China-Singapore Finance, March 7. On the 7th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on "Adhering to Stability at the Head, Seeking Progress in Stability, and Promoting New Progress in High-Quality Development".
In response to the question of "the shortage of coal and electricity in some areas last year, will there be a similar situation this year?" Lian Weiliang, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that my country has the conditions, the ability, the confidence, and the means to ensure a safe and reliable supply of energy.
Lian Weiliang said that the key is to ensure energy security and supply from four aspects.
Specifically, there are three efforts to maintain one: focus on increasing production capacity, focus on strengthening reserves, focus on ensuring supply and stable prices; resolutely guard the bottom line of energy consumption for people's livelihood.
One is to focus on increasing production capacity.
Vigorously promote the construction of large-scale wind power photovoltaic bases focusing on desert, Gobi, and desert areas, greatly increase peak-shaving power sources such as pumped storage, and coordinately increase the effective output of various power generation; greatly increase investment in oil and gas exploration and development, and promote oil and gas reserves and production. We will release advanced coal production capacity in an orderly manner and keep coal production at a reasonable level.
The second is to focus on strengthening reserves.
Accelerate the construction of the government's dispatchable coal reserve capacity of more than 200 million tons, add more than 5 billion cubic meters of gas storage facilities, promote the national emergency backup and peak-shaving power supply to reach more than 300 million kilowatts, and guide key energy production enterprises and major energy users to strengthen social Liability Reserve.
The third is to ensure stable supply and stable prices.
Give full play to the role of mid- and long-term energy contracts, and achieve full coverage of mid- and long-term contracts for coal, electricity, and gas use in key areas of people's livelihood and economic development.
Guide coal prices to remain within a reasonable range, and improve coal and electricity price transmission mechanisms.
One is to keep the bottom line of people's livelihood and energy consumption firmly.
Although our energy supply capacity is reliably guaranteed, the proportion of unstable power sources such as wind power and photovoltaics that are greatly affected by the climate has increased significantly, and the risk of energy supply due to climate change and price fluctuations has also increased significantly. requirements are getting higher and higher.
We will ensure energy security under various circumstances through a more secure and reliable supply guarantee plan with greater margins, and resolutely ensure that electricity and gas are not limited in non-extreme situations, and the power supply will not be turned off in extreme situations. , Limit gas without closing the valve.
"Through the above comprehensive measures, we will ensure the safe and reliable supply of energy in my country, and reassure the people and all energy users." (End)