-Weekly Review of Energy News（June 6, 2011）

Non-residential electricity prices are slight raised by NDRC（Source：Xinhua）

◆Power shortage spreads in off-season, the power reform gets attention again

Imbalance between supply and demand of electricity coal is the primary cause of “power shortage”
Increase of electricity price eases “power shortage”
Price adjustment is consistent with the direction of structure adjustment
Resolving power shortage completely depends on marketization of electricity price

Resident ladder electricity price will start by the end of the year

◆What are the impacts of the rising of electricity price this time?
Having a limited impact on CPI
Relieving the power shortage to a certain extent