The Energy Conservation Law was promulgated in 1997 and amended in 2007, 2016 and 2018 respectively. The latest revision entered into force on October 26, 2018.

There are 87 articles in total.

The key points are as follows:

1.The “energy conservation” as used in this Law means the strengthening of energy utilization administration, adoption of measures which are technologically feasible, economically rational and bearable to the environment and society, reduction in energy consumption, losses and waste discharge in all links from energy production to consumption, prevention of waste, and more efficient and rational utilization of energy resources.

2.The State implements the energy conservation target responsibility system and the energy conservation examination system, and takes the completion of energy conservation targets as an item to assess and evaluate the performance of the local people’s government and the persons in charge thereof.

3.The standardization administrative department and other departments concerned under the State Council shall organize the formulation and real-time revision of relevant national standards and industrial standards for energy conservation, so as to establish and improve the energy conservation standard system.