At present energy policy-making and adminstration is scattered across several departments, the report said, while the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) lacks the power to consistently enforce anti-pollution rules.
The changes would likely be approved during the annual session of the National People’s Congress, held in Beijing from March 5.
"The energy ministry I think is highly likely… and I would say it is 99% [sure] that SEPA will become a ministry," an energy industry source was quoted as saying.
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