The deputy director of the Energy Bureau worked for 6 years and collected 100 million yuan

Recently, Wei Pengyuan, deputy director of the Coal Department of the National Energy Administration, was taken away by the relevant authorities. “When Wei was taken away, hundreds of millions of cash were found in his home. Law enforcement officers removed 16 counters from a branch of a bank in Beijing and burned four on the spot.” For this news, the Beijing News reporter sent a report to National Energy. Two people in the bureau confirmed that no one answered the phone. As of press time, the other party did not reply to the reporter's confirmation SMS.

In addition, industry sources revealed that Wei Pengyuan’s investigation may be related to Shenhua’s exposure to the “black shady coal deal” in April. In response, Hao Hua, head of the propaganda department of Shenhua Group, responded to reporters yesterday and said, “The official has no relationship with Shenhua. His responsibility for project approval will not be related to the company’s internal operations, and Shenhua’s coal shady trading in Huanghua Port has been A full investigation will be conducted and results will be available within the month."

Coal industry officials continue to fall

According to statistics, Wei Pengyuan worked long-term in the Coal Division of the National Development and Reform Commission. In 2008, the National Energy Administration was established. Wei Pengyuan was promoted from the Director of the Coal Department to the Deputy Director of the Coal Department of the National Energy Administration. He is the deputy director of the Department. Its coal division is mainly responsible for the approval of coal mine infrastructure and approval for project modification.

According to the website of the Energy Administration, from 2013 to the present, the development and reform commission of the Yuka first well of the Yuka Mining Area in Qinghai Province, the Shaqu No. 1 Mine in the Liuliu Mining Area in Shanxi Province, the Shaqu No. 2 Mine in the Liuliu Mining Area in Shanxi, and the coal preparation plant were obtained. National Energy Administration approved. Some analysts believe that Wei Peng has gone out of business because he is in the “critical” position.

The recent incident of the Energy Bureau official is not just Wei Pengyuan. On the 18th of last month, some media reported that Hao Weiping, deputy director of the Nuclear Power Department of the Energy Bureau, was recently taken away by the relevant authorities and his wife was also taken away for investigation. At the same time as Vice Minister Wei Pengyuan mentioned, Hao Weiping was promoted to the position of Deputy Director of the Electric Power Department by the Director of the Electric Power Department.

Shenhua said it has nothing to do with coal shady trading

According to industry sources, high-ranking officials in the coal-fired powers have been exposed, or have been related to coal shady deals involving the Chinese coal giant Shenhua Group.

On April 14th, the Beijing News reported on Huanghua Port in the downstream of Shenhua Group. Some coal traders heavily bought inside port personnel and third-party inspection agencies to purchase high-quality coal products at the price of inferior coal products, and then transported the coal products to the downstream. Port dumping, earning the difference from it, caused the loss of hundreds of millions of state-owned assets. At that time, Shenhua Group responded that it had formed an investigation team to investigate Huanghua Port.

“We understand the situation is that last week, the Shenhua investigation team had already investigated downstream Ningbo related ports, but it is still only internal self-inspection. The relevant public security economic investigation department did not intervene.” Yesterday, a Zhejiang company involved in steel trade. The businessman told the Beijing News reporter.

“The official has no relationship with Shenhua.” Yesterday, Hao Hua, head of the propaganda department of Shenhua Group, responded to the Beijing News reporter that the official responsible for project approval had no connection with the company’s internal operations.

Hao Hua said that the shady transactions in Huangpu Port have a huge impact. At present, the group investigation team is conducting a full investigation. However, there is no independent third-party investigation agency to intervene. The investigation of the reported traders has gone to where they are. There is no detailed information at present. "The investigation will soon produce results. It should be announced to the outside world within this month."

Highlights

Home search out 100 million in cash? User estimates weighing 1.15 tons

Wei Pengyuan served as deputy director for nearly 6 years. If 100 million is true, it is equivalent to "acquisition" of 47,619 yuan.

According to Caixin.com, when Wei Pengyuan, deputy director of the National Energy Administration’s Coal Department, was taken away, 100 million yuan in cash was found in his home. Law enforcement officers transferred 16 banknote counting machines from a branch of a bank in Beijing, because the amount was too large. The banknotes took too long and burned four on the spot. For this news, as of press time, the Beijing News reporter has not been officially confirmed.

