Hot Topics | The "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" for power development was released today

On November 7, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration officially released the "13th Five-Year Plan for Power Development", which is the action program for my country's "13th Five-Year Plan" power development, a guiding document for the preparation of relevant special plans, and an important basis for the layout of major power projects. Liang Changxin, spokesman of the National Energy Administration and director of the Legal Reform Department, presided over the meeting, and Han Shui, chief engineer of the National Energy Administration, and Huang Xuenong, director of the Power Department, attended and introduced and interpreted the power plan to everyone.

During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the proportion of non-fossil energy reached 12%, exceeding the target. On
November 7, the National Energy Administration held a press conference in Beijing to release the "13th Five-Year Plan for Power Development" and answered questions from reporters. Han Shui, chief engineer of the National Energy Administration, introduced the relevant situation. 

Han Shui pointed out

During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the country's installed power generation capacity reached 1.53 billion kilowatts, the total length of 220 kV and above transmission lines was 609,000 kilometers, and the transformer capacity was 3.37 billion kilowatt-amperes. The proportion of non-fossil energy in primary energy consumption increased from 9.4% in 2010 to 12% in 2015, exceeding the planned target.

The basic principles for electricity development in the next five years are: "comprehensive planning and coordinated development, clean and low-carbon, green development, optimized layout, safe development, intelligent and efficient, innovative development, deepening reform, open development, ensuring people's livelihood, and shared development."

Han Shui pointed out that the "13th Five-Year
Plan" blueprint for power development is drawn up from eight aspects: supply capacity, power structure, grid development, comprehensive regulation capacity, energy conservation and emission reduction, people's livelihood electricity guarantee, scientific and technological equipment development, and power system reform. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the investment in the power industry will reach 7.17 trillion yuan, of which 3.83 trillion yuan will be invested in power sources and 33.4 trillion yuan in grids.

Supply Capacity

It is expected that the total electricity consumption in 2020 will be 6.8-7.2 trillion kWh, with an average annual growth of 3.6-4.8%, and the national installed power generation capacity will be 2 billion kilowatts, close to the level of moderately developed countries. The level of urban and rural electrification has been significantly improved, and the proportion of electricity in terminal energy consumption has reached 27%.

Power structure

By 2020, non-fossil energy power generation capacity will reach about 770 million kilowatts, an increase of about 250 million kilowatts from 2015, accounting for about 39%, an increase of 4 percentage points, and the proportion of power generation will increase to 31%; gas power generation capacity will increase by 50 million kilowatts to more than 110 million kilowatts, accounting for more than 5%; my country's nuclear power installed capacity will reach 58 million kilowatts in 2020. Coal power generation capacity will be controlled within 1.1 billion kilowatts, and the proportion will be reduced to about 55%. The power structure has been further optimized.

During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, more than 79 million kilowatts of wind power were put into operation, and more than 68 million kilowatts of solar power were put into operation. In 2020, the installed capacity of wind power in China will reach more than 210 million kilowatts, of which about 5 million kilowatts will be offshore wind power; the installed capacity of solar power generation will reach more than 110 million kilowatts, of which more than 60 million kilowatts will be distributed photovoltaic power generation and 5 million kilowatts will be solar thermal power generation.

The installed capacity of pumped storage power stations increased by about 17 million kilowatts, reaching about 4,000 kilowatts, the single-cycle peak-shaving gas-fired power increased by 5 million kilowatts, and the scale of cogeneration units and conventional coal-fired power flexibility transformation reached about 1.33 kilowatts and 86 million kilowatts respectively. The full guaranteed purchase system was implemented to control the wind and solar power abandonment rates at a reasonable level.

Power grid development

Plan transmission channels and enhance resource allocation capabilities. Rationally plan transmission from energy-rich areas, build "West-to-East" transmission channels using UHV and conventional transmission technologies, and increase the capacity by 130 million kilowatts to about 270 million kilowatts; optimize the grid structure and improve the system safety level.

Upgrade and transform the distribution network and promote the construction of smart grids. We will increase the construction and transformation of urban and rural power grids, and basically build a modern distribution network that is coordinated between urban and rural areas, safe and reliable, economically efficient, technologically advanced, environmentally friendly, and compatible with a well-off society. We will adapt to the requirements of the intelligent power system, comprehensively enhance the two-way interaction between power sources and users, and support the construction of efficient and intelligent power systems.

Comprehensive adjustment ability

Strengthen the construction of system peak-shaving capabilities, improve system flexibility, take multiple measures from the load side, power supply side, and grid side, fully tap the existing system peak-shaving capabilities, increase the planning and construction of peak-shaving power sources, optimize power dispatching and operation, and vigorously improve the response capabilities of the power demand side.

Energy saving and emission reduction

During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the country will implement ultra-low emission transformation of about 420 million kilowatts of coal-fired power, implement energy-saving transformation of about 340 million kilowatts, and strive to eliminate about 20 million kilowatts of backward coal-fired power units. By 2020, the average coal consumption of active coal-fired power generation in the country will be reduced to 310 grams of standard coal per kilowatt-hour; all units above 300,000 kilowatts that meet the conditions will achieve ultra-low emission. The comprehensive line loss rate of the power grid will be controlled within 6.5%.

Electricity security for people’s livelihood

During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, we will focus on air pollution prevention and control, take electricity as a starting point to replace scattered coal and fuel oil, continuously increase the proportion of electricity in terminal energy consumption, accelerate the construction of charging facilities, promote centralized heating, gradually replace small coal-fired boilers, actively develop distributed power generation, and encourage efficient use of energy nearby. The central heating rate of cogeneration in large and medium-sized cities in the north will reach more than 60%. In 2020, electricity will replace about 450 billion kWh of new electricity consumption. We will strive to achieve a central heating rate of cogeneration in large and medium-sized cities in the north of more than 60%, and gradually eliminate small coal-fired heating boilers within the coverage of the pipeline network.

Development of scientific and technological equipment

Apply and promote a number of relatively mature new technologies with market demand and realize industrialization as soon as possible.

Power system reform

Establish a relatively independent and standardized electricity trading organization and establish fair and orderly electricity market rules.

First, determine the transmission and distribution price. By the end of 2017, the total revenue and transmission and distribution price allowed for power grid enterprises will be determined by voltage level, and cross-subsidy of electricity prices will be gradually reduced.

Second, establish and improve the power market system. Establish a standard and unified power market transaction technical support system, actively cultivate qualified market entities, improve the transaction mechanism, and enrich transaction varieties. In 2016, launch the pilot of the auxiliary service market in Northeast China, and promote it comprehensively after maturity. Before the end of 2018, launch the spot transaction pilot; in 2020, fully launch the spot transaction market and study the risk hedging mechanism.

The third is to establish a relatively independent and standardized electricity trading organization.

Fourth, orderly release of power generation and consumption plans. Before 2020, non-regulatory power generation plans other than priority power generation rights will be gradually cancelled.

Fifth, comprehensively promote the reform of the power distribution and sales side. Complete the cultivation of market competition entities on the power sales side by the end of 2018.