China’s overall annual energy consumption is expected to exceed 4 billion mt of standard coal equivalent by 2015, according to an official from China’s State Council.
With a 16 percent reduction in China’s energy consumption per unit of GDP anticipated in the years up to 2015, China’s overall energy consumption will reach 4.01 billion mt of standard coal equivalent by 2015 on condition that China’s GDP maintains an average annual increase rate of eight percent, the official said.
The official also stated that China’s intends to enforce a much stricter policy on energy consumption.