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Title in national language: 
煤炭工业发展“十三五”规划
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2016
Effective Start Year: 
2016
Effective End Year: 
2020
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Industry
Energy Types: 
Coal, Power, Gas
Issued by: 
National Development and Reform Commission P.R.C.
Notes: 
No official English version available
Overall Summary: 
The plan plays an important role as a guideline for the coal industry development during the 13th Five-Year Plan period form 2016-2020 in China. This policy analyzes the status of coal industry and existing problems, clarifies the principles for the coal industry development, specifies the optimization of production and layout the coal industry, the measures for structure improvement, cleaner producing promotion, efficient utilization, coal industry security, scientific and technological innovation, and industry reform etc.
Efficiency
EE action plans: 
Speed up the closure of small coal mines[...]. Comprehensively use [...], energy conservation[...]and other policy measures to guide the closure of small coal mines which can not reach the quality standards and energy consumption criteria [...] ---optimise the layout of coal mines, simplify the production system, control the energy consumption[...] ---[...]use advanced and efficient desulfurization, denitrification, dust removal technology, fully implement ultra-low-emission coal-fired power plants and energy-saving transformation, increase the efforts to remove the thermal power plant with high energy consumption and heavy pollution. ---[...]Encourage coal-chemical-thermal comprehensive development to improve energy efficiency and comprehensive utilization of resources
Renewable Energy
RE action plans: 
[...](according to local conditions) develop wind power industry and solar power industry[...] in abandoned coal mine industrial sites and the surrounding areas.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
Actively and positively promote the ecological civilization building in mining areas, minimize the impact of coal production on the environment ---[...]In western region, where resources are rich, mining conditions are good, but the ecological environment is fragile, increase the comprehensive coordination within the resource development and ecological environmental protection[...]
Pollution control action plans: 
Speed up the closure of small coal mines, as well as the coal mines in protected areas and other ecological environment-sensitive areas[...]. Comprehensively use environmental protection policies[...]and other policy measures to guide the closure of small coal mines which can not reach the quality standards and energy consumption criteria [...] ---[...]use advanced and efficient desulfurization, denitrification, dust removal technology, fully implement ultra-low-emission coal-fired power plants and energy-saving transformation, increase the efforts to remove the thermal power plant with high energy consumption and heavy pollution. ---[...]Limit the development of high sulfur, high ash, high arsenic, high fluoride [...] coal resources ---[...]Strictly control the import of low calorific value coal, high sulfur coal and other low quality coal imports
Land use change for energy production purposes: 
Land reclamation rate will be about 60% ---In Qinghai Province, protect important water sources, alpine meadow and permafrost ecological environment, accelerate the restoration of mining environment, strictly control the coal mine construction and production ---Comprehensively promote mine land damage and vegetation restoration. Improve comprehensive management of mining subsidence area[...]
Energy-water nexus: 
In Qinghai Province, protect important water sources, [...] accelerate the restoration of mining environment, strictly control the coal mine construction and production
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Energy supply priorities: 
[...]By 2020, the coal production will be 3.9 billion tons[...] ---Comprehensively improve the utilization of resources, coalbed methane (coal mine gas) production will be 24 billion cubic meters, the utilization will be 16 billion cubic meters.
Trade
Energy trade priorities: 
Adhere to the market-oriented principle, consolidate and develop long-term stable trade relations with major coal resources and consuming countries. Encourage the importation of high quality coal, strengthen the import of coking coal, strictly control the import of low calorific value coal, high sulfur coal and other low quality coal imports. Improve the coal export policy, encourage certain enterprises to expand exports. Actively participate in the optimization of global coal resources allocation, improve the potential of high quality coal resources supply[...]
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Fully use the national science and technology programmes(special projects, funds etc.), actively support the coal science and technology research and development, and strengthen the construction of science and technology bases for coal and coal industry development.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Revise the Coal Industry Law of the People’s Republic of China, and improve the legislation system for coal industry [...]
Technology
Clean energy technology priorities: 
In the northern Shanxi Province, insist the simultaneous coal and thermal electricity transmission, actively promote the coal and electricity integration, transmit the electricity to eastern China via northern Shanxi-Jiangsu transmission grid; coordinate with the coal to natural gas project, supply gas for the eastern region.
Low-emission and cleaner coal technology: 
Promote the development and application of advanced washing technology equipment[...] ---[...]Strengthen the advanced technology research and industrialization, enhance the efficiency of coal conversion, economic efficiency and environmental protection level[...]
R&D energy efficiency: 
[...]Strengthen the advanced technology research and industrialization, enhance the efficiency of coal conversion, economic efficiency and environmental protection level[...]