1、2021 Bench-marking and transforming development學標杆 轉型發展Annual Report 年報THE PRC CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION FLAGSHIP OF CHINA RESOURCES GROUPChina Resources Gas Group Limited(“CR Gas”),substantially owned by China Resources(Holdings)Company Limited,one of the largest state-owned conglomerates in China,is a
2、 leading gas utilities group in China,which is principally engaged in downstream city gas distribution business including piped natural gas distribution,natural gas filling stations operation and sales of gas appliances.Its operations are strategically located in areas of China,which are economicall
3、y more developed and densely populated and areas with rich reserves of natural gas.Leveraging on the excellent industry fundamentals and the Groups execution competency,CR Gas continues to expand rapidly in 2021 via organic and acquisition growths.At the end of 2021,CR Gass portfolio consisted of 26
4、6 city gas projects in 22 provinces of China including 14 provincial capitals and 3 direct administrative municipalities with an annual gross gas sales volume of some 34.1 billion cubic meters and 45.87 million customers.The optimization of energy structure and environmental pollution control will p
5、romote the sustainable growth of natural gas consumption in China.The PRC government has,in recent years,taken various measures to promote the development and utilization of less polluting energy sources.The natural gas industry is in sync with the core development idea of innovation,harmony,green,o
6、pen and sharing as compared with conventional energy resources such as coal and crude oil.In“The 14th Five-Year Plan”and the draft of“Long-Range Objectives through the Year 2035”,the state once again emphasized that the promotion of green and low-carbon development,the enhancement of the constructio