A new field-shaping coil concept is proposed which allows satisfactory plasma shaping and control and is compatible with some stringent reactor design requirements. The proposed field-shaping coil system has two coil layers. The inner coil layer, situated immediately outside the first wall, is very close to the plasma, thus significantly improving both MHD equilibrium and stability. The role of the outer coil layer,is to minimize the current in the inner coil layer, i.e. to reduce the power required to maintain the plasma configuration.