In the depths of the Gobi Desert in the Hexi Corridor, thousands of photovoltaic panels are automatically chasing after the morning sun, converting endless solar energy into a continuous stream of clean electricity; Thousands of miles away on the eastern coast, the indicator lights in the computing hub computer room flash rapidly, and every second of computation cannot be separated from the strong driving force of stable electricity behind it. This vivid scene of energy and computing power is a microcosm of China's energy system surging forward in the new era.

The "15th Five Year Plan for the Construction of a New Energy System" comprehensively plans the development of the energy sector, including major infrastructure projects in energy production and transmission, as well as innovative projects that empower the development of new quality productive forces. It comprehensively consolidates the foundation of high-quality energy development in China. It is reported that during the 15th Five Year Plan period, the investment scale in China's energy sector exceeded 20 trillion yuan, clearly defining the key development direction of energy construction.

Consolidate the energy security chassis

The first type of investment focuses on enhancing energy security capabilities, with a focus on core areas such as oil and gas, coal, supporting power sources, and coal to oil and gas, to build a solid foundation for energy supply. The overall investment in related fields in the future is stable and on the rise, with the total investment scale in the 15th and 15th Five Year Plans increasing by more than 10% compared to the 14th Five Year Plan, continuously stabilizing the bottom line of national energy supply security.

Accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation

The second type of investment focuses on energy green and low-carbon upgrading, and fully implements the ten-year doubling action of non fossil energy. On the power side, the dominant position of new energy continues to strengthen, and its investment proportion will increase to nearly 60%, becoming the core mainstay of power construction. On the power grid side, we will focus on promoting the construction of inter provincial transmission channels, inter provincial power mutual aid networks, backbone networks, distribution networks, and smart microgrids.

Wang Hongzhi, Director of the National Energy Administration, stated that the new round of power grid construction will significantly enhance the resilience of the power system and the efficiency of energy resource allocation. Investment in the power grid during the 15th Five Year Plan period will increase by more than 30% compared to the 14th Five Year Plan period. After the project is fully put into operation, China's power supply will achieve a comprehensive green upgrade, and the proportion of clean energy power supply will continue to increase.

Cultivate new energy drivers

The third type of investment focuses on cultivating new quality productivity and empowering the innovation and upgrading of the energy industry. We will focus on laying out green hydrogen ammonia alcohol production bases, expanding the diverse application scenarios of green electricity direct connection, and vigorously developing emerging formats such as new energy storage, comprehensive energy services, virtual power plants, and computing and electricity collaboration. Keywords: energy security, green and low-carbon, new energy

This type of innovative project has an investment scale of over 2 trillion yuan during the 15th Five Year Plan period, which is not only a new engine to drive investment growth in the energy sector, but also expands the broad space for the transformation and upgrading of the energy industry.Editor/Gong Ziwei