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title: "Yang Lei, Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute of Peking University: Price remains the core factor restricting the development of natural gas"
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description: "At the 2026 Natural Gas Industry Development Conference, Yang Lei, Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute at Peking University, pointed out that price is the core factor restricting the development of natural gas. As the world's largest incremental market for natural gas, China lacks influential price indices and needs to improve market structure and build regionally competitive markets. He suggested constructing internationally influential price indices and promoting the development of a comprehensive energy supply system to leverage the flexibility advantages of natural gas"
datetime: "2026-04-16T05:09:15.000Z"
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# Yang Lei, Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute of Peking University: Price remains the core factor restricting the development of natural gas

On April 16, at the 2026 Natural Gas Industry Development Conference (Spring), Yang Lei, Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute of Peking University, stated that price remains the core factor restricting the development of natural gas. As the world's largest incremental market for natural gas, China lacks an influential natural gas price index and can only follow international price trends, indirectly affecting global prices. He suggested improving market structure design and building competitive regional markets, and constructing an internationally influential price index as soon as possible. At the same time, he encouraged relevant companies to actively participate in building a comprehensive energy supply system that integrates wind, solar, and gas storage, creating a multi-energy integration demonstration base to leverage the advantages of natural gas flexibility

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