China News Service, Chengdu, February 7 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Sichuan Electric Power Trading Center on the 7th that the annual trading of the power market in Sichuan Province in 2024 has concluded, with 341 power generation companies, 43,456 power users and 244 electricity sellers. The company participated in the transaction, and the transaction power exceeded 250 billion kilowatt-hours, achieving "seven consecutive increases" since 2018. This annual transaction was the first to launch green electricity trading in the province, with the trading power exceeding 5 billion kilowatt-hours.
Users in the Power Trading Center lobby are submitting relevant information. Photo courtesy of Sichuan Electric Power
In recent years, the number of Sichuan power market entities has continued to rise. In 2024, the number of market entities participating in annual transactions in Sichuan Province reached 44,041, a year-on-year increase of 34.09%. The number of market entities registered on the trading platform has exceeded the 50,000 mark, and the number has exceeded 29 times when the market was established.
"Carefully organizing the annual transactions in the province in 2024 will help Sichuan achieve a 'good start' for the economy in the first quarter." Li Chen, director of the Research and Planning Department of the Sichuan Electric Power Trading Center, said that with the continuous advancement of the power market reform, medium and long-term power transactions have become an important factor in ensuring power supply. An important means for reliable supply and stable electricity prices.
In addition, in the annual retail market transactions, the Sichuan Electric Power Trading Center also drove the new-generation power trading platform and the "e-trading" APP "dual engines" for the first time, realizing mall-style power purchase such as standard packages and customized packages. At the same time, real-person authentication and electronic signatures are used to improve transaction efficiency, increasing the online signing rate of retail contracts and the proportion of online signing of retail electricity to 78% and 53% respectively, which better satisfies the multi-scenario "fingertips" of the majority of retail users. "Tao Dian" demand. (over)