To safeguard production and daily life, People's Daily Online reviews: Prepare for electricity peak summer electricity | Emergency | Life

Simulate large-scale power outages in four provinces and one city in East China, coordinate and guide power management, energy supervision and other departments to initiate emergency response. The drill includes five stages: monitoring and early warning, early disposal, and emergency response initiation. Recently, the National Energy Administration held an emergency drill for large-scale power outages across provinces and regions in the East China region. This is the largest, widest, and most targeted joint emergency drill conducted so far for public power emergencies.

Be prepared and not worry, it is the common way of the country. In recent times, driven by factors such as economic recovery and rising temperatures, the electricity generation and consumption in many regions have rapidly increased, and the tightening of power supply has become an urgent problem to face. The National Energy Administration predicts that the country's largest electricity load will increase significantly in 2023 compared to last year, and China's electricity supply will show a tight balance state. During this period, if catastrophic weather occurs, it may cause large-scale power outages, which will have a serious impact on social and economic development and people's lives. Organizing emergency drills and preparing emergency plans can help solve the power supply problems caused by rising demand and disaster risks, ensuring that there are no significant fluctuations in production and daily electricity consumption.

We have a solid foundation to ensure the supply of electricity during this year's peak summer season. Since the beginning of this year, relevant departments have focused on ensuring the safe and stable supply of energy and electricity, and continuously strengthened the construction of the energy production, supply, storage, and sales system. From the current perspective, the installed capacity of power generation in the country continues to grow steadily, with over 17 million kilowatts of supporting power sources put into operation nationwide. The coal storage capacity of power plants under unified regulation has reached a historic high of 187 million tons. It should be noted that the summer electricity peak season involves both supply and demand, involving various aspects such as planning and construction, production and operation, supply guarantee, emergency dispatch, etc. We need to have full confidence and make sufficient preparations to actively respond to the electricity peak.

From the supply side perspective, on the one hand, we need to expand the addition of new electricity during the peak summer season. From the perspective of infrastructure, promoting the construction of various types of power sources such as supportive power sources and new energy sources, strengthening power grid construction, and doing a good job of power connection and grid connection will lay a solid foundation for ensuring power supply. It is reported that State Grid of China will construct 239 key power grid projects to meet peak summer demand this year, and all of them will be completed by the end of June. From the perspective of fuel supply, ensuring the high calorific value of coal, gas, electricity, gas, and hydropower storage required for peak power generation is necessary to ensure that upstream fuel is supplied and downstream power generation is produced. On the other hand, it is necessary to maintain and operate existing power equipment well. To further enhance the power system's ability to ensure safety and supply, it is necessary to conduct a thorough physical examination of the equipment, ensure the safety of the facilities and smooth operation of the power lines, and ensure that the generator sets are fully utilized.

We need to expand the supply of electricity during peak summer and also coordinate and dispatch it. Not long ago, Fujian and Guangdong jointly signed an agreement on the mutual transmission of electricity and electricity between the two provinces in 2023, increasing their efforts in electricity exchange. Electricity supply should not only focus on "one acre and three parts of land", but also on "playing a good game for the whole country". In terms of daily scheduling, it is necessary to make full use of cross provincial and cross regional transmission channels and optimize the operation of the national power grid. In terms of emergency dispatch, efforts should be made in monitoring, analyzing and warning, optimizing meteorological and hydrological conditions, and predicting flood control risks, in order to develop a comprehensive power dispatch plan for unexpected needs.

It should also be noted that due to the concentration of electricity load in certain periods and peak electricity consumption, and the surplus and poor consumption of electricity during valley hours, there are structural problems of both rising electricity load and difficulty in electricity consumption. In this sense, we cannot just talk about supply, but also need to respond well to demand. In recent years, China has accumulated a lot of experience in demand side management of electricity. For example, by adjusting the time of use pricing mechanism and other market methods, electricity users can be guided to voluntarily adjust their electricity consumption behavior, achieving peak shaving and valley filling. Unify open source and cost saving, better utilize economic incentives, encourage users to voluntarily adjust their electricity consumption, and call on relevant units and individuals to save electricity and reduce waste in order to better regulate electricity demand and ensure the safe and stable operation of the power system.

Electricity is regarded as the "blood" of industrial development, urban operation, and social operation. We will take multiple measures to ensure the stability of electricity supply during peak summer season, ensure the safety of people's lives, assist enterprises in production, and inject inexhaustible momentum into the stable operation of the economy and society.