National Development and Reform Commission: The world's first coal-fired power unit with a power generation thermal efficiency exceeding 50% has officially been put into operation in China.

```htmlOn August 28, Li Chao, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated at the August regular press conference that, for the first time, coal-fired power generation accounted for less than 50% of the total power generation in China during the first half of this year. Meanwhile, the world’s first coal power unit with a power generation thermal efficiency exceeding 50% has officially been put into operation in China. The decline in the proportion of coal-fired power generation reflects a historic breakthrough in efficiency. The National Development and Reform Commission will deeply implement a three-year campaign for energy-saving and carbon reduction transformation in the coal power industry. By the end of 2028, it aims to increase the proportion of coal power industry units reaching benchmark energy efficiency by 15 percentage points. (National Development and Reform Commission)```