According to a government work report released in March 5th, China will reduce the invalid production capacity of 30 million tons of steel and 1.5 tons of coal production capacity in 2018. Shut down a coal-fired power plant with a capacity of less than 300 thousand KW.

China proposed in 2016 by 3 years to 5 years, coal production capacity 5 tons, then exit reduction 5 tons in the task of restructuring.

By the end of 2016 ahead of schedule to complete the national iron and steel production capacity to 45 million tons, 2.5 tons of coal production capacity to the target task.

2017 in October ahead of the completion of 1.5 tons of coal production capacity to target. By the end of 2017, the number of coal mines in the country will be further reduced from 10 thousand and 800 in 2015 to about 7000.

The implementation of table March 1, 2018 the State Council announced the 2017 "government work report" shows that in the task of quantitative indicators, to the 2017 national production capacity, Yajian 50 million tons of steel production capacity, the cumulative excess capacity to resolve coal 2.5 tons, eliminated, however, slow build power generation capacity of 65 million kilowatts, exceeding the target task.

Deputy director of the national development and Reform Commission Lian Weiliang said, in 2016 China put forward to the production target task is expected to be completed in 2018, or may be completed ahead of schedule.