In order to achieve the goal of carbon emission reduction, the energy industry in various regions has accelerated the development. On May 13, 2022, the Sichuan Provincial Government officially issued the "Sichuan Province 14th Five-Year Energy Development Plan", which is the fundamental principle of Sichuan's energy development in the next few years. Where does the plan need to focus on? Liang Wuhu, deputy director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and director of the Provincial Energy Bureau, explained this.

Ten key tasks, supporting nearly 200 key projects

Liang Wuhu introduced that the "Plan" proposes to coordinate the promotion of power supply construction, the upgrading and upgrading of power grids, the acceleration of natural gas exploration, development and utilization, the promotion of clean coal production and utilization, the strengthening of energy security reserves and risk management and control, the promotion of energy consumption transformation and upgrading, and the cultivation of new energy technologies and new technologies. Ten key tasks such as business formats, strengthening energy and people's livelihood services, promoting energy cooperation, and establishing and improving a modern energy governance system. At the same time, nearly 200 key projects are supported.

These key projects mainly belong to the clean energy industry, which not only meets the requirements of the provincial party committee to develop green and low-carbon advantageous industries, but also the practical needs of giving full play to Sichuan's comparative advantages to cultivate new kinetic energy for green development.

Scientific and orderly development of hydropower. Focus on promoting the construction of "three rivers" hydropower bases on Jinsha River, Yalong River and Dadu River, and build Baihetan, Suwalong, Lianghekou, Yangfanggou, Shuangjiangkou, Jiliangbao and other hydropower stations, and continue to promote Yebatan, Rawa and other hydropower stations. The construction of hydropower stations such as Xulong, Gangtuo, Benzilan, Mengdigou, Yagen II and Danba started. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the approved construction scale is over 12 million kilowatts, and the newly added hydropower installed capacity is about 24 million kilowatts.

Accelerate the development of new energy. Focus on promoting the construction of Liangshan prefecture wind power base and "three states and one city" photovoltaic power generation base, planning to build a comprehensive development base for integrated renewable energy in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, the lower reaches of the Jinsha River, the Yalong River, and the middle and upper reaches of the Dadu River, and promote distributed renewable energy development bases. Photovoltaic power generation and wind power development in mountainous areas around the basin. Carry out demonstration experimental photovoltaic power generation bases and photovoltaic energy storage pilot projects, and promote the development of rooftop distributed photovoltaics in the whole county (city, district). During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, about 6 million kilowatts of new wind power and more than 10 million kilowatts of solar power will be added.

Promote the construction of energy infrastructure. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, ±800 kV UHV DC projects from the middle reaches of the Yalong River to Jiangxi, Baihetan to Jiangsu, and Baihetan to Zhejiang will be built, and the construction of the multi-energy complementary UHV DC project from the upper reaches of the Jinsha River to Hubei will be started. Research and plan to connect the second channel with the Northwest Power Grid, and study the layout of the hydropower project in southeastern Tibet and the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River to connect and transfer UHV into Sichuan. Improve the 500 kV main network frame of Sichuan Power Grid, and build a relatively independent and interconnected "three-dimensional double-ring network" main network structure. Accelerate the construction of oil and gas pipelines in the province, and by 2025, the annual gas transmission capacity will reach 70 billion cubic meters.

Accelerate natural gas exploration and development. Promote the implementation of the national natural gas (shale gas) 100 billion cubic meter production capacity base construction action plan, vigorously promote natural gas (shale gas) exploration and development, and build the country's largest modern natural gas (shale gas) production base. By 2025, the annual production of natural gas (shale gas) will reach 63 billion cubic meters.

To help the dual carbon goals, the energy field is the main battlefield

The energy sector is the main battlefield to achieve the carbon neutrality target. Liang Wuhu said that Sichuan Province will speed up the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system, and take multiple measures to promote the transformation and upgrading of energy consumption.

Build a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system, including:

Steady enhancement of energy security capabilities. By 2025, the comprehensive energy production capacity of Sichuan Province will be about 257 million tons of standard coal. The province's total installed power capacity is about 150 million kilowatts, of which the installed capacity of hydropower is about 105 million kilowatts, the installed capacity of thermal power is about 23 million kilowatts, and the installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation reaches 10 million kilowatts and 12 million kilowatts respectively.

Continue to promote clean and low-carbon transformation. By 2025, the installed capacity of clean energy in Sichuan Province will account for about 88%, the consumption of non-fossil energy will account for about 42%, the consumption of natural gas will account for about 19%, and the proportion of electric energy in final energy consumption will further increase. The proportion of coal consumption was further reduced, and coal consumption was the first to peak.

Accelerate the improvement of the energy production, supply, storage and sales system. Improve the ability to allocate energy resources, do a good job in the construction of energy infrastructure such as power grids and oil and gas pipeline networks, especially strengthen the construction of cross-provincial and cross-regional transmission channels for electricity and oil and gas. Establish and improve the coal reserve system, intensify efforts to increase oil and gas reserves and production, and focus on promoting the construction of gas storage facilities such as underground gas storage depots and LNG receiving stations.

Improve energy emergency security capabilities. Establish and improve the early warning mechanism for coal, oil and gas, and electricity supply and demand, and improve the ability to respond quickly and restore energy supply quickly.

Taking multiple measures to promote the transformation and upgrading of energy consumption, we will continue to promote energy conservation and carbon reduction, study and formulate a work plan for carbon peaking in the energy industry, and promote the peaking of energy in different industries. A number of electric energy replacement projects have been implemented in the fields of boilers, kilns, port shore power, electric flue-cured tobacco, electric hot pot, airport bridge loads, ice storage, electric drive drilling, electric drive fracturing, etc. In 2025, strive to build 120,000 charging piles with a total charging power of 2.2 million kilowatts. ‍‍‍‍Editor/Xu Shengpeng