energy conservation review authorities shall conduct the review according to five conditions including "measures and recommendations set out in the documents on energy conservation assessment being reasonable and feasible".