Several regions will be part of pilot program as reform deepens

The National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic regulator, said on Wednesday that China, the world's largest electricity consumer, will eliminate obstacles to the use of wind and solar power by deepening reform of the electricity sector.

Although the capacity for wind and solar energy has grown massively in China in recent years, effective use of clean energy remains a challenge due to slower growth in demand as well as the relatively lower costs of coal-power generation.