the second tranche of electricity consumption requirements covering 95% of

the second tranche of electricity consumption requirements covering 95% of households part beyond the basic electricity per kWh electricity prices rose 5 cents, the third tranche of the remaining 5 percent of families with the highest electricity consumption, this file while electricity prices increase by 3 cents per kWh. Electricity consumption will be designated around then hold hearings around the specific file. Thereafter throughout the hearing held on this program, there are still a lot of opinions. Respond the first time around the views of Development and Reform Commission disclosed yesterday around the summary up around views: first, that the first tranche of the low setting standards; is recommended to take full account of the family demographic factors; proposed to give due consideration to seasonal factors; four that power regional differences, the eastern coastal areas of higher and lower, central and western regions. Also involves electricity billing cycle, co-table user price, to implement the policy of the TOU, low households and households enjoying five guarantees free electricity, the power of enterprise cost management and other aspects. In this connection, the National Development and Reform Commission yesterday for the first time to make a response. Around to refine the program on the first tranche of issues, the NDRC said, was widely expressed that due to increase in the hearing program on the basis of the first tranche of standards, the first tranche of coverage has more than 80%; the pilot in the price ladder system a timely manner according to the growth in electricity consumption for some time, the increase in electricity standard. Development and Reform Commission for the first time made it clear that the first tranche of electricity can make adjustments. Population differences in more than one mouth "," multigenerational "family, the NDRC said, all localities will further refine the program, through sub-metering, an increase of the first tranche of electricity, etc., as appropriate, to solve. For specific operational problems of the new program is set free electricity for the poor, the NDRC said in some places has made it clear in accordance with the principles of ordinary people as easy as possible, "refunded" or "to a close the back" Free power to ensure that low-income groups issued in place. a tariff questioning why only up not down In fact, since the implementation of the price ladder draft, whether it is the first edition of the draft revised version, in addition to the first tranche of tariff does not rise, the second gear and the third tranche of tariff rose. Ladder program accused of "disguised inflation, only prices do not cut prices, which has become the most important aspects of the ladder program has been questioned. However, this issue, Development and Reform Commission yesterday did not make a specific response to However, after hearing the price ladder in Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the price at the staff to thank thick jade has admitted that electricity prices can only rise to fall to this problem does exist. He said that explore the ladder program, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission has proposed to have up there are lower, such as electricity and more users want to raise prices to be suppressed, the less electricity to cut prices to reward, But these are not reflected in the release of the two programs which the hearing, many speakers mentioned this problem, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission will be carefully study and make a decision. However, the specific implementation of the program in Beijing is not yet published, is still unknown whether it will be adjusted. The NDRC official had also said that the price ladder is not the only prices for the poor families will be given free electricity. The two regional disparities are large is unfair Regional differences in the ladder program, is another question. With the first tranche have been published around the end of the hearing, comments and questioned more and more. Internet users to the program of Anhui Province, for example, said Anhui price ladder to implement the first tranche of the provisions of the program is 120 degrees, quantitative low. The Internet users believe that the Anhui people income is much lower than Beijing and Shanghai, Beijing and Shanghai income people than Anhui, the first tranche of electricity than Anhui twice as many this way, the rich richer and the poor poorer. "This Development and Reform Commission, said yesterday that the phenomenon is around the level of economic development and social capacity of different lead with the economic development gap will narrow in the future, however, Development and Reform Commission did not propose specific solutions. In this connection, Xiamen University, China Energy Research Centre, Professor Lin Boqiang said that the first tranche of electricity to cover 80 percent of the local residents is relatively fair scheme, different levels of local economic, if the whole country to set uniform standards, it lost the meaning of the price ladder. But he also said, some regional differences is too large, will indeed have a number of urban households unfair. 3 around whether the delay in the implementation Earlier, the National Development and Reform Commission deputy director of the Penson on the national economic reform work conference held on March 28, 2012, will be launched in the first half of the price ladder. Since late May, around the basic completion of the hearing process. Relevant person in charge, including Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Jilin and other provinces and cities had publicly stated at the hearing to be the pilot on June 1 the price ladder. Subsequently, however, Henan, Jiangsu and other places to postpone the execution. Up to now there is no place specific implementation. View is that, in the case of multiple dispute is not resolved, the option should not be immediately launched. Media reported that the price ladder implementation may be delayed. The NDRC official yesterday told reporters that the implementation of the price ladder and did not set a specific time, there is no push to postpone the issue, but around the decision-making cycle fast or slow. According to the requirements of the State Council launched in the first half of this year, the provinces the price ladder to perform after a hearing, there is a decision-making process, and finish the program can perform. The course of reform of the price ladder in 2008: brewing the implementation of price ladder stepped tariff 2010: National Development and Reform Commission on residential electricity implementation of the price ladder to the public for comment in 2011: launched throughout the research and publish on residential electricity guidance, "March 2012: Development and Reform Commission said it would launch in the first half of the price ladder of residents in May 2012: the provinces intensive held in a file of the residents of the price ladder hearing ladder program: coverage of 80% of households, electricity prices do not rise to No. 2 file: 95% of family coverage, beyond the part of the per unit electricity price rises 5 cents for the first three files: the remaining 5% of electricity consumption in the highest family, raised three cents edition written / Beijing News reporter Jenny Chung