Country to diversify energy structure

Premier Li Keqiang called on Thursday for promotion of key technologies for cleaner energy and international cooperation to achieve a diversified and stable energy supply that supports the country's economic development.

The premier, also head of the National Energy Commission, spoke while presiding over the commission meeting that approved the Guideline for Energy Development for the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20). No details were available immediately.

Faced with profound adjustment of the international energy supply and new revolutionary technologies, China should prioritize its energy structure and overcome shortcomings in infrastructure and key technologies to improve competitiveness and build a cleaner, more secure and more efficient energy system with fewer carbon emissions, Li said. These will better support sustainable and stable development, he said.