Traders associations, regulators and other market representatives have responded to the European Commission's consultation proposed power market reform.

The wind power and photovoltaic projects are located in Shenyang, Dalian, Dandong, Yingkou and Chaoyang cities.

The installed capacity of new energy power plants in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region has exceeded those powered by coal for the first time.

The first generating unit at the Hwange Thermal Power Station went on stream in November.

A coal-fired power plant of the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially put into commercial operation on Sunday.

China aims to have its CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.

Power consumption data can reflect situations of enterprises' production and economic operation, and thus become a key barometer of economic activity, experts said.

China produced some 4.45 billion tons of coal last year, up 8 percent year-on- year.