City aims to be center of energy innovation

Govt supports research centers and encourages firms to move in

Beijing will continue to focus on energy technology innovation during the 13th Five-Year-Plan period (2016-20), in order to contribute to the country's economic growth, a municipal government official said this week.

Zhang Hong, an official with the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, said the capital will accelerate scientific technology innovation in the energy sector and promote industrial integration in the coming years.