More than a dozen Chinese provinces and cities have increased residential natural gas prices since late last month after the nation’s top economic planner loosened market controls.
Hebei and Hubei provinces, as well as the city of Xian, are among jurisdictions that have approved price hikes of as much as 0.4 yuan per cubic meter.
Prices paid by households could be revised as often as every six months under the plans. They had previously been kept unchanged for years in many locations.
