Crackdown on intense power use by firms
By Pan Xiaoyi |
May 15, 2010, Saturday
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LOCAL governments have been told to submit a list of energy-intensive firms by the end of June and punitive power tariffs will be imposed on them as efforts to cut energy consumption gathered speed, an official from the electricity regulator said yesterday.
Meanwhile, local power authorities must submit by June 10 a report to confirm that they have cancelled preferential power price treatment for these firms, said Tan Rongyao, spokesman and director of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
"A relatively large gap exists in trying to achieve the goal of reducing energy consumption per 10,000 yuan (US$1,464) of gross domestic product by 20 percent within five years by the end of this year," said Tan.
"The commission will tie up with the National Energy Administration and the National Development and Reform Commission to crack down on favorable power prices in these industries," Tan added.
Chinese power authorities on late Thursday revoked the favorable power prices to energy-intensive industries, including aluminum, cement, steel, zinc, ferro alloy, calcium carbide and sodium hydroxide. These sectors used to enjoy special treatment, especially since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, as local governments banked on these sectors to propel their economic output and increase fiscal revenues.
Under the latest rule, firms in these sectors will be levied a power surcharge of 0.1 yuan per kilowatt-hour from 0.05 yuan previously.
Companies that used 100 percent more energy over the cap will face price surcharges of 0.3 yuan per kwh, up from 0.2 yuan, the NDRC said.
Meanwhile, local power authorities must submit by June 10 a report to confirm that they have cancelled preferential power price treatment for these firms, said Tan Rongyao, spokesman and director of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
"A relatively large gap exists in trying to achieve the goal of reducing energy consumption per 10,000 yuan (US$1,464) of gross domestic product by 20 percent within five years by the end of this year," said Tan.
"The commission will tie up with the National Energy Administration and the National Development and Reform Commission to crack down on favorable power prices in these industries," Tan added.
Chinese power authorities on late Thursday revoked the favorable power prices to energy-intensive industries, including aluminum, cement, steel, zinc, ferro alloy, calcium carbide and sodium hydroxide. These sectors used to enjoy special treatment, especially since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, as local governments banked on these sectors to propel their economic output and increase fiscal revenues.
Under the latest rule, firms in these sectors will be levied a power surcharge of 0.1 yuan per kilowatt-hour from 0.05 yuan previously.
Companies that used 100 percent more energy over the cap will face price surcharges of 0.3 yuan per kwh, up from 0.2 yuan, the NDRC said.
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