Recently, China"s State Council decided to set up the NationalEnergy Commission led by Premier Wen Jiabao to step up stra- tegic policymaking and coordination. As a closely related topic to the national economy and people"s livelihoods, the energy issue has always attracted considerable attention. The country"s energy industry also witnessed a series of significant changes in 2009. The top 10 energy news events of 2009, as selected by the Economic Information Daily under Xinhua News Agency, follow: