Renewable energy goal will remain a challenge

The 13th Five-Year Plan will see major efforts to adjust China's energy mix as the nation restructures its economic model. Lan Lan reports.

Slowing economic growth and shrinking energy consumption mean that meeting the government's ambitious goal for renewable energy consumption will remain a tough challenge as China's energy sector embarks on a restructuring program in the coming five years.

Top leaders gathered in Beijing this week at a session of the Communist Party of China Central Committee to formulate proposals for the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20). Energy strategy will come under intense scrutiny because of the sector's close connections with the economy and the environment.