State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC, ) was a government agency responsible for the administration and regulation of the electricity and power industry in the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
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This includes regulating the development of electricity markets, advising the National Development Reform Commission on the setting tariffs, while NDRC actually sets the tariffs, transmission, distribution, safety standards, technical standards, business licenses, environmental laws and development of the industry.
Its functions were later folded into the
National Energy Administration.
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Chai Songyue
Chai Songyue ( Chinese: 柴松岳; November 1941) is a politician of the People's Republic of China.
Born in Putuo, Zhejiang Province, Chai joined the Chinese Communist Party in September 1961. He was appointed acting governor of Zhejiang
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You Quan
You Quan (; born January 1954) is a Chinese retired politician who was the head of the United Front Work Department and a secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party from 2017 to 2022. He previously served as Party Secretary of F ...
(December 2006 - April 2008)
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Wang Xudong (April 2008 - June 2011)
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Wu Xinxiong (June 2011 - March 2013)
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Electric power industry in China
China is the world's largest electricity producer. It overtook the United States in 2011 after rapid growth since the early 1990s. In 2021, China produced 8,534 terawatt-hour (TWh) of electricity, which was approximately 30% of the world's ele ...
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Chinese electric motor industry
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North China Electric Power University
North China Electric Power University (NCEPU; ) is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the China Electricity Council, and a council composed of 12 ...
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State Grid Corporation of China
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), commonly known as the State Grid, is a Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation. It is the largest utility company in the world. , State Grid is the world's third largest company overall by re ...
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China Power International Development
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China Power Investment Corporation
China Power Investment Corporation also known as CPI Group was one of the five largest state-owned electricity producers in mainland China. It was administrated by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the ...
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China Yangtze Power
China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. (CYPC), known as Yangtze Power is a Chinese utilities company, headquartered in Beijing. The company is a component of SSE 180 Index. A controlling share is held by the parent company China Three Gorges Corporati ...
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China Resources Power
China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited (commonly known as CR Power, ) was incorporated and registered in Hong Kong in 2001. It is a subsidiary of China Resources Holdings, a conglomerate in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Its business is c ...
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China Southern Power Grid
China Southern Power Grid Company Limited (CSG; ) is one of the two Chinese state-owned enterprises established in 2002 in a power system reform promulgated by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council, the other being ...
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China Township Electrification Program The China Township Electrification Program (''Song Dian Dao Xiang'') was a scheme to provide renewable electricity to 1.3 million people (around 200,000 households) in 1,000 townships
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China Village Electrification Program
The China Village Electrification Program (''Song Dian Dao Cun'') was a scheme to provide renewable electricity to 3.5 million households in 10,000 villages by 2010. This was to be followed by full rural electrification using renewable energy by ...
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Energy in China
The People's Republic of China is both the world's largest energy consumer and the largest industrial country. Since the country's industrialization in the 1960s, China is currently the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and co ...
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Renewable energy in China
China is the world's top electricity producer from renewable energy sources. China's renewable energy capacity is growing faster than its fossil fuels and nuclear power capacity.
China Installed over 373 GW of renewables in 2024, reac ...
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Electric power in China
China is the list of countries by electricity production, world's largest electricity producer. It overtook the United States in 2011 after rapid growth since the early 1990s. In 2021, China produced 8,534 terawatt-hour (TWh) of electricity, wh ...
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Coal power in China
In the People's Republic of China, electricity generated from coal represents over half of all electricity generated in the country. It is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions by China.
China's installed coal-based power generation capaci ...
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Nuclear power in China
According to the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China, as of 2024 Dec 31, there are 58 nuclear power-plants operating in mainland China, second only to the US which has 94. The installed power sits at 60.88 GW, ranked third after ...
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Wind power in China
China is the world leader in wind power generation, with the largest installed capacity of any nation and continued rapid growth in new wind facilities.
With its large land mass and long coastline, China has exceptional wind power resources:
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Solar power in China
China is the largest market in the world for both photovoltaics and solar thermal energy.
China's photovoltaic industry began by making panels for satellites, and transitioned to the manufacture of domestic panels in the late 1990s. After sub ...
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Oil in China
The impact of the petroleum industry has been increasing globally as the People's Republic of China ranks seventh for oil production and second in crude oil consumption in the world. China became the world's largest oil importer in 2013.
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Geothermal power in China
Geothermal exploration began in China in the 1970s. It was initially handled by national bodies with public investments, and productive wells were transferred free of charge to the final user. Since the mid-1990s, under the framework of privati ...
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Bioenergy in China
China has set the goal of attaining one percent of its renewable energy generation through bioenergy in 2020.
The development of bioenergy in China is needed to meet the rising energy demand.
Several institutions are involved in this developmen ...
References
External links
State Electricity Regulatory Commission Official Website
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Government agencies of China
State Council of China
2003 establishments in China
Government agencies established in 2003
Organizations based in Beijing
Electricity authorities