Energy Bureau: coal and gas supply and demand situation is not optimistic

Recently, Liu Tienan, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the Energy Bureau, stated at the national economic operation meeting held in Haikou that the trend of supply and demand for coal-electricity oil and gas this year is not optimistic. In the future, we must solve the above problems by accelerating the construction of economic operation adjustment mechanisms such as coal emergency reserve and energy price reform mechanism. Liu Tienan said that in the first quarter of this year, the national economic situation started well and the supply and demand of coal and electricity and oil and gas remained stable. However, due to excessive demand, the supply of coal and oil remained tight in some regions, even though the growth rate of production supply was as high as double digits. Status, future trends are not optimistic. In the future, it is necessary to make efforts to provide coal and electricity and oil and gas transportation supply, but also to suppress unreasonable demand, reasonably control the total energy consumption, promote energy-saving emission reduction and structural adjustment to ensure the basic stability of the market and stable economic and social operation.

Specifically, first, in accordance with the principle of increasing supply, optimizing demand, and ensuring key points, we must strengthen comprehensive coordination to ensure the supply of coal and electricity and hydrocarbons in important areas, key periods, and key areas. The second is to do a good job of power peak summer work. The third is to make full use of the constraints of energy resources to strengthen the formation of market forces, to strengthen the power, natural gas demand side management, reasonable control of total energy consumption, improve energy efficiency, and promote structural adjustment. The fourth is to accelerate the construction of emergency material reserves, improve emergency response plans, and improve emergency response and material support capabilities.

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