Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspectors Strictly Investigate "Two Highs" Projects Blindly Launched

  Nearly 60% of Yunfu’s “two high” enterprises use energy in violation of regulations, and the comprehensive energy consumption of central enterprises’ subsidiaries is twice the average

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  For the "two highs" project, the central ecological and environmental protection inspector has always maintained a strict tone. The investigation and punishment of the investigation, the exposure of the exposure, the exposure of typical cases that have prominent problems, continue to transmit pressure, and resolutely curb blindly launching the "two highs" project impulse.

  □ Our reporter Yan Jianrong

  In 2020, nearly 60% of the “two high” (high energy consumption, high emissions) enterprises that consume more than 10,000 tons of standard coal in Yunfu City, Guangdong Province have problems with illegal energy use, and these enterprises have been left outside of supervision for a long time.

The ongoing second round of the fourth batch of central ecological and environmental protection inspectors (hereinafter referred to as the inspection team) disclosed that Yunfu City blindly promoted the launch of the "two highs" project and pointed out that as a central enterprise, China Nonferrous Mining Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Nonferrous The group's subsidiaries also have the problem of inadequate promotion of energy conservation and consumption reduction.

  According to the inspection team, the energy consumption of Chifeng Fubon Copper Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Fubon Copper), a subsidiary of Shenyang Mining Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Shenyang Mining Company), a secondary company of China Nonferrous Metals Corporation, remains high.

Since 2018, the comprehensive energy consumption of Fubon Copper's blister copper has been far higher than the requirements of the national "Regulations for the Copper Smelting Industry".

  Before the launch of the second round of the fourth batch of central ecological and environmental protection inspectors, Xu Bijiu, executive deputy director of the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Office, said that the central ecological and environmental protection inspectors will hold on to the blindly launching of the "two highs" project problems discovered by the inspectors. In the end, we will never let go if we don't solve it completely.

  Ignore corporate violations for a long time

  The second round of the fourth batch of central ecological and environmental protection inspectors launched at the end of August this year has now entered the final stage.

According to the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspectorate's Office, one of the focus of the fourth batch of inspectors is to check the blind implementation of the "two highs" projects strictly controlled by local and central enterprises.

On September 27, the inspection team publicly notified 7 typical cases, two of which involved the issue of "two highs".

  According to the inspection team, in September this year, the inspection team inspected Yunfu City and found that the total energy consumption of Yunfu City in 2020 was 5.6 million tons of standard coal, and the energy consumption of industrial enterprises above designated size was 2.96 million tons of standard coal, which is high energy consumption. Industries accounted for 86.3% of total industrial energy consumption above designated size.

In 2021, Yunfu City's energy consumption intensity control target dropped by 3.2%, but it rose by 2.3% instead of falling in the first half of the year, which was given a first-level warning by Guangdong Province.

  “In 2021, Yunfu City has 16 “two high” projects under construction and planned to consume more than 10,000 tons of standard coal, and it is expected that the new energy consumption will be 3.1 million tons of standard coal after it is put into operation.” While disclosing this set of data, the inspector The group publicly criticized some projects by name.

  The inspection team said that the Nanfang Donghai Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. project that started construction in December 2019 was designed to consume 1.78 million tons of standard coal. The underground project of the plant has been basically completed, but no energy-saving review opinion has been obtained so far; the project also violates the "Fixed Asset Investment Projects" The relevant provisions of the Energy Conservation Review Measures did not implement production capacity replacement indicators.

Three companies including Jinshenglan Metallurgical Technology Co., Ltd. also had problems starting construction in violation of regulations without obtaining an energy-saving review opinion.

  The inspection team pointed out that, in order to promote the project to land and put into production as soon as possible, the relevant departments of Yunfu City have ignored corporate violations for a long time. In April this year, the Central Office and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on Resolutely Containing the Blind Development of the "Two Highs" Projects" Later, no substantive measures were taken, and it was not until July 2021 that the relevant departments of Guangdong Province issued a deadline for rectification notices to these enterprises before Yunfu City required the enterprises to stop construction and carry out rectification.

  The "Energy Conservation Supervision Measures" clarified that the content of energy conservation supervision of fixed asset investment projects should include the implementation of energy conservation review opinions (including behaviors such as excessive energy consumption production).

However, Yunfu City has not included the implementation of corporate energy-saving review opinions into the scope of energy-saving supervision, leading to long-term violations of energy use by companies outside of supervision.

  The inspection team said that during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, as many as 14 enterprises in Yunfu City will produce more than energy consumption annually.

