JINAN: Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged the country's companies to reduce operation costs by speeding up the development of renewable energy and help improve the country's energy structure.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R), who is also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission, shakes hands with workers as he inspects a wind power project in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 18, 2009. Hu Jintao made an inspection tour in Shandong Province from Oct. 16 to 19.(Xinhua/Ju Peng)

"Developing renewable energy vigorously is necessary for taking up the front line in the new round of global energy revolution," said Hu while visiting a wind energy project besides the Bohai Sea during his inspection tour in Shandong Province from Oct. 16 to 19.

The project, when finished, will produce more than 95 million kw of electricity every year and will play an important part in improving the local energy structure.

After attending the opening ceremony of the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, capital city of Shandong, Hu inspected the province on local economic development and Communist Party building.

Hu called upon companies to focus on technical innovation and scientific management to improve their sustainable development.