China News Service, December 21. Recently, Hunan, Jiangxi and other regions have adopted measures to restrict electricity consumption, which has caused concern.

In response, Zhao Chenxin, Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission, responded on the 21st, saying that as of now, the power supply has remained stable and orderly. Residents’ electricity consumption has not been affected, including in Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other provinces.

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　　The State Council Information Office held a press conference on the white paper "China's Energy Development in the New Era" on the 21st. Zhao Chenxin made the above response at the press conference.

　　Zhao Chenxin introduced some of the recent growth in energy demand, "We have been monitoring recently, because we monitor the growth of various energy demand all the year round every year. In the recent monitoring, we feel that we are affected by the rapid growth of industrial production and the superposition of low temperature and cold current. , Which has caused the current demand for electricity to exceed expectations, forming a rapid growth."

　　Zhao Chenxin said that since December, the growth rate of electricity demand in Hunan and Jiangxi has also been very high, ranking first in the country.

According to the Electricity Production Express, in early December, Hunan’s electricity generation and consumption increased by 19.8% year-on-year.

A few days ago, the largest electricity load was 31.44 million kilowatts, which is more than 1 million kilowatts higher than the previous peak load, close to 2 million kilowatts. This increase is very large.

　　Zhao Chenxin mentioned that in the first ten days of December in Jiangxi, electricity generation and consumption increased by 18.4% year-on-year, which is slightly less than that of Hunan, but it also exceeds 18%, which is also a large number.

As of now, Jiangxi’s largest electricity load has reached 26.31 million kilowatts a few days ago. Anyone who cares about the power situation may know that the peak load of electricity in summer tends to be the highest. The situation in Jiangxi is better than that in the past. The historical peak load is also higher by 500,000 to 600,000 kilowatts.

Both Hunan and Jiangxi have created high points.

　　Zhao Chenxin said that Zhejiang’s electricity generation and consumption in the first ten days of December increased by 9.2% year-on-year, and this growth rate was also very high, ranking among the forefront of eastern provinces.

All these factors have spurred an increase in the demand for thermal coal. The price of coal has been seen by everyone recently, and it has risen slightly. However, the National Development and Reform Commission monitors the storage of coal in power plants. Both the number of days of coal storage and the total amount of coal are guaranteed. Yes, please rest assured.

　　"As of now, our electricity supply has remained stable and orderly. Including the aforementioned provinces such as Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, etc., residents' electricity consumption has not been affected. Faced with the demand for electricity since the beginning of winter With rapid growth, the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Administration, together with relevant departments and power companies, have actively taken measures to ensure that power demand is effectively guaranteed and the power supply is generally stable and orderly. In Hunan and Jiangxi, we used to speak from the power industry. It is the'two lakes and one river'. Because of the long distance of coal transportation, the external power receiving capacity has always been subject to some restrictions. Therefore, it has been a key area for winter protection over the years." Zhao Chenxin emphasized.

　　Zhao Chenxin revealed that recently, in response to the power gaps in these provinces, the relevant departments of the Hunan and Jiangxi governments have also made some pre-judgments in advance, and on the basis of the pre-judgments, timely measures for orderly use of electricity have been taken in accordance with the formulated The plan has planned to reduce the electricity consumption of some industrial and commercial enterprises to ensure the balance of electricity supply and demand, ensure the electricity needs of residents, and ensure the order of electricity consumption and the overall smooth operation of electricity.

　　Zhao Chenxin pointed out that the situation in Zhejiang is not exactly the same as that in Hunan and Jiangxi. Zhejiang’s power supply can guarantee the power demand of the whole province. There is no shortage of power supply. In order to promote energy conservation and emission reduction, certain places in the province have adopted power restrictions. Some measures of consumption.

　　Zhao Chenxin said that in the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Energy Administration will continue to guide local power companies, including other energy companies, to complement each other and balance multiple energies, and jointly do a good job in winter energy security. The following points:

　　First, increase power generation capacity and optimize operation mode.

　　Second, further increase the supply of thermal coal through multiple channels.

The National Development and Reform Commission has guided Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and other major coal producing areas and key coal enterprises to organize production in a scientific and reasonable manner under the premise of ensuring safety.

At the same time, it will coordinate and solve the electricity and coal transportation capacity in a timely manner to effectively guarantee the demand for electricity.

　　Third, for some areas that do have short-term power supply gaps, we should guide scientific and reasonable dispatching to ensure that residents' electricity consumption is not affected.

Generally speaking, there is no problem with the ability to guarantee a stable supply of energy.