Chinese State Council to discuss stimulus plan for new energy industry


[Beijing, May 23, 2009]
Chinese top economic planning agency would soon submit a draft support plan of the country new energy industry to the State Council for approval.

The support plan would focus on unclear power and renewable energy as wind and solar power.
China is aiming to raise the proportion of renewable energy,excluding hydropower, in the country total energy consumption to more than 6percent by 2020, up from the current 1.5percent.