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Higher electricity bills

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Brace for more expensive electricity bills!

That's according to a new policy from the macro planner (NDRC) on Monday, to relax state control of on-grid pricing for coal-fired power generation.

This one's a bit complicated, so stay with us:

Authorities have long kept electricity prices low ...