At the East Pyongyang Thermal Power Plant and the Chongchongang Thermal Power Plant, he underlined the need to take a strict heat-conserving measure and maximize the output of generators by fully observing standard control method and technical regulations in operating generating equipment.

Learning about the production at the Joyang Coal Mine, he underscored the need to decisively increase the coal production through forest creation for the production of pit props under far-reaching program and the stepped-up development of new coal field with precedence given to the supply of equipment, materials and parts.

The field consultative meetings called on officials to meticulously conduct the guidance over the economic work and urged the coal mines responsible for supplying coal to thermal power plants to keep coal production going at a high rate by concentrating manpower, equipment and materials and the relevant units to supply products under contract to power stations on a priority basis and discussed measures for fully meeting the increasing demand for electricity.