State planner vows to ensure stable gas supply

NDRC calls for resource-rich south to transport more fuel to northern regions

The National Development and Reform Commission has vowed to ensure a stable natural gas supply through boosting domestic yield while increasing LNG spot purchasing.

The country's top economic planner also called for natural gas to be transported from China's southern areas to ease shortages in northern regions, after the government reopened some coal-fired power plants and cut output from gas-fired generators, to ease a fuel shortage and heating problems in some parts of the north.