Industry News | How to do high-quality development of the energy industry? Look at the National Energy Administration's key points

Zhang Jianhua, director of the National Energy Administration, said on the 12th that China's energy industry will focus on five aspects: energy security, clean and low-carbon transformation, scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, institutional and mechanism innovation, and strengthening international cooperation, to promote the high-quality development of the energy industry.

This was introduced by Zhang Jianhua at a series of press conferences on the theme of "Authoritative Departments Talk about the Beginning" held by the State Council Information Office. He said that the first is to improve the level of safety and security. On the one hand, we should give full play to the role of coal as a "ballast stone", increase oil and gas exploration and development, increase reserves and production, and ensure that domestic crude oil production is stable at the level of 200 million tons for a long time, and the natural gas self-sufficiency rate is not less than 50%. On the other hand, we will improve the substitution capacity of non-fossil energy and form a diversified clean energy supply system such as wind, solar, water, biological, nuclear and hydrogen. Promote the flexible transformation of coal-fired power, accelerate the construction of pumped storage, peak-shaving gas power, and new energy storage, strengthen the transformation and upgrading of distribution networks, and support a high proportion of new energy access.

The second is to promote the reform of consumption patterns. In the next five years, the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption will increase by 1 percentage point per year; By 2035, 80% of the new electricity will come from non-fossil energy generation; By the middle of this century, non-fossil energy has become the main energy source. Accelerate the planning and construction of a new energy system, build a new power system, and promote the substitution of electric energy in key areas. Accelerate the development of distributed energy, coastal nuclear power, and offshore wind power.

The third is to accelerate the promotion of self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology. Cultivate the core industrial chain, improve the level of independent and controllable major equipment, and continuously improve the resilience and safety of the energy industry chain and supply chain. Promote the deep integration of energy innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, talent chain and data chain, and promote the digital and intelligent development of energy.

Fourth, unleash the vitality of the system and mechanism. Accelerate the formulation of the Energy Law and the revision of the Electricity Law, the Coal Law, and the Renewable Energy Law. Break down the barriers of new formats and new models in terms of system access and market transactions. Orderly connect the green certificate market, carbon market, and electricity market, and promote the coordinated development of the upstream and downstream of the energy industry chain.

Fifth, we need to create a new situation in international cooperation. Energy cooperation is a key area of the Belt and Road Initiative. We will promote mutually beneficial cooperation with key energy resource countries and strengthen green and low-carbon energy cooperation with developing countries. (Dai Xiaohe)

Source: Xinhua News Agency