Accelerating the Construction of a New Power System: Central Energy Enterprises Actively Plan Layouts

Accelerating the construction of a new power system is an effective measure to help achieve the "dual carbon" goals. The 15th Five-Year Plan period is a critical five-year window for making decisive breakthroughs in building the new power system.

Vice Administrator of the National Energy Administration Song Hongkun stated at the 2025 New Power System Development (Chongli) Forum on the 23rd that it is essential to seize the strategic crucial period of the "15th Five-Year Plan," focus on accelerating the construction of the new power system, prioritize the high-quality development of the power industry, coordinate all aspects of generation, grid, load, and storage, scientifically plan and implement a batch of major strategic tasks, major engineering projects, and major reform measures to achieve new breakthroughs in building the new power system.

Yang Kun, Executive Vice Chairman of the China Electricity Council, suggested vigorously promoting the greening of power sources, digitalization of the grid, flexibility of loads, and diversification of energy storage to achieve complementary multi-energy integration and synergistic efficiency within the system. By focusing on key areas such as new energy, new energy storage, clean energy-coupled digital grids, and electrification development, the aim is to achieve self-sufficiency and control over core technologies, continuously enhance the system's capacity to accommodate renewable energy, and build a powerful technological engine for the new power system.

At the forum, multiple central energy enterprises, including State Grid, China Huaneng, China Datang, China Energy Investment Corporation, State Power Investment Corporation, and Harbin Electric Group, proposed ideas and measures for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. These encompassed various aspects such as promoting the large-scale and efficient development and utilization of new energy, vigorously advancing technological innovation, enhancing system regulation capability, expanding industrial development space, and establishing a unified national electricity market.