China News Service, October 19th. According to the WeChat official account of the National Development and Reform Commission, the recent rapid rise in coal prices has hit historical highs, which has greatly increased the production costs of downstream industries, and has an adverse impact on power supply and winter heating. All aspects of society have strongly responded. .

In response to the above situation, in order to do a good job in ensuring supply and price stabilization in the coal market, on the afternoon of October 19, the National Development and Reform Commission organized key coal companies, the China Coal Industry Association, and the China Electricity Council to hold a work mechanism for ensuring energy supply in this winter and next spring. Special symposium to study the implementation of intervention measures on coal prices in accordance with the law.

  Article 30 of the "Price Law" clearly stipulates that when the prices of important goods and services rise significantly or are likely to rise significantly, the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may adopt a limited price difference or profit rate, set price limit, Implement intervention measures such as the price increase declaration system and the price adjustment filing system.

Coal is an important basic energy source and is closely related to the national economy and people's livelihood. The current price increase has completely deviated from the fundamentals of supply and demand, and the heating season is approaching, and the price is still showing a further irrational upward trend.

The National Development and Reform Commission will make full use of all necessary means stipulated in the "Price Law" to study specific measures to intervene in coal prices, promote the return of coal prices to a reasonable range, promote the return of the coal market to rationality, ensure safe and stable supply of energy, and ensure the warmth of the people winter.

  The National Development and Reform Commission will closely follow the coal market dynamics and price trends with relevant departments, sort out and investigate contradictions and problems in the work of ensuring supply and stabilizing prices, and coordinate and resolve them in a timely manner; the market supervision department will increase law enforcement inspections and adhere to "zero tolerance" "Strictly crack down on illegal activities such as spreading false information, price collusion, price drive up, hoarding, etc., and earnestly maintain market order.

  The meeting requested that coal companies should effectively improve their positions, establish overall awareness, and take the initiative to ensure supply and price stability; strengthen legal awareness, operate in compliance with laws and regulations, strictly perform medium and long-term transaction contracts; actively perform social responsibilities, and promote upstream and downstream industry coordination Development, to ensure the demand for power generation and heating and coal for people's livelihood, and help the economy to operate smoothly.