On December 6 the National Energy Expert Consultative Committee
under the Office of the National Energy Leading Group (NELG) was
set up in Beijing. Led by Xu Dingming, also the vice director of
the Office of the NELG, 40 veteran experts in China's energy field
made up the first committee.
The Office of the NELG said that the committee aims to enhance
efforts toward significant energy research.
Additionally the committee will make preparations to establish a
Ministry of Energy. According to the energy draft law, China will
set up a State Council-led energy management department, which is
considered to signify a soon-to-be -born Ministry of Energy. The
new ministry is likely to be unveiled next March.?
For more details, please read the full story in Chinese. (
http://www.dfdaily.com/node2/node27/node119/userobject1ai44231.shtml)
(China.org.cn December 7, 2007)
