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Beijing to introduce mandatory green electricity certificate (GEC) consumption quotas for key industries

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Beijing is planning to mandate industrial renewable power consumption.
On Tuesday, several agencies, led by the macro planner (NDRC) and energy regulator (NEA), issued guidelines outlining plans to introduce mandatory green electricity certificate (GEC) consumption quotas for key industries.
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