The “Urgent Notice Concerning Effectively Guaranteeing the Stable Coal Power Supply Prices” issued by the National Development and Reform Commission’s website on April 8 pointed out that special inspections of coal-related prices will be organized in key provinces, with a maximum of 5 million for coal-related price violations. Yuan fine.

The notice, released on March 28th, reiterated that maintaining the general stability of the general price level is the primary task of macro control this year. Stabilizing coal prices has a very important role in maintaining the general stability of the overall price level. In 2011, the key contract coal price maintained at the same level in 2010 and did not change its price in any form.

The notice requires that all localities, departments, and related companies should effectively grasp the regulation and control of coal prices. Each coal and electric power enterprise may not link the amount of contract coal cash with the purchase amount of coal in the market, and must not disguise the price in a disguised way by reducing the quality of coal, and shall not increase prices or increase prices by arbitrage.

The National Development and Reform Commission pointed out that efforts should be made to ensure stable supply of electric coal. All coal-producing provinces (regions) must work hard to increase the supply of coal, especially coal; they must not divide the market and limit coal exports; priority should be given to organizing and arranging requests for vehicles and truckloads for key coal contracts, with emphasis on the protection of coal supplies from Central China and East China. Electricity supply and transportation in tight areas.

At the same time, coal production and transportation companies must strictly implement the power coal contract. The competent price departments at all levels must carefully clean up the coal-related charges. We will focus on clearing various types of fees and charges in the process of coal production and sales, and illegal income will be collected from the central government.

The National Development and Reform Commission emphasized that it is necessary to severely investigate and deal with illegal coal-related price violations and organize special inspections of coal-related prices in key provinces. Focused on investigating and disobeying the coal price control policies of the state and arbitrarily increasing the price of the coal companies, reducing the price of coal by reducing the quality of coal, shoddy and other means, as well as illegal activities such as collusive price increases and price increase.

The circular also pointed out that for coal enterprises that violate national regulations, they must collect illegal income in accordance with the law and impose a fine of up to five times; if there is no illegal income or illegal income cannot be determined, a fine of 5 million yuan shall be imposed. He also severely and severely dealt with typical cases that had a great impact on the law, and made public criticisms and public exposure.