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Title in national language: 
国务院关于实施西部大开发若干政策措施的通知
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2000
Effective Start Year: 
2001
Effective End Year: 
2010
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Programme, Other
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Industry, Transport, Other
Energy Types: 
Coal, Oil, Power, Gas
Issued by: 
State Council of China
Overall Summary: 
In order to reflect the highlight support of the state to the western regions, the State Council has drawn up the policy which notifies the measures and policies for the development of China's western regions. The policy emphasizes the construction of infrastructure facilities, the protection and development of environment, the agriculture development, the adjustment of industry structure, and the aims to build a new western region with prosperous economy, advanced society, and stable living at the middle period of the 21st century.
Pricing
Energy pricing: 
Deepen the price reform, and further increase the proportion of market price adjustment. Rationally develop the "West-East Gas Pipeline", "West to East Electricity" price, establish the price mechanism for natural gas, electricity, oil, coal production etc.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Give Priority to Construction Projects. Infrastructure facilities [...]energy[...]
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Encourage the foreign investment for development in the western region, in the field of infrastructure construction for[...]ecology, transportation, energy, environmental protection, and mineral resources exploration etc.[...]
Financial incentives for energy infrastructure: 
Increase Financial Credit Support. Banks shall, according to the principle of independence of commercial credit, increase credit input to the construction of basic industries of the western regions, and put stress on supporting the construction of large and medium-sized energy projects of railways, trunk line roads, electric power, oil and natural gas.[...] Loans for reconstruction of rural electric power grid and key projects of large sums of loans for superior industries shall be specially arranged by the parent bank of agriculture banks, and direct loans from the parent banks of various commercial banks shall also be arranged.