The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration recently issued the "Opinions on Improving the System, Mechanism, and Policy Measures for Energy Green and Low-Carbon Transformation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"). The "Opinions" put forward a number of measures in terms of improving the coordinated promotion mechanism for the implementation of the national energy strategy and planning, improving the system and policy system for guiding green energy consumption, and establishing a new green and low-carbon-oriented energy development and utilization mechanism.

According to the relevant person in charge of the National Energy Administration, in recent years, various regions and relevant departments have formulated a series of policies and measures around the green and low-carbon development of energy, and have achieved remarkable results in promoting the development and utilization of clean energy. However, the existing institutional mechanisms, policy systems, Governance methods still face some difficulties and challenges, and it is difficult to adapt to the needs of promoting green and low-carbon transformation of energy under the new situation.

The "Opinions" proposed to promote the construction of an energy supply system with clean and low-carbon energy as the main body. Focusing on desert, Gobi, and desert areas, accelerate the construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic power generation bases, upgrade and transform existing coal-fired power units in the region, and explore the establishment of a mechanism for coordinating transmission and reception for new energy power transmission to support new energy and power transmission. Energy and power can be built, combined and distributed.

According to the "Opinions", newly added renewable energy and raw material energy consumption are not included in the total energy consumption control. Overall consideration should be given to the status of renewable energy resources, conditions for development and utilization, and the level of economic development in each region, and scientifically decompose the mid- and long-term total and minimum proportion targets for renewable energy development and utilization across the country to provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) for implementation, and improve renewable energy power Consumption guarantee mechanism.

Establish a territorial space management mechanism for the development and utilization of clean and low-carbon energy. Adjust and optimize the requirements for land and sea use for renewable energy development, and formulate land support policies for the use of desert, Gobi, and desert land to build renewable energy power generation projects. Strictly regulate the collection of land (sea-related) taxes and fees for energy development in accordance with the law. Eligible offshore wind power and other renewable energy projects can apply for a reduction or exemption of sea area usage fees according to regulations.

The "Opinions" proposed to innovate the mechanism for the development and utilization of rural renewable energy. In rural areas, priority should be given to supporting rooftop distributed photovoltaic power generation and biogas power generation and other biomass power generation to connect to the power grid, and power grid companies should give priority to purchasing their power generation; central financial funds are further inclined to rural energy construction, using existing funding channels to support rural energy Supply infrastructure construction, clean heating in winter in northern regions, building energy conservation, etc.

According to the "Opinions", by 2030, a complete basic system and policy system for green and low-carbon energy development will be basically established, and non-fossil energy will basically meet the incremental energy demand and replace fossil energy stocks on a large scale, and the ability to ensure energy security will be comprehensively enhanced. energy production and consumption patterns. Editor / Xu Shengpeng