2008-08-18

China's Energy Bureau said the Olympic Games after oil prices will be adjusted as appropriate

National Development and Reform Commission and deputy director of the National Energy Board Secretary, Mr Zhang Guobao said in Beijing on the 18th Olympic Games after coal, electricity, oil price trend will be the state's overall economic development, domestic and international energy situation and market supply and demand and other factors.

On the 18th at the Beijing International Press Center, National Energy Board held the theme of "China's energy situation and international cooperation," the news conference.

"Product prices tend to reflect the relationship between supply and demand, China is moving from government-controlled pricing system gradually transition to a market price system." Face of the Olympic Games in fuel prices will rise after the rumor, said Zhang Guobao, China is now gradually taken with the international standards Approach, June 19 appropriate adjustments to the petrol, diesel and aviation kerosene prices, but still below the international price, which is considering the affordability of the domestic circumstances of the decision.

Zhang Guobao said that once a certain period of time, the attention of all sectors of diesel supply, refueling in the queue has been eased, particularly in gasoline supplies have been more lenient. What will the Olympic Games after the oil price changes, according to the Olympic Games after the overall economic development and domestic and international energy situation may be.

Turning to some Chinese provinces facing the situation, Zhang Guobao said that the current power shortage is not because of lack of electricity installed capacity, but mainly reflected in the tight supply of coal. In recent years China's rapid development of electric power, coal supply relatively not be able to meet the needs of the development of electric power, steel and other industries Haomei the demand for coal is increasing rapidly.

Zhang Guobao said that Beijing, Shanghai and other big cities have not felt the shortage of electricity, central China's power supply due to the transport of coal supply to be affected. China's coal price is now open, that is determined by the market price of coal, the state was established, "Meidianyouyun coordinate leading group", by increasing coal production and supply, and called on energy conservation and management of electricity Demand and a series of measures to improve coal supply to a tight, prices rose the situation.

Zhang Guobao said that the price of electricity can not be fully determined by the market, including the United States, China and the majority of the world's countries, the implementation of government pricing. This is to control inflation, protect people's lives.