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As inflation slows, State can help plants to battle high cost of coal
BEIJING - Now is a good time to raise electricity prices to ease power plants' losses while China's inflationary pressure is easing, experts with the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Monday.
The government has to confront the severe discrepancy between coal and pow
Solar panels are seen in the desert at Wulan County, Qinghai Province. The 50-megawatt solar power station will start power generation by the end of September. It is China's largest solar power station above 3,000 meters.
For any company, pouring 100 billion yuan (.47 billion) into a fledging industry could be risky, according to Li Hejun, president of Hanergy Holding Group Ltd, a private Chinese power generator that is betting on a niche technology in solar cells.
The nuclear safety plan drafted by the National Nuclear Safety Administration is expected to be finished in August and submitted to the State Council, China's Cabinet, for approval, the China Securities Journal reported Friday, citing a relevant insider.
China will continue to allocate funds to offer rewards for enterprises that refit their production techniques and facilities with energy-efficient technologies, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.
Proposed solar program to help manufacturers tap new markets
China, the world's biggest maker of solar panels, plans to build power projects using the devices in 40 African nations, aiming to cut the continent's reliance on fossil fuels and open a new market for Chinese manufacturers.
China's environmental regulator will spend 150 million yuan ($23.08 million) on nuclear and radiation safety supervision and control, as well as in offering relevant technical support this year in an effort to ensure nuclear safety.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection said in a budgetary report for 2011 on its website that the ministry's total budgetary expenditure is about 1.92 billion yu
Frequent power cuts caused by rising consumption and insufficient coal stocks, Wang Zhenghua and Wu Yiyao report from Zhejiang.
Xu Shuhui had to tell his customers, once again, that their orders would be delayed because power cuts and blackouts had suspended production.
Since April, many businesses in Zhejiang province, one of China's most resilient economic engines in the Yangtze River Del
As inflation slows, State can help plants to battle high cost of coal
