Power companies operate without permits  

中國電監會：部分電力企業仍在違反許可制度

中國國家電監會最新透露，今年上半年142家電力企業的許可證被注銷或降級，9家無證施工企業被責令整改。中國部分電力企業違反許可制度的問題仍然存在。

Beijing (CNS) -- The licenses of 142 electric utilities were cancelled or downgraded in the first half of this year, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) said in a recent report on China's power market.

Nine power companies that carried out construction work without permits have been required to rectify their operations, the commission said.

The SERC said power enterprises were more aware of the need for permits, but illegal operations still exist.