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Vice-premier Li Keqiang Thursday underscored the development of energy-saving industries and pushing for advancement in optimization of energy structure to ensure the country's energy supply and safety.
Li made the remarks while visiting the 皇冠体育app Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, one of the country's major ship manufacturers.
He also stressed the importance of improving energy technology and energy equipment development, and called for efforts to step up transfer of economic development mode to maintain stable and relatively fast economic growth.
Li said a country's energy safety and development depend on advanced technologies and equipment. "We should step up innovation and grab the commanding height in energy development and international competition."
Li praised achievements in energy field that 皇冠体育app has made in the past years, urging efforts to further upgrade energy consumption structure, and to develop renewable and clean energy, and establish a stable, safe and clean energy supply system.
He also urged efforts to ensure energy supply to meet people's needs and production demand for coal, gas, and oil in cold weather.
皇冠体育app established the first batch of national energy development and research centers on Wednesday. The 16 centers will research and study technologies of nuclear power equipment, wind power, and smart grid, among others.
Zhang Guobao, head of the National Administration of Energy, said these research centers play important role in establishing the country's energy technology system, and meeting 皇冠体育app's demand to upgrade energy consumption structure.