From 2008 Wei Pengyuan was appointed deputy director of the Coal Department of the Energy Bureau for 70 months, about 2100 days. 100 million in cash means that Wei Pengyuan has made a record of 47,619 RMB since he took office. The data shows that in 2013, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Beijing was 40,321 yuan, and the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Gansu was 19,044 yuan. In other words, if 6 years of “acquisition” of 100 million yuan, then the “acquisition” of the day is equivalent to 1.18 times of the per capita disposable income of urban residents in 2013, which is about 2.5 times the per capita disposable income of urban residents in 2013 in Gansu Province.

In response to this, some netizens questioned yesterday, “What is the value of a hundred million yuan in cash?” Some netizens calculated that a one-dollar bill is 155 mm long, 77 mm wide, 0.1 mm thick, and weighs about 1.15 grams. The hundred-dollar bills piled up about 1.55 meters long, 0.77 meters wide, 1 meter high and weighed 1.15 tons.

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Coal and Electricity Association Advocate Wei Pengyuan

Wei Pengyuan’s Department of Coal’s Energy Division is mainly responsible for drafting development plan, plans and policies for coal development, coalbed methane, coal processing and conversion into clean energy products, and organizing and implementing them. It also undertakes work related to the reform of the coal system and coordinates the development of coalbed methane. , Eliminate outdated coal production capacity, coal mine gas management and utilization.

In 2008, the National Energy Administration was established. Wei Pengyuan was promoted to the position of Deputy Director of the Coal Division of the National Energy Administration by the Director of the Coal Division of the National Development and Reform Commission.

In his public statement, Wei Pengyuan has always been an active advocate of coal-fired electricity and coal-bed methane development.

In September 2011, Wei Pengyuan publicly stated that coal and electricity joint ventures will be persisted as a long-term policy, and that in order to encourage coal and electricity joint ventures to further advance, there will be special treatment in project approval and approval. Shenhua and China Resources, which have recently been caught in the investigation, are active supporters and beneficiaries of the coal-fired coal joint venture policy.

Wei Pengyuan is also a firm supporter of CBM development that is still in dispute, such as economy, safety and environmental protection. In December 2011, Wei Pengyuan said in an interview that China's CBM exploration is very low and the proven geological reserves are only 0.74% of the total resources. Since then, he has repeatedly stated that he encourages powerful companies to enter CBM exploration and development.

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This year's coal industry officials

The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection of the People's Republic of China announced on February 9 that the former general manager of Guangdong Power Grid Corporation, Wu Zhouchun, was under investigation for suspected disciplinary violations.

On March 20, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection informed that Cheng Yujia, the former chairman and general manager of Guangzhou Fuel Group, was suspected of having committed a crime and he had already transferred it to the judicial authorities.

On March 26, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection informed that Cui Zhong Province, deputy general manager of Shaanxi Coalfield Geological Group Co., Ltd., was suspected of serious violation of laws and regulations and is currently under investigation by the organization.

On March 26, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported that Yan Zheng, the deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Energy Bureau, had seriously investigated the organization.

On March 27, media reported that Meng Zhongze, chairman of the board of directors and party secretary of Zhengzhou Coal Industry (Group) Co., Ltd., was disqualified from being deputied by the Henan Provincial People’s Congress on suspicion of serious violation of laws and regulations.

On April 15, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection informed that Zhang Xianhua, deputy director of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Yunnan Province, was suspected of serious violation of laws and regulations and was investigated.

On April 17th, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported that Ding Baojun, the former deputy director of the Coalfield Geological Bureau of Anhui Province, used his position to facilitate the interests of others and accepted bribes, resulting in huge amounts; receiving gifts; maintaining a long-standing unlawful relationship with a woman and being expelled from the party. .

On April 21, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported that Ma Linguo, director of the Yinchuan Power Supply Bureau of Ningxia Electric Power Company, was under investigation.

On May 7th media reported that Zhu Changlin, director of the North China Branch of the State Grid and party secretary, was taken away for investigation.