Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wen Shugang: Enhancing Power Security through the Construction of New Power Systems

On March 8th, Wang Shugang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Chairman and Party Secretary of China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd., delivered a speech titled “Accelerating the Construction of a New Energy System and Improving Energy Resource Security and Guarantee Capabilities” at the third plenary session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

In his speech, Wang Shugang pointed out that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made strategic arrangements for accelerating comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and building a Beautiful China during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. It proposed speeding up the construction of a new energy system, focusing on building a new power system, and establishing a strong energy nation. Since the new era, China has accelerated the development of a new energy system, continuously strengthening the foundation for energy resource security, providing strong support for the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.

Wang Shugang noted that amid the current global energy geopolitical shifts and reshaping of supply and demand patterns, China still faces three challenges in energy resource security: first, the coexistence of traditional and non-traditional energy security challenges; second, risks related to energy trade routes and green barriers; third, intertwined issues of balancing and stabilizing the new power system. He proposed that during the 14th Five-Year Plan, China should gradually establish a new energy system centered on non-fossil energy as the main supply, with fossil energy as a backup, supported by a new power system, and guided by green, intelligent, and energy-saving principles, to promote comprehensive green transformation of the economy and society.

Wang Shugang put forward four suggestions: First, ensuring high-level energy security through high-quality new energy development. The goal is to reach the 2035 target for new energy development,坚持多能并举（wind, solar, hydro, nuclear, etc.），加快多维度一体化开发，促进新能源大规模开发的同时实现高质量消纳，确保新增用电需求主要由新增新能源发电满足，非化石能源消费占比每年提升1个百分点，力争到2030年达到25%。

Second, promoting backup capacity building for fossil energy to ensure supply security.坚持常非并举、海陆并进，持续提升油气资源接续能力，构建多维度海外能源供给安全体系。Based on national conditions and controlling total volume,推进化石能源清洁高效利用，推动煤电由基础保障性转向支撑调节性电源。

Third, enhancing power system safety through new power system construction.打造低碳（零碳）电力系统，增强主、配、微电网韧性，大力提升系统安全水平。坚持节能优先，大幅提升电能消费比重，2030年全国电气化率达到35%左右。重视电力网络安全水平。利用“AI”赋能，大幅提升电力系统抗扰动能力。

Fourth, achieving energy security through the construction of a strong energy nation.坚持新能源与传统能源协同，夯实能源安全基础。坚持可再生能源发电与非电协同，加快结构转变。坚持技术创新与产业升级协同，大力塑造创新势头。坚持市场驱动与政策保障协同，持续彰显改革成效。坚持国内外资源配置协同，引领全球气候变化治理。