China Mining newspaper:

The report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to speed up the planning and development of a system for new energy sources. In recent years, we have driven deeper in pursuing the energy transition. What kinds of foundations have been laid for developing such a system, and what are the next goals and tasks in this regard? Thank you.

Zhang Jianhua:

The report to the 20th CPC National Congress pointed out that "we will thoroughly advance the energy revolution, speed up the planning and development of a system for new energy sources, and ensure energy security." This is the new deployment and requirements of the CPC Central Committee for the high-quality development of the energy sector on the new journey in the new era. Over the last 10 years in the new era, a series of breakthroughs have been made in energy development under the guidance of the new energy security strategy, laying a solid foundation for the planning and development of a system for new energy sources. The green and low-carbon energy transition stands at a new starting point. The installed capacity of non-fossil energy power generation has increased by 2.8 times over the past 10 years, reaching 1.27 billion kilowatts, accounting for 49.5% of the total installed capacity, and the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption has increased by 7.8 percentage points, reaching 17.5%. Energy security has reached a new level. The diversified energy supply system consisting of coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, and renewable energy has been constantly improved. The total energy production has increased by 33% over the past 10 years, effectively guaranteeing the overall stability of energy supply and demand as well as energy prices, thereafter guaranteeing an annual economic growth rate of more than 6%. Innovation and development have embarked on a new journey. We have built up our strengths in global competition for the clean energy industry. The key components of photovoltaic and wind power account for 70% of the global market share. The R&D and application of new technologies such as high-efficiency photovoltaic power generation, large-capacity wind power, Hualong One nuclear technology, and new energy storage are being accelerated. New forms and models of energy development are constantly emerging.

To thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to speed up the planning and development of a system for new energy sources, we will push forward the energy revolution and promote energy system reforms to present the "three news," that is, a new energy structure, a new industrial system, and new energy supply and use models. First, we will promote the green transformation of energy production and consumption and accelerate the transition of main energy sources from fossil fuels to non-fossil energy. Second, we will build up a modern energy industry system, intensify efforts to achieve major scientific and technological breakthroughs in pioneering and strategic research, actively advance the construction of the new power system, and push forward the clean, low-carbon, and efficient use of fossil fuels. Third, we will ensure a resilient energy industrial and supply chain, constantly bolster our capabilities for energy production and supply as well as reserve adjustment. We will pay equal attention to cross-regional transmission and balanced regional production, and promote the transformation of energy supply and use models to adopt integrated energy development and strengthen the integration of power source, grid, load and storage. Thank you.