Changes to energy conservation law by year end

The country's top legislature is expected to complete its amendment to the Energy Conservation Law by the end of the year, in a bid to create an energy-saving society, a top official said yesterday.

Xu Dingming, vice-chairman of the Office of the National Energy Leading Group, said that China's rapid economic development had led to a situation where conserving energy and improving energy efficiency was now a priority.

"Against this backdrop, the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee is busy amending the current Energy Conservation Law to make it more in tune with economic growth and energy efficiency," he said at the China Oil and Gas Summit 2007 yesterday.