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Recently, the General Office of the Gansu Provincial People’s Government issued the \"Gansu Province’s 13th Five-Year Plan for Energy Development.\" The plan states that by 2020, the installed electricity capacity is to reach 59.8 million kilowatts, of which the capacity from thermal power plants will be 25.3 million kilowatts, an increase of 6 million kilowatts compared to 2015. Adhere to the principle of combining market guidance with **regulation, properly control the scale of new coal-fired power plant construction and commissioning, accelerate the optimization of the coal-fired power sector’s structure as well as its transformation and upgrading, and promote the efficient, clean, and sustainable development of coal-fired power. In line with the requirements for power transmission outside the region and the growth in local load, attention is paid to balancing domestic use and external transmission. By taking into account the market demand at the receiving end as well as the progress of transmission infrastructure projects, the construction of ultra-high voltage-powered peak-shaving thermal power plants is advanced in an orderly manner. Strictly control the addition of new coal-fired power plants and their overall scale, and regulate the timing of the commissioning of approved (under-construction) coal-fired power units. Comprehensive efforts must be made to implement ultra-low emission and energy-saving upgrades for existing coal-fired power units; all public coal-fired power units with a capacity of over 300,000 kilowatts, as well as those owned by private entities with a capacity of over 100,000 kilowatts, must be equipped with efficient desulfurization, denitrification, and dust removal systems. By 2020, the average coal consumption per unit of electricity generated by the existing coal-fired power units across the province, after renovation, would be below 320 grams per kilowatt-hour; among them, the average coal consumption per unit of electricity generated by the existing air-cooled units with a capacity of 600,000 kilowatts or more, after renovation, would be below 315 grams per kilowatt-hour. Given the characteristic of Gansu Province’s power generation structure, in which new energy sources account for a large proportion, existing coal-fired power units are encouraged to undergo modifications to enhance their flexibility in regulating power output, thereby improving the system’s capacity for peak load management. Accelerate the phasing out of outdated production capacity and power units that do not meet emission standards. Thermal power units that are in violation of **industrial policies, or that still fail to meet requirements regarding energy consumption, environmental protection, quality, and safety even after corrective actions, should be shut down and eliminated, according to the China Phosphorus Coal Industry Network.