In September 7th, the national development and Reform Commission website news, the national development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Bureau officially approved the "the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region electric power comprehensive reform pilot scheme" (hereinafter referred to as the "plan"), agreed to Xinjiang power to carry out a comprehensive reform pilot.

Reporters from the autonomous region development and Reform Commission and the national network of Xinjiang electric power company, Xinjiang will be the "program" requirements, on the basis of market allocation, government regulation, safety and reliability, improve the efficiency of market competition, and safeguard people's livelihood, energy saving and emission reduction principle, carry out the electricity reform pilot.

According to the "plan", the main contents include: Design of Xinjiang electric power system reform of electricity power market framework; complete the transmission and distribution price verification, the basic realization of public welfare outside sale price by the market, the formation of the pricing mechanism of electricity market; complete independent trading institution and trading platform construction and operation, clear market access standards and trading rules perfect power; direct trading mechanism, direct trading business areas of power fully liberalized; carry out the sale of electricity business open pilot, generation side market structure, the sale side of multi subjects, full competition; inter provincial market share and further expand the power to deal directly, the formation of modern power market operation efficiency and competitiveness of the country.

In reply to the letter, asked the pilot work should adhere to three principles: one is to adhere to the principles of the market price, shall not take orders against the direction of the reform measures, reduce the price; two is to adhere to the principle of fair competition, to meet the conditions of the market subject equal open sale of electricity business and incremental distribution business, not by administrative specify how to determine the sale of electricity subject and investment subject; the three is to adhere to the principle of energy conservation, should be implemented in accordance with the provisions of differential power prices and punitive tariffs of enterprises, shall not take the opportunity to change the relative price and provide preferential electricity subsidies.

The reform of the electric power system is a systematic project, and a readjustment of the interest structure. The plan calls for the orderly, effective and steady progress of power reform on the basis of consensus among the parties. Gradually expand the scope of the pilot reform of electricity transmission and distribution, the sale of electricity on the side of reform, the formation of relatively independent operation of the electric power trading institutions to carry out the pilot reform matters, on the basis of summarizing pilot experience to fully open.

It is understood that, "12th Five-Year" since the Xinjiang electric power industry has achieved rapid development. In 2015, the total installed capacity of the interconnection network reached 66 million 80 thousand kilowatts, of which the renewable energy power generation installed capacity increased rapidly, accounting for 42.3% of the total installed capacity. The power grid construction has been speeding up, forming a 750 thousand volt main grid structure to Hami, West to Yili and Kashi to the south, and two 750 thousand volt channels on the Northwest network. Built in southern Hami - Zhengzhou ± 800 thousand volts high voltage DC transmission project, started construction of East China (Anhui) - Zhundong ± 1 million 100 thousand volts high voltage DC transmission project.

Insiders said that the Xinjiang electric power market diversification system formed, and gradually improve the price formation mechanism, the power market trading and regulatory advancement, but the development of the electric power industry is also facing the transaction mechanism is missing, low efficiency of resource utilization; the relation between the price, the market pricing mechanism is not fully formed; power plant system lack of peaking capacity; renewable facing the difficulties of energy consumption.

Four highlights of Xinjiang electricity reform program

The formation of joint-stock power trading center "plan" clearly establish share-holding system of Xinjiang electric power trading center, joint-stock transformation of the existing trading center, will be separated from the reason of power grid enterprises bear the transaction service and other services, clear interface and workflow, build open and transparent, improve the function of the electric power trading platform.

Establish and perfect the market trading mechanism to improve power generation right trading rules directly, alternative management support services trade rules, rules for the implementation of grid operation management of power plant and grid power plant, power plant in the detailed rules for the implementation of the detailed rules for the implementation of peak regulation, the establishment of Xinjiang regional unity, the main market (including the sale of electricity power trading company) participation mechanism; explore the establishment and carry out inter provincial electricity direct trading pilot, inter provincial electricity authority alternative trading pilot, peak shaving and other ancillary services compensation mechanism of renewable energy market, participate in market competition mechanism. At the same time, the introduction of power market construction program, the formulation of market transactions supervision methods.

The sale of electricity to open to social capital development of Xinjiang electricity sales side reform pilot program, and actively cultivate the diversification of the main body of market competition, social capital to release the sale of electricity business, promote the sale of electricity service quality and user level, the formation of effective competition in the market structure and market system.

To improve the utilization of clean energy and new energy consumption in the premise to guarantee the safety and stability of power network and people's livelihood, full arrangement of renewable energy generation, priority reservation of hydropower and wind power and solar power and other renewable energy unit and cogeneration, waste heat and pressure over the gas power generation, gas and coal layer gas (gas) power generation unit space utilization other resources, encourage comprehensive utilization of power generation project priority and user direct trading of renewable energy and resources.

Background link

Memorabilia of electric power system reform

In March 2015, the "opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on further deepening the reform of the power system" (referred to as Article 9) was launched, and a new round of power system reform was kicked off. The current round of reforms involves tariff reform, power grid independence, market liberalization and so on.

No. 9 - March 2015 and landed at the same time the first supporting document "on improving the operation of power regulation, promote clean energy multiple guidance" was released, the first sub reform on the field of clean energy.