Power companies operate without permits  

中国电监会：部分电力企业仍在违反许可制度

中国国家电监会最新透露，今年上半年142家电力企业的许可证被注销或降级，9家无证施工企业被责令整改。中国部分电力企业违反许可制度的问题仍然存在。

Beijing (CNS) -- The licenses of 142 electric utilities were cancelled or downgraded in the first half of this year, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) said in a recent report on China's power market.

Nine power companies that carried out construction work without permits have been required to rectify their operations, the commission said.

The SERC said power enterprises were more aware of the need for permits, but illegal operations still exist.