the procedures, rules and the charge standard on electricity utilization,

　　and shall provide any other relevant information the users must know.

　　Article 27

　　The power supply party and utilization party shall, on the basis of

　　the principles of equality, voluntary participation and reaching

　　unanimity through consultation, sign the power supply and utilization

　　contract to stipulate the rights and obligations of both parties in line

　　with the regulation of power supply and utilization drawn up by the State

　　Council.

　　Article 28

　　Power supply enterprises shall guarantee that the quality of the

　　electricity they supply to the users is in conformity to the standards of

　　the State. Problems of electricity quality caused by utility power supply

　　facilities shall be solved without delay.

　　In case that a user has special requirement on electricity quality

　　power, supply enterprises shall supply corresponding electric power

　　according to its necessity and the possibility of the power network.

　　Article 29

　　Power supply enterprises shall supply power to users continuously

　　without interruption under normal operation of the power production and

　　supply systems.

　　If it is necessary to interrupt the supply due to such reasons as

　　checking and repairing the power supply facilities, legally limiting power

　　utilization amount, or due to illegal utilization of electricity by users,

　　the power supply enterprises shall notify users in advance according to

　　relevant State regulations.

　　Users having disagreements with a power shut-off by a power supply

　　enterprise may complain to the administrative departments of electric

　　power; the complaints shall be handled by the said departments in

　　conformity with legal provisions.

　　Article 30

　　In the event of emergency power supply for rescue and relief work,

　　power supply enterprises must arrange power supply as soon as possible.

　　The expenses for power supply project and the charges for electricity

　　utilization payable shall be handled according to the relevant regulations

　　of the State.

　　Article 31

　　Power users shall install electricity meters. The amount of

　　electricity utilized by the user shall be the amount indicated by the

　　electricity meters certified by an institution of measurement appraisal in

　　conformity with legal provisions.

　　The design, construction and installation, as well as operation

　　management of power-receiving devices of users shall be consistent with

　　the State standards or the standards of the power industry.

　　Article 32

　　Electricity utilization by users shall not endanger the safety of

　　power supply and utilization, nor disturb the order of power supply and

　　utilization.

　　Power supply enterprises are entitled to stop anyone from endangering

　　the safety of power supply and utilization or disturbing the order of

　　power supply and utilization.

　　Article 33

　　Power supply enterprises shall calculate and collect the electricity

　　fees from users according to the electricity price that has been examined

　　and approved by the State and the records of the electricity meters.

　　Safety inspectors, meter readers, and fee collectors of a power supply

　　enterprise shall present proper identification when entering user's house

　　to conduct safety inspections, read the meters, or collect the fees.

　　Power users shall pay electricity fees on time according to the

　　electricity price examined and approved by the State and the records of

　　electricity meters, and shall provide convenience and assistance to the

　　safety inspectors, meter readers, and fee collectors in fulfilling their

　　duties in conformity with legal provisions.

　　Article 34

　　Power supply enterprises and users shall both observe the relevant

　　regulations of the State by adopting efficient measures to achieve the

　　safe,

　　economical and planned use of power.

　　Chapter V Electricity Price and Electricity Fee

　　Article 35

　　Electricity price herein refers to the power purchase price from the

　　power production enterprises by the power network, the mutual-supply

　　electricity price among interconnected power networks, and the

　　electricity sale price of the power networks to the users.

　　The electricity price shall be based on the principle of uniform

　　policy, unified pricing and be regulated at different levels.

　　Article 36

　　The formulation of electricity price shall be based on the principles

　　of reasonably compensating the cost, reasonable profits, computing tax

　　according to law, fairly dividing the cost, and promoting power

　　construction.

　　Article 37

　　The power purchase price shall follow the principle of equal price for

　　the same electricity quality on the same power network. Specific methods

　　and implementation procedures shall be worked out by the State Council.

　　For those power production enterprises which need to set the purchase

　　price differently under a special situation, specific methods shall be

　　worked out by the State Council.

　　Article 38

　　For the power purchase price of a power network spanning different

　　provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities directly under the

　　Central Government, as well as in a provincial power network, a proposal

　　shall be made through consultation by the enterprises engaged in power

　　production and power network operation, and shall be examined and approved

　　by the pricing administrative department of the State Council.

　　For the power purchase price of an independent power network, a

　　proposal shall be made through consultation by the enterprises engaged in

　　power production and power network operation, and shall be examined and

　　approved by the authorized pricing administrative department.

　　For the power produced by locally funded power production enterprises,

　　if forming an independent power network within different regions of the

　　province or generated for local use, the price may be under the control of

　　the people's governments of the province, autonomous region or

　　municipality directly under the Central Government.

　　Article 39

　　For the mutual-supply electricity price between independent power

　　networks and networks spanning different provinces, autonomous regions or

　　municipalities directly under the Central Government, or between

　　independent networks and provincial networks, a proposal shall be made

　　through consultation by the two parties, and shall be examined and

　　approved by the pricing administrative department of the State Council or

　　its authorized department.

　　For the mutual-supply electricity price among independent power

　　networks, a proposal shall be made through consultation by the two parties

　　and shall be examined and approved by the authorized pricing

　　administrative department.

　　Article 40

　　For the sale price of electricity of power networks spanning different

　　provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central

　　Government, as well as provincial networks, a proposal shall be made by

　　the power network operation enterprises and shall be examined and approved

　　by the pricing administrative department of the State Council or its

　　authorized department.

　　For the sale price of electricity of independent power networks, a

　　proposal shall be made by the power network operation enterprises and be

　　examined and approved by the authorized pricing administrative department.

　　Article 41

　　The State adopts a categorized electricity price and time-of-use

　　electricity price. The standard for categorization and the method for

　　division of the time period shall be stipulated by the State Council.

　　The same standard of the electricity price shall be implemented to all

　　users of the same category, with the same voltage grade within the same

　　power network.

　　Article 42

　　The charge standard for power capacity expansion of the users shall be

　　stipulated by the pricing administrative department in conjunction with

　　the administrative department of electric power of the State Council.

　　Article 43

　　No unit may set the price of electricity beyond its authority. No

　　power supply enterprise may change the price of electricity without

　　authorization.

　　Article 44

　　All units or individuals are forbidden to levy a surcharge on the

　　electricity charges, however, for cases with other provisions in laws and

　　administrative regulations, those provisions shall be observed.

　　For surcharges in the charges of electricity generated for locally

　　funded power projects, the pricing methods shall be worked out by the

　　people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions, or

　　municipalities directly under the Central Government based on the relevant

　　regulations of the State Council.

　　Power supply enterprises are forbidden to charge power users on

　　others' behalf.

　　Article 45

　　The regulations of power pricing management shall be worked out by the

　　State Council based on the provisions of this law.

　　Chapter VI Rural Electric Power Construction and AgriculturalUtilization of Electricity

　　Article 46

　　The people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions, and

　　municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate the

　　planning for the development of rural electrification and shall put the

　　planning into the plan of local electric power development as well as the

　　plan of national economy and social development.

　　Article 47

　　The State adopts preferential policies for rural electrification, and

　　provides special support to rural power construction in minority

　　nationality areas, frontier and remote areas, and poverty-stricken areas.