Energy structure optimized in Xi'an

In 2021, Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, launched a series of measures related to energy supply guarantees and energy consumption control, promoting energy-efficient development, reducing energy consumption, and optimizing the energy structure.

The coal consumption of the city's industries above a designated size was 8.38 million metric tons last year, a decrease of 866,700 tons from the previous year.

Energy consumption in 16 of the city's 35 industries above a designated size declined.

Throughout the year, the proportion of coal among energy sources for industries above a designated size in the city decreased, while the proportion of natural gas, oil products, and electricity increased.

Meanwhile, the growth rate of natural gas consumption declined. Last year, natural gas consumption in industries above a designated size was 1.515 billion cubic meters, an increase of 29 percent over the previous year, and the growth rate dropped by 12.7 percentage points from the previous year.