National Energy Administration: Accelerate R&D and application of new grid technologies such as artificial intelligence+ to develop new quality productivity

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on September 1, the National Energy Administration held a new grid construction work deployment meeting. The conference emphasized that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, China's electricity demand will continue to grow at an average annual rate of about 5%, the share of new energy sources will further increase, the high-end industry's demand for green and high-quality electricity will grow steadily, new models and new business formats will emerge at an accelerated pace, competition for core technology will intensify, and higher requirements will be placed on the construction of new power grids. The construction of a new power grid is a profound transformation of new structures, new technologies, and new services. It is necessary to coordinate planning and systematic policies. The first is to focus on consolidating the infrastructure longboard and constructing a new main distribution micro-collaborative power grid architecture that enhances the safety and stability level of large power grids, gives full play to the role of a public platform for distribution grids, and promotes flexible and diverse interaction of smart microgrids. The second is to focus on playing a leading role in innovation, speeding up the development and application of new power grid technologies such as artificial intelligence+, flexible networking, intelligent control, and long-term energy storage, and developing new quality productivity. The third is to focus on strengthening multiple support and guarantees, and upgrading new grid services that are friendly and compatible with new business formats, such as efficient grid-connected consumption of new energy sources, high-quality power supply, and electricity calculation collaboration, to better meet industrial development and the needs of the masses. Fourth, focus on maintaining the bottom line of safe operation, ensuring the safe and stable operation of large power grids, strengthening project safety and quality management, improving the disaster prevention and emergency response capabilities of power grids, and enhancing the level of safety and resilience.

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The National Energy Administration held a new grid construction work deployment meeting

On September 1, the National Energy Administration held a new grid construction work deployment meeting. Wang Hongzhi, Party Secretary and Director of the National Energy Administration, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

The conference system summarized the development results of China's power grid, analyzed and judged the new situation and new requirements, and fully deployed major tasks for the construction of new power grids.

The conference pointed out that power grids are a major network infrastructure in the country and are related to economic and social development and energy security. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, China's power grid construction has developed by leaps and bounds. Infrastructure has been continuously improved, service levels have improved markedly, technical advantages have continued to accumulate, and power grid development has achieved historic achievements.

The conference emphasized that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, China's electricity demand will continue to grow at an average annual rate of about 5%, the share of new energy sources will further increase, the high-end industry's demand for green and high-quality electricity will grow steadily, new models and new business formats will emerge at an accelerated pace, competition for core technology will intensify, and higher requirements will be placed on the construction of new power grids. The construction of a new power grid is a profound transformation of new structures, new technologies, and new services. It is necessary to coordinate planning and systematic policies. The first is to focus on consolidating the infrastructure longboard and constructing a new main distribution micro-collaborative power grid architecture that enhances the safety and stability level of large power grids, gives full play to the role of a public platform for distribution grids, and promotes flexible and diverse interaction of smart microgrids. The second is to focus on playing a leading role in innovation, speeding up the development and application of new power grid technologies such as artificial intelligence+, flexible networking, intelligent control, and long-term energy storage, and developing new quality productivity. The third is to focus on strengthening multiple support and guarantees, and upgrading new grid services that are friendly and compatible with new business formats, such as efficient grid-connected consumption of new energy sources, high-quality power supply, and electricity calculation collaboration, to better meet industrial development and the needs of the masses. Fourth, focus on maintaining the bottom line of safe operation, ensuring the safe and stable operation of large power grids, strengthening project safety and quality management, improving the disaster prevention and emergency response capabilities of power grids, and enhancing the level of safety and resilience.

The conference pointed out that the construction of a new power grid is linked to the construction of upstream projects such as new energy power generation, and the other end is linked to the electricity consumption of downstream industries, businesses, residents, etc., driving strong correlation effects and huge investment scale, and plays an important supporting role in current investment promotion and long-term structural adjustment. The first is to speed up approval and construction of major power grid projects such as transmission channels. Power grid enterprises should promote project construction in a lean manner, give full play to the driving role of major project investments, and local energy authorities should speed up the processing of various support requirements. The second is to do a good job in overall coordination and promotion of the construction of new power grids. Local energy authorities should sort out the list of new power grid projects and tasks in the province, compile responsibilities at various levels, and guide territorial power grid enterprises to step up construction efforts such as main power grids and distribution grid projects within the province. The third is to step up policy support and implementation efforts. The National Energy Administration will work with relevant ministries, departments and local energy authorities to play a good role as a working mechanism for regular monitoring, scheduling and docking of key energy projects, and coordinate the resolution of major issues in project implementation. Support private enterprises to actively invest in the construction of new power grids and share new opportunities and new dividends.

At the meeting, the National Energy Administration deployed work related to the construction of a new power grid. Seven organizations from the State Grid, China Southern Power Grid, Inner Mongolia Electric Power, the Sichuan Provincial Energy Administration, the Zhejiang Energy Administration, the Southern Energy Regulatory Bureau, and China Consulting Corporation made exchange statements.

Responsible comrades from the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Housing, Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, State Administration of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, State Administration of Cultural Heritage, provincial (district, city) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps energy authorities, relevant energy enterprises, central communications enterprises, research institutes, industry associations and other organizations attended the conference.

This article was selected from the official website of the “National Energy Administration”. Zhitong Finance Editor: Jiang Yuanhua.