Table 3 NEA internal organisation
Name
Main responsibilities
General Office
Administrative affairs; disclosure of government affairs; security and confidentiality;
petitions; energy statistics; forecasts and early warning; coordination of the National
Energy Commission Office
Legal and Institutional
Reform
Research on major energy issues; drafting laws and regulations on the development,
supervision and management of energy system reform; reviewing the legality of
documents; supervising enforcement, reviews and litigation; work related to energy
system reform
Development Planning
Carrying out research and making proposals on energy development strategy;
creating energy development plans, annual plans and industry policies; participating
in research on controlling China’s total energy consumption; guiding and
supervising work related to controlling China’s total energy consumption; and
comprehensive energy services
Conservation and Scientific
Equipment
Providing guidance on energy conservation and the use of resources by the energy
industry; work related to technological progress and equipment; developing energy
industry standards (excluding coal)
Electric Power
Developing and implementing plans and policies on thermal generation and power
grids; electricity system reform; coordinating and balancing power supply and
demand.
Nuclear Power
Preparing and implementing nuclear power development plans and policies;
emergency management of nuclear power plants
Coal
Developing and implementing plans and policies on coal development, coalbed
methane (CBM) and the conversion of coal into clean energy products; work related
to the reform of the coal sector; managing stakeholders in CBM development;
shutting down outdated coal production facilities; the management and use of CBM
Oil and Gas
Developing and implementing plans and policies on oil and gas development and
refining; work related to the reform of the oil and gas sector; management of national
oil and gas reserves; supervision and management of commercial oil and gas
reserves
New and Renewable
Energy
Providing guidance for and coordination of new, renewable and rural energy
development; developing and implementing plans and policies for new energy,
hydropower, biomass energy and other renewable energy sources
Market Supervision
Preparing plans for power market development and regional power markets;
regulating the power market and power distribution, supply and non-competitive
power generation services; handling disputes in the power market; conducting
research and providing proposals on electricity tariffs; supervising and reviewing the
electricity tariff criteria for ancillary services; recommending policies on universal
power services and supervising their implementation; and regulating fair access to
oil and gas pipeline facilities
Electric Power Safety
Developing policies on the safety of non-nuclear power plants, the construction of
power system projects and supervising project quality and safety; supervising and
managing power safety and production, reliability and emergency response;
supervising and managing the safety of hydropower dams; investigating and
handling accidents in power production and engaging the participation of relevant
stakeholders
International Cooperation
Promoting international energy exchange and cooperation; conducting negotiations
and signing agreements with foreign energy authorities and the International Energy
Agency; developing energy opening-up strategies, plans and policies; coordinating
overseas energy development and use
Party Committee (HR)
Personnel and organisational management, team building, discipline and supervisory
work in the NEA and regional energy administrations directly under it; party work in
the NEA and the Beijing-based organisation directly under it
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Name
Main responsibilities
General Office
Administrative affairs; disclosure of government affairs; security and confidentiality;
petitions; energy statistics; forecasts and early warning; coordination of the National
Energy Commission Office
Legal and Institutional
Reform
Research on major energy issues; drafting laws and regulations on the development,
supervision and management of energy system reform; reviewing the legality of
documents; supervising enforcement, reviews and litigation; work related to energy
system reform
Development Planning
Carrying out research and making proposals on energy development strategy;
creating energy development plans, annual plans and industry policies; participating
in research on controlling China’s total energy consumption; guiding and
supervising work related to controlling China’s total energy consumption; and
comprehensive energy services
Conservation and Scientific
Equipment
Providing guidance on energy conservation and the use of resources by the energy
industry; work related to technological progress and equipment; developing energy
industry standards (excluding coal)
Electric Power
Developing and implementing plans and policies on thermal generation and power
grids; electricity system reform; coordinating and balancing power supply and
demand.
Nuclear Power
Preparing and implementing nuclear power development plans and policies;
emergency management of nuclear power plants
Coal
Developing and implementing plans and policies on coal development, coalbed
methane (CBM) and the conversion of coal into clean energy products; work related
to the reform of the coal sector; managing stakeholders in CBM development;
shutting down outdated coal production facilities; the management and use of CBM
Oil and Gas
Developing and implementing plans and policies on oil and gas development and
refining; work related to the reform of the oil and gas sector; management of national
oil and gas reserves; supervision and management of commercial oil and gas
reserves
New and Renewable
Energy
Providing guidance for and coordination of new, renewable and rural energy
development; developing and implementing plans and policies for new energy,
hydropower, biomass energy and other renewable energy sources
Market Supervision
Preparing plans for power market development and regional power markets;
regulating the power market and power distribution, supply and non-competitive
power generation services; handling disputes in the power market; conducting
research and providing proposals on electricity tariffs; supervising and reviewing the
electricity tariff criteria for ancillary services; recommending policies on universal
power services and supervising their implementation; and regulating fair access to
oil and gas pipeline facilities
Electric Power Safety
Developing policies on the safety of non-nuclear power plants, the construction of
power system projects and supervising project quality and safety; supervising and
managing power safety and production, reliability and emergency response;
supervising and managing the safety of hydropower dams; investigating and
handling accidents in power production and engaging the participation of relevant
stakeholders
International Cooperation
Promoting international energy exchange and cooperation; conducting negotiations
and signing agreements with foreign energy authorities and the International Energy
Agency; developing energy opening-up strategies, plans and policies; coordinating
overseas energy development and use
Party Committee (HR)
Personnel and organisational management, team building, discipline and supervisory
work in the NEA and regional energy administrations directly under it; party work in
the NEA and the Beijing-based organisation directly under it
428
S. Yaodong and A. Gillespie