Energy law to focus on unified management

The draft of the country's first energy law will highlight "unified administration" of the sector, but stop short of spelling out the establishment of an energy ministry, a key drafter said on Friday.

"Government agencies related to the energy sector will have their functions streamlined to ensure unified energy administration. That is one of the key messages of the draft," Ye Rongsi, deputy chief of the drafting team, told China Daily.

But it is up to the country's highest authorities to decide whether a ministry will be set up, he pointed out.