Former NEA official charged with bribery

A former energy official who concealed more than 200 million yuan ($32.2 million) in cash at his home will face charges of accepting huge bribes and owning large amounts of property from unknown sources, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday.

Wei Pengyuan, 56, was deputy director of the National Energy Administration's coal department from 2008 to last May and in charge of coal infrastructure and project approval.

The procuratorate designated the Baoding City People's Prosecuting Department, in Hebei province, to conduct a further investigation into Wei's case.