Overview
- Xi Jinping ordered a faster buildout of a new national energy system, state TV reported.
- His plan elevates hydropower and ecological protection and calls for a safe, orderly expansion of nuclear power.
- China General Nuclear began building a solar thermal power plant in Tibet at 4,550 meters of elevation, according to state media.
- Xi said coal remains the backbone of China’s power supply but reaffirmed a goal of clean, low‑carbon growth.
- Analysts say China can better absorb oil price spikes because coal supplies more than half its energy and only about 5% of consumption transits the Strait of Hormuz.