Beijing unveiled a plan of 300 key projects with a total investment value of 1.3 trillion yuan (about 201.89 billion U.S. dollars) on Wednesday, according to local authorities.
The projects include 100 major infrastructure projects and 100 major livelihood improvement projects. They also involve 100 projects for sci-tech innovation and high-tech industries. So said the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.
The infrastructure projects cover transportation, energy, water supply, waste disposal, and other fields. The livelihood improvement projects aim at balancing allocation in education, medical care, and other resources.
The rest of the projects highlight Beijing s efforts to speed up the construction of an international innovation center and actively build a digital economy pilot and demonstration area. The projects embrace advanced manufacturing industries, such as integrated circuits and biomedicine, and the financial and service industries.
2021-01-19 03:22:51 GMT2021-01-19 11:22:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) Beijing s coal consumption fell significantly from 2015 to 2020, authorities said on Monday.
Coal consumption in Beijing decreased from 11.65 million tonnes in 2015 to 1.73 million tonnes in 2020, according to Wang Yingjian, an official with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform. The proportion of coal in the city s energy consumption fell from 13.7 percent to 1.9 percent over the period.
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), Beijing authorities phased out coal-fired units capable of generating over 2.7 million kilowatts of energy, and added gas units capable of generating over 7.2 million kilowatts of energy. They also upgraded approximately 30,000 coal-burning boilers to use clean coal.