“Last year, Yunfu City had 30 “two high” enterprises with energy consumption of more than 10,000 tons of standard coal. Among them, 17 of them exceeded the total energy consumption due to overload production. Nearly 60% of enterprises had violations of energy use, and their energy consumption exceeded 65.3. 10,000 tons of standard coal, exceeding 47% of the approved energy consumption." In the first half of this year, the energy consumption of the “two high” enterprises in Yunfu City still increased by 230,000 tons year-on-year, which is close to the annual increase in energy consumption of 250,000 tons in 2021. Control objectives.

  Inadequate implementation of review and supervision responsibilities

  The “Measures for Energy Conservation Review of Fixed Assets Investment Projects” (hereinafter referred to as the “Measures”) formulated by the Development and Reform Commission clearly stipulates that enterprise investment projects and construction units must obtain energy conservation review opinions issued by the energy conservation review authority before construction begins, and require the energy conservation review authority to strengthen Supervise during and after the event, and supervise and inspect the implementation of the energy-saving review opinions.

  The inspection team in Yunfu City's sinking inspector found that among the 16 ceramic companies in Yunfu City, 9 of them were built and put into operation or expanded their production capacity without obtaining an energy-saving review opinion.

Among them, Guangdong Changli Ceramics Co., Ltd. was completed and put into production without obtaining an energy-saving review opinion, and consumed 128,000 tons of standard coal in 2020; Guangdong Baiguan Ceramics Co., Ltd. and other 8 ceramic companies expanded their production capacity without authorization after the implementation of the energy-saving review system in 2010 The total area is 83.72 million square meters, which is 5 times more than the legal capacity. The relevant departments have been unable to detect and correct corporate violations for a long time.

  According to the requirements of the "Measures", for fixed asset investment projects that have not been constructed or put into production or use without authorization to conduct energy conservation review in accordance with regulations, the energy conservation review authority shall order them to stop construction or stop production and use, and reform within a limited time.

  The inspection team said that in 2021, Guangdong Province organized a thorough investigation of the problems of the "two highs" enterprises, and the relevant departments of Yunfu City determined that Guangdong Changli Ceramics Co., Ltd. and other nine enterprise expansion projects had not obtained the energy-saving review opinions issued by the energy-saving review agency.

However, the "Notice of Rectification within a Time Limit" issued by the development and reform departments of Yunfu City and County only put forward a deadline for rectification requirements for companies that "have not obtained the energy-saving review opinions issued by the energy-saving review agency, but have started construction", and did not strictly implement the relevant regulations. .

  The inspection team pointed out that Yunfu City’s development methods and industry choices have “path dependence”, blindly promoting the “two highs” project, problems such as enterprises’ failure to approve the first construction, illegal energy use, etc., the implementation of energy-saving review and supervision responsibilities is ineffective, and energy consumption is double-controlled. The situation is grim.

  Inadequate promotion of energy saving and consumption reduction in enterprises

  In September of this year, when the inspection team inspected the China Nonferrous Metals Corporation, its subordinate enterprises were also found to have failed to promote energy conservation and consumption reduction.

  "Fubon Copper is not doing enough to promote the elimination of high-energy-consuming equipment and upgrading and upgrading backward processes, and the energy consumption level remains high." The inspection team pointed out that since 2018, Fubon Copper's comprehensive energy consumption for blister copper has exceeded 280 kg of standard coal. Ton, more than twice the national average, far higher than the 180 kg standard coal/ton requirement stipulated in the national "Copper Smelting Industry Standard Conditions".

In addition, Fubon Copper planned to implement an energy-saving and emission-reduction technological transformation project in November 2019, but the project has not yet been implemented.

  In response to the problems of Yunfu City and Fubon Copper, the inspection team pointed out that the relevant departments of Yunfu City did not strictly control the "two highs" projects, did not grasp the dual control of energy consumption tightly, and did not implement the energy-saving review and supervision responsibilities; while Shenyang Mining Company It is accused of inadequate advancement of energy conservation and consumption reduction work.

  Xu Bijiu pointed out that this year is the beginning of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. The survey found that some places are still very impulsive in blindly launching the "Two Highs" project, especially in the face of the "two highs" project. The rigid requirements of “peak and carbon neutral” show the momentum of “big, fast, grab, and chaotic” projects.

At the same time, due to the successful completion of the interim goals of the pollution prevention and control battle during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, some localities and departments appeared to relax and rest their feet.

  In Xu Bijiu’s view, if the “two highs” project is allowed to develop blindly, the consequences will be very serious. In addition to directly affecting the peaking of carbon and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality, it will also directly affect the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure and the adjustment of the energy structure. Ambient air quality has improved.

It is very important to "get off to a good start" at the beginning of the year and will lay a solid foundation for the entire "14th Five-Year Plan" and beyond.

  Xu Bijiu said that for the "two highs" project, the central ecological and environmental protection inspector has always maintained a strict tone. High” project impulse.