On February 7, 2023, the People's Government of Guangdong Province issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Implementation Plan for Carbon Peak in Guangdong Province, which pointed out that the responsibility weight of renewable energy power consumption assigned by the state should be implemented. Develop offshore wind power on a large scale, build two offshore wind power bases of 10 million kilowatts in eastern and western Guangdong, and moderately develop onshore wind power in areas with rich wind energy resources. Actively develop distributed photovoltaic power generation and build centralized photovoltaic power station demonstration projects according to local conditions. Develop biomass energy according to local conditions, and make overall planning for the development of waste incineration power generation, agricultural and forestry biomass power generation, and biological natural gas projects. By 2030, the installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation will reach more than 74 million kilowatts.

Optimize building energy consumption structure

Vigorously promote the application of renewable energy buildings, actively promote the application of solar photovoltaic, solar photothermal, air source heat pump and other technologies, and encourage the integrated construction of photovoltaic buildings. Improve the electrification level of urban and rural residents, actively develop and promote efficient electrification technology and equipment for domestic hot water and cooking. Improve the penetration rate of natural gas pipelines for urban and rural residents. By 2025, the renewable energy substitution rate of urban buildings will reach 8%, and the photovoltaic coverage rate of new public institution buildings and new plant roofs will strive to reach 50%.

Vigorously develop green and low-carbon industries

We will formulate a green and low-carbon industry guidance directory and supporting policies, focus on the development of green industries such as energy conservation and environmental protection, clean production, clean energy, green upgrading of ecological environment and infrastructure, and green services, and accelerate the cultivation of emerging industries such as low-carbon, zero-carbon and negative carbon. Promote the cluster development of green and low-carbon industries, build energy conservation and environmental protection technology and equipment R&D base in the Pearl River Delta region, build a demonstration base for comprehensive utilization of resources in the eastern, western and northern regions of Guangdong, and cultivate a number of green benchmark parks and enterprises. Accelerate the development of advanced nuclear energy, offshore wind power equipment and other advantageous industries, and create a coastal new energy industrial belt and a new energy industrial cluster. Formulate the development plan of hydrogen energy, energy storage, smart energy and other industries, and build the hydrogen energy industry highland in the Great Bay Area. Give full play to the advantages of technology research and development and industrial demonstration, and accelerate the layout of the whole industrial chain of carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage.

Vigorously develop new energy

Implement and complete the weight of renewable energy power consumption responsibility assigned by the state. Develop offshore wind power on a large scale, build two offshore wind power bases of 10 million kilowatts in eastern and western Guangdong, and moderately develop onshore wind power in areas with rich wind energy resources. Actively develop distributed photovoltaic power generation and build centralized photovoltaic power station demonstration projects according to local conditions. Develop biomass energy according to local conditions, and make overall planning for the development of waste incineration power generation, agricultural and forestry biomass power generation, and biological natural gas projects. By 2030, the installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation will reach more than 74 million kilowatts.

Safe and orderly development of nuclear power

On the premise of ensuring safety, actively and orderly develop nuclear power, efficiently construct the first phase of Huizhou Taipingling nuclear power project, and promote the construction of Lufeng nuclear power, Lianjiang nuclear power and other projects. Keep the steady pace of nuclear power project construction, promote the preliminary work of subsequent alternative projects simultaneously, and do a good job of nuclear power plant site protection. We will implement the most stringent safety standards and supervision, and continue to improve our nuclear safety supervision capability.

Actively expand the scale of clean power transmission to Guangdong outside the province

We will continue to improve the capacity of power transmission from the west to the east, accelerate the construction of ± 800 kV DC and other extra-provincial transmission channels from the southeast of Tibet to the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and actively promote the subsequent development of clean energy in the northwest, southwest and other regions and the transmission to Guangdong. In principle, the new inter-provincial and inter-regional channels are mainly renewable energy. We will give full play to the role of the market in allocating resources, continue to promote the liberalization of the west-to-east power transmission plan, promote the effective connection between the western power and the Guangdong power market, and promote the consumption of clean energy. By 2030, the maximum power transmission capacity of the west-to-east power transmission channel will reach 55 million kilowatts.

Accelerate the construction of new power systems

Strengthen the construction of power peak shaving and emergency capacity, and improve the level of power grid security. We will promote the integration of energy sources, networks, load and storage, and the development of multi-energy complementation, and support the construction of regional comprehensive energy demonstration projects. Vigorously improve the power demand-side response regulation capacity, improve the market-oriented demand response trading mechanism and variety design, and accelerate the formation of a more mature demand-side response business model. We will strengthen the flexible regulation capacity of the power supply side, promote the flexible transformation of coal power, and accelerate the construction of pumped-storage power stations that have been included in the plan. Carry out demonstration and large-scale application of new energy storage power stations according to local conditions, and steadily promote the construction of "new energy+energy storage" projects. By 2025, the installed capacity of new energy storage will reach more than 2 million kilowatts. By 2030, the installed capacity of pumped-storage power stations will exceed 15 million kilowatts, and the provincial power grid will basically have a peak load response capacity of more than 5%.Editor/Ma Xue