China will take radical measures to increase the use of new energy in the 12th Five Year Plan (2011-15), a move that reinforces the nation's commitment to improve the energy mix and reduce pollution.
More policy tools are being worked out to encourage energy conservation and the use of renewables to propel the development of China's energy-saving industries, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
China has set the on-grid tariff for four new utility-level solar power stations in northwestern Ningxia region at 1.15 yuan ($0.169) per kilowatt hour (kWh), sharply lower than 4 yuan/kWh that Beijing approved for two pilot projects in 2008.
Large-scale construction of China's modernized electricity network or smart grid is slated to begin in 2011, according to the nation's power grid operator.
The Chinese government will adopt stricter measures to boost energy conservation this year to meet the goal set by an important five-year plan, Xie Zhenhua, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said Wednesday.
China needs to strive harder to reach its goal of energy conservation set by the 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010), said Li Pumin, spokesman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
High energy-consuming air conditioners will be abandoned after a stricter energy efficiency rating system goes into effect in June.
China will build an "industrial system" and "consumption pattern" with low carbon emissions, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session Friday.
Beijing will open eight local-level license plate registration centers in as many suburban districts and counties to cope with a sharp increase in car ownership.
China would put more emphasis on adjusting its energy structure this year with focus on renewable energy and nuclear power, director of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) said Tuesday.
The government has formulated a 10-year program under which clean energy will account for 15 percent of the total consumption mix by 2020, a top official has revealed. 
Energy chief also conservationist, poet
China plans to build a national renewable energy center to further support development of the industry, an energy official said yesterday.
China has issued regulations on the development and construction of offshore wind power projects in a bid to promote reasonable use of sea space and resources and better protect oceanic environment.
China's central budget will provide public transportation operators with subsidies to offset the impact of a hike in oil prices, the Beijing Times reported Tuesday, citing sources with the Ministry of Transport.
China's switch to low-carbon growth will be outlined this year, as the nation informed the United Nations of its domestic emission reduction targets for 2020.
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