On [date], the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress voted to pass the Energy Law. The law will come into effect on [date].

Energy is the lifeblood of the national economy, closely related to the people's livelihood and national security. As the world's largest producer and consumer of energy, China has long lacked a foundational and guiding law in the energy sector, making it urgent to fill this legislative gap. The enactment of an energy law holds profound and far-reaching significance for further solidifying the legal foundation of the energy industry, ensuring national energy security, and driving the transition towards green and low-carbon development.

The Energy Law consists of nine chapters, which are, in order, General Provisions, Energy Planning, Energy Development and Utilization, Energy Market System, Energy Reserve and Emergency, Energy Science and Technology Innovation, Supervision and Management, Legal Responsibility, and Supplementary Provisions, totaling eighty articles.

The Energy Law emphasizes the strategic orientation of accelerating the green and low-carbon development of energy. China's energy resources are characterized by "abundant coal, scarce oil, and limited natural gas," while it is rich in wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and marine energy resources, presenting significant potential for the development of renewable energy. Facing challenges such as enormous pressure on energy demand, numerous supply constraints, and arduous tasks in green and low-carbon transformation, it is necessary to vigorously develop renewable energy. The Energy Law, at the legal level, coordinates high-quality development with high-level security, providing strong legal safeguards for accelerating the construction of a new energy system that is clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient.

Meeting the energy needs for a better life of the people is the starting point and the ultimate goal of the Energy Law. The satisfaction of energy needs and the improvement of energy quality are the most direct perceptions of the people regarding the high-quality development of the energy sector. The Energy Law adheres to the people-centered development philosophy, aiming to meet the needs of a better life through high-quality energy supply, strengthening legal safeguards, comprehensively enhancing the efficiency of energy supply, resolutely safeguarding the energy needs for livelihood, and continuously improving the sense of energy acquisition among the people.

The energy law plays a guiding, directing, and regulating role in the development of energy through planning. The energy law includes a dedicated chapter on energy planning, providing effective institutional safeguards to meet the diverse and multi-level needs of the nation and localities, industries and enterprises, as well as short-term and long-term requirements.

在能源市场建设中，将更好发挥政府和市场“两只手”作用。能源法对能源市场建设的基本原则作出规定，有利于更好发挥有效市场和有为政府作用，为各类经营主体营造稳定公平透明可预期的良好环境。（戴小河） Please translate the following content directly into English without explanation. Please understand the meaning of the article. Do not return any unrelated information other than the translation. The content is as follows: (Source: Xinhua News Agency)