问:今年煤炭去产能任务已经确定,舆论普遍认为完成任务的难度会比去年更大,您对此怎么看?答:在今年全国“两会”上,李克强总理在政府工作报告中指出,2017年要退出煤炭产能1.5亿吨以上。这是各地和中央企业根据党中央、国务院关于“十三五”期间煤炭行业化解过剩产能总体部署,结合规划目标和2016年完成进度做出的合理安排。客观地讲,随着去产能的深入推进,煤炭价格出现回升和煤矿盈 Q: This year, the task of going to capacity-building in coal has been confirmed. The public generally believes that it will be more difficult to complete the task than last year. What is your opinion on this? A: At this year’s “two sessions”, Premier Li Keqiang pointed out in his government work report: In 2017, we need to withdraw over 150 million tons of coal production capacity. This is a reasonable arrangement made by all localities and central enterprises in accordance with the general plan of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on resolving the overcapacity of the coal industry during the “13th Five-Year Plan” and in light of the planning objectives and the progress made in 2016. Objectively speaking, with the deepening of capacity-building, coal prices rebounded and coal mines surplus