The state takes a heavy hand to curb the irrational rise of coal prices

Coal is related to industrial production, and it is also related to the heating of the masses

An important topic of the State Council executive meeting held on the 20th was to listen to reports on the supply of energy for people's livelihood

The day before, the National Development and Reform Commission held three symposiums in and out of Beijing with the subject word "coal"

The first session will organize key coal enterprises, the China Coal Industry Association and the China Electricity Council to study the implementation of intervention measures on coal prices in accordance with the law

In the second session, key enterprises in coal, electricity, oil and gas transportation were organized to study and arrange key tasks for the people to spend the winter warmly

In the third session, the Finance and Finance Department of the National Development and Reform Commission went to Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange to investigate and hold a symposium, proposing measures such as "strengthening the penetrating supervision of the futures market" and "severely investigating and punishing malicious capital speculation in accordance with the law and public exposure".

Not only the National Development and Reform Commission, the reporter learned that the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council has also issued incentives and punishments for the assessment of energy supply security this winter and next spring

The impact of the intensive action on the futures market was immediate

The person in charge of a large electric power company in Shanxi told Xinhua that for the current soaring and high-fever market coal prices, the implementation of legal intervention measures on coal prices is a timely "fever-relieving medicine"

The reporter learned that, in accordance with the deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, all relevant parties have vigorously and orderly promoted the implementation of energy supply and price stability, and have achieved phased results

Sun Qingguo, director of the Safety Fundamentals Department of the State Bureau of Mine Safety, said at the State Council's regular policy briefing on the 13th that 976 coal mines have been reviewed.

Solve deep-seated problems by deepening reforms

Chen Zheng, director of the Energy Strategy and Policy Research Institute of China Southern Power Grid, believes that a series of measures recently introduced by the state are not only a "timely rain" to ease the conflicting relationship between coal and electricity prices and ease the current tension in electricity supply, but also to liberalize the access of market entities.

For further securing supply and stabilizing prices, the National Development and Reform Commission proposed at a meeting held on the 19th to further release coal production capacity, steadily increase coal production, further implement the full coverage of medium and long-term coal contracts for power generation and heating companies, and promote the full development of coal-fired power units.

Can people's livelihood electricity and gas be effectively guaranteed?

Zhao Chenxin, secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, previously stated that residents' electricity consumption accounts for about 15% of the total electricity consumption, and the gas consumption for people's livelihood accounts for less than 50% of the total gas consumption.

"The electricity supply for residents, agriculture and public welfare undertakings is still guaranteed by power grid companies, or the current price level remains unchanged

The National Development and Reform Commission clearly pointed out that to focus on investigating abnormal transactions and malicious speculation, all key coal ports should take the initiative to provide regulatory authorities with illegal clues such as malicious hoarding and price gouging.
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Relevant regions are accelerating implementation
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Taking Yulin, Shaanxi, one of the main coal producing areas in China, as an example, the reporter learned that on the 19th, Yulin City held a special meeting on coal supply guarantee in the fourth quarter, requiring relevant companies to sign a commitment to ensure supply and stabilize prices, and the signed long-term association price shall not be changed.
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_ At the same time, the development and reform, ecological environment, market supervision, taxation and other departments are required to make full use of the price law and other relevant laws and regulations to jointly punish coal enterprises that violate the regulations, and promote the return of coal prices to a reasonable range
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Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, believes that the continuous rise in coal prices is the result of the intertwined, superimposed and combined effects of multiple international and domestic factors
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"In the short term, strong regulation is necessary.
From the long-term perspective of high-quality development, we must further deepen reforms, especially the market-oriented reforms in the field of coal power, and make greater efforts in overall planning and coordination
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