{"id":5000,"date":"2019-11-18T10:53:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T10:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/business-chinese\/chinese-news-china-faces-greater-pressure-to-ensure-energy-supply-in-2012-energy-chief-chinese-ma\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T12:53:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T12:53:19","slug":"chinese-news-china-faces-greater-pressure-to-ensure-energy-supply-in-2012-energy-chief-chinese-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-news-china-faces-greater-pressure-to-ensure-energy-supply-in-2012-energy-chief-chinese-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese News -China faces greater pressure to ensure energy supply in 2012: energy chief- Chinese Ma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) &mdash; China&rsquo;s energy chief said here  Tuesday that the country is under greater pressure to ensure energy  supply this year as both demand and internatio<em><\/em>nal competition for  resources grows.<\/p>\n<p>Liu Tienan, head of the Natio<em><\/em>nal Energy Administration (NEA), made  the remarks when speaking at a natio<em><\/em>nal energy work conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is always worrisome to have to sustain supply of energy and resources for a country with 1.3 billion people,&rdquo; Liu said.<\/p>\n<p>As China is facing a &ldquo;grim situation&rdquo; in energy saving and emission  reduction, Liu noted, it is urgent to restructure the country&rsquo;s energy  use and co<em><\/em>ntrol the gross co<em><\/em>nsumption volume this year.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure a stable energy supply, China will optimize the layout of  energy exploration, start co<em><\/em>nstruction of energy-transmission projects  and other major energy programs while boosting reserves of oil, natural  gas and coal in 2012, Liu said.<\/p>\n<p>The NEA plans to add another 200 metric tons to the country&rsquo;s  coal-producing capacity this year plus 70 million kw of new installed  power-generating capacity.<\/p>\n<p>If the ecology is protected and people are relocated, China will  start co<em><\/em>nstruction of hydropower projects of 20 million kw in 2012,  according to the NEA.<\/p>\n<p>o<em><\/em>nce safety is ensured, nuclear power will be developed after the country&rsquo;s new safety plan is approved.<\/p>\n<p>As for renewable energy development, the NEA plans to launch wind  power projects with a total capacity between 15 million kw and 18  million kw, while developing 3 million kw of solar power over the new  five-year period ending 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Liu said, in 2012, the country aims to provide electricity to another  600,000 people who currently have no access to it and expand  electricity access to 5 million people by 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The NEA has budgeted 65 billion yuan (10.3 billion U.S. dollars) for upgrading the grids in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next four years, China will facilitate the development of  non-co<em><\/em>nventional natural gas, such as shale gas and coalbed methane by  increasing the number of natural gas users by 100 million to 250  million.<\/p>\n<p>A key indicator measuring the eco<em><\/em>nomic vitality, power co<em><\/em>nsumption  rose 11.7 percent year-on-year to 4.7 trillion kWh in China in 2011. 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