Provide reliable power support for the "six stability" and "six guarantees"
Since the beginning of this year, in the face of the complex and severe domestic and foreign situation, each central SOE has taken the lead in taking the lead in resuming work and production in the face of the complex and severe domestic and foreign situation, and strived to promote the restoration of economic and social order in order to do a good job in the “six stability” and “six guarantees”. Make a significant contribution to the basic economic situation.
To build a new development pattern, what will the State Grid, a leading central enterprise in my country's energy and power industry, do?
The reporter interviewed Mao Weiming, Chairman of the State Grid Corporation of China.
As of September 2, the cumulative electricity sales growth rate of State Grid has turned from negative to positive, and the annual growth rate is expected to be between 1.5% and 2%
Reporter: In the face of the sudden epidemic, what work has State Grid Corporation done to do a good job of "six stability" and implement the "six guarantees" task?
Mao Weiming: Electricity is a basic industry of the national economy, and it has both "underpinning" and "advanced" functions.
At the critical stage of epidemic prevention and control, the State Grid invested 100,000 people a day on the entire system, creating three days and three nights to power on Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital, five days and five nights to power on Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, and 37 hours to power on Wuhan’s largest shelter hospital "State Grid Speed".
In the power supply project of Huoshenshan Hospital, our employees jumped into the icy deep cement pit to lay cables in order to hoist four 10kV ring network cabinets overnight, and fought until three in the morning in soaked clay suits.
In addition to ensuring power supply, we have also implemented the corporate purpose of "People's Electricity for the People" through many practical actions.
"Quick resumption of work"-A total of 5 batches of 42 measures have been introduced to support epidemic prevention and control and power supply service guarantees. The power grid will be the first to resume work to drive the whole society to resume production. By mid-March, all projects under construction except Hubei Province will resume work and production. Drive the electrical equipment manufacturing, raw material manufacturing and other upstream and downstream enterprises to follow up quickly.
"Stabilizing Employment"-Actively adopt measures to expand enrollment and stabilize employment, providing 46,200 jobs, an increase of 40% over last year, and giving priority to key groups such as college graduates and labor from poor areas.
"Fix the shortcomings"-implement a hundred-day tackling, fully complete the power grid construction tasks of the "three districts and three prefectures" in the operating area, and the villages in the border area. The 17.77 million residents of 198 impoverished counties have realized the transformation from "using electricity" to " Make good use of electricity.
Reporter: Electricity consumption is regarded as a "barometer" of economic operation.
From the analysis of social power consumption, how do you view the current economic situation and the effectiveness of the "six stability" and "six guarantees" work?
Mao Weiming: In the face of the epidemic, we strengthened the monitoring and analysis of power big data and innovative applications, compiled a series of indexes such as the "Enterprise Resumption Electricity Index" to accurately "portrait" each company to serve government decision-making and economic and social development.
Judging from the power data, the "six stability" and "six guarantees" work have achieved obvious results, and the basic trend of my country's economic stability and long-term improvement remains unchanged.
In terms of electricity sales, the company's monthly electricity sales have achieved positive growth since May, with a growth rate of 9.8% in August.
The cumulative growth rate of electricity sales is picking up month by month. As of September 2, the cumulative growth rate has turned from negative to positive, and the annual growth rate is expected to be between 1.5% and 2%.
In terms of new electricity demand, the capacity of new installations and capacity expansion applications has gradually recovered since May, with an increase of 19.1% in August, of which infrastructure engineering, transportation equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and software information service industries increased by 40.3%, 36.3%, 29.6%, and 11.6%, showing that the activity of production and operation of Chinese enterprises has increased significantly and the new momentum of economic development has continued to grow.
State Grid increased its annual fixed asset investment to 460 billion yuan, which is expected to drive social investment to more than 900 billion yuan, and the overall scale will reach 1.4 trillion yuan
Reporter: How do you see the background and significance of building a new development pattern?
How will State Grid seize opportunities and develop innovatively?
Mao Weiming: Accelerating the formation of a new development pattern with domestic and international cycles as the mainstay and mutual promotion of domestic and international cycles is a strategic decision made in accordance with my country's development stage, environment, and conditions. It also brings major responsibilities and valuable opportunities for enterprises.
