Stable economic growth will support energy demand

BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) The head of the National Energy Bureau said 23rd, based on the continuity of macro-policy and a year to stimulate domestic demand for the construction of the cyclical, is expected to two quarters and even the first half of the macroeconomic will maintain a stable growth, internal and external need to continue to recover, will form a strong　　It is expected that the overall balance of oil and electricity supply and demand in the two quarter is over and supply will fall. Zhou Xian, Director of the General division of the National Energy Bureau, said in the state Energy Bureau's first quarter energy economic situation, the two quarter as China's economy gradually warmed up, industrial production accelerated, transportation continued to recover, two quarters of China's gasoline, diesel, kerosene and other needs will continue to grow,　　It is estimated that the apparent consumption of refined oil is 54.7 million to 55.7 million tons, and the growth is about 5%.　　In addition, since last year, the new refining capacity, the operating rate to maintain a high level, the two quarter is expected to continue to stable oil production, inventory continued high, the market supply overall relaxed.　　He said that due to the beginning of spring plowing and drought-resistant factors in the southwest, the two quarter is expected to continue to maintain a high level of electricity consumption, but given the same period last year, the electricity market has begun to recover, the base is relatively high, compared with the first quarter, the expected two-quarter electricity growth　　Data from the National Energy Agency showed that 45 Million-kilowatt hydroelectric units in the Southern power grid region have contributed less than 7 Million-kilowatt this year, and the largest power gap in the southern grid in March is 6.55 Million-kilowatt. Zhou Xian said that according to the weather forecast, the drought in the Southwest will continue to mid-May, the insufficiency of hydroelectric power will continue for some time. With the rising temperature in the south, the air conditioning load gradually rises, the power supply gap will continue to increase, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou will still be the continued wrong peak rationing.　　It is reported that the state Energy Bureau is actively coordinating the State Grid company, the southern Grid company, the Three Gorges Corporation and related places to increase power support outside the region.　　Zhou Xian said that in the last four quarters since the new construction area to maintain a high growth in the upstream industry, the pulling effect is increasingly apparent, the two quarter of the national electricity, steel, building materials, non-ferrous industry production will continue to grow, directly stimulate the whole society coal demand. However, he said that this year due to successive security incidents, the next phase of the main production of coal mine safety supervision will increase, coal production progress will be more rational, the two quarter of the national coal production is expected to fall. In addition, with the recent rise in international coal prices and sea freight prices, coal import advantage weakened, is expected to start from April coal imports will be reduced.