The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China is a macroeconomic governance agency under the State Council, which studies and formulates policies for economic and social development, maintains a balance of economic aggregates and guides the overall economic system restructuring (NDRC 2011).

NDRC is responsible for major energy policies in China such as Revision of the Energy Conservation Law and Medium And Long-Term Plan For Energy Conservation, which sets out specific targets for the industrial (including iron and steel, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, pulp and paper industries), transportation, and buildings sectors. This includes establishing a system for monitoring, evaluating, and public reporting of energy intensity and elimination or reduction of production from inefficient industrial facilities, and shifting production away from energy-intensive industries. Other major policy is the Five Year Plans (FYP), which announce the national goal of reducing energy intensity during the next five year and the means to achieve this target. Another main program is the Implementation Measures of 10 Key Projects in 11th FYP. The ten key projects are focused on reducing energy use in industry and buildings and include 10 specific technologies some of which are applicable to the cement industry such as the efficient electric motor systems and waste heat recovery. Top-1000 Energy-Consuming Enterprise Program during 11th FYP and Top-10000 Energy-Consuming Enterprise Program during 12th FYP are the other major energy policies in China set by NDRC which targets the largest energy consuming enterprises, including many cement companies, and set mandatory targets for energy intensity reduction while supporting the enterprise with various incentives and resources. (Zhou et al. 2010)

Zhou, N.; Levine, M.; Price, L., 2010.  Overview of Current Energy Efficiency Policies in China. Energy Policy, Volume 38: Issue 11. 2010