We will resolutely implement the new energy security strategy of "Four Revolutions, One Cooperation" proposed by General Secretary Jin Ping, and put the safe operation of the power grid and reliable power supply as our top priority, and strive to make the power grid smarter, make energy greener, and use Can be better.
Mainly do the following:
Give full play to the role of basic guarantee and accumulate basic strength for economic development.
The first is to strengthen the power grid, expand investment, focus on UHV, charging piles, new infrastructure and other fields, and increase the annual fixed asset investment to 460 billion yuan, which is expected to drive social investment over 900 billion yuan, and the overall scale will reach 1.4 trillion yuan.
It is estimated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, investment in power grids and related industries will exceed 6 trillion yuan.
The second is to reduce electricity prices, improve the environment, and implement the national electricity price reduction policy. It is estimated that about 92.6 billion yuan will be reduced or exempted in electricity bills throughout the year. At the same time, we will continue to optimize the electricity business environment and improve the efficiency and service level of electricity.
The third is to promote transformation and greening, and take multiple measures to promote the development of clean energy, ensuring that the annual utilization rate of hydropower, wind power, and solar power will reach 95% or more; fully tap the potential of electric energy substitution and strive to achieve 190 billion kilowatt-hours of alternative electricity, which is almost equivalent The two-year power generation of the Three Gorges Power Station.
Give play to the leading role of innovation and ensure the stability of the power supply chain.
No matter how complicated the situation is, as long as you persist in innovation, you can win the initiative in development.
Recently, we held a science and technology innovation conference attended by nearly 100,000 employees to fully deploy and implement the "New Leapfrog Action Plan", and strive to fundamentally solve the problem of key core technologies being restricted by others.
In the next step, we will focus on national strategic needs and continue to increase investment in research and development. It is estimated that by 2025, the cumulative amount will exceed 80 billion yuan. We will also create more "from 0 to 1" in key areas such as power system basic theory and operation control technology. "The original results.
Give full play to the leading role of the industry and promote the formation of more new growth points.
Currently, the energy and power industry is undergoing a profound transformation. The State Grid will extend the value chain with electricity as the center and accelerate the development of new infrastructure such as energy big data centers, energy blockchains, and smart energy.
For example, we have built a unified national smart car networking platform, with a total of 775,000 charging piles connected to serve the green travel of electric vehicles.
In 2019, complete a new round of rural power grid transformation and upgrading tasks one year ahead of schedule, and complete the construction of power grids in "three districts and three prefectures" in deeply impoverished areas and villages in the border area
Reporter: An important part of building a new development pattern is to stimulate the development potential of the vast rural areas.
In view of the shortcomings of the rural power grid, what measures has the State Grid taken, and what will it do next?
Mao Weiming: At present, the development of rural power grids in my country is relatively lagging, especially in the central and western regions of rural power grids that have more debts and insufficient power supply capacity.
To this end, we have continued to increase the construction of rural power grids in recent years to fully support rural economic and social development.
During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the State Grid has invested a total of 644.4 billion yuan in rural power grid transformation funds. In 2019, a new round of rural power grid transformation and upgrading tasks will be completed one year ahead of schedule. In the first half of this year, the "three regions and three states" deeply impoverished areas and border areas will be completed. The task of building the power grid in the village provides strong power support for winning the battle against poverty and implementing the strategy of rural revitalization.
For example, in Nanxue Village, located in the deep mountains of Nyingchi, Tibet, more than 40 people in the village used to be powered by a 12-kilowatt small hydro-generator. They often turned on the lights and turned off the lights, and they had to connect to a voltage stabilizer if they wanted to watch TV.
After using the large grid power in June this year, the village has achieved stable power consumption anytime and anywhere.
The villagers said, "This is the beginning of a happy new life."
At present, we are seizing the opportunity of "two new and one heavy" construction, vigorously implementing rural electrification upgrading projects, making every effort to build a modern rural power grid, promoting the upgrading of rural infrastructure, and ensuring the electricity needs of rural economic and social development.
In short, State Grid will be committed to accelerating the construction of an internationally leading energy Internet company with Chinese characteristics, and strive to find the right coordinates, position it, and do a good job in the construction of a new development pattern, and make new breakthroughs for the decisive victory in building a well-off society in all respects and the decisive fight against poverty. Greater contribution.
Our reporter Ran Yongping and Ding Yiting