On February 27th, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration issued guidance on strengthening the capacity building of power grid peak shaving, energy storage, and intelligent scheduling. The opinion proposes that by 2027, the regulatory capacity of the power system will be significantly improved, the operation scale of pumped storage power stations will reach over 80 million kilowatts, and the demand side response capacity will reach over 5% of the maximum load. The policy system to ensure the market-oriented development of new energy storage will be basically established, and an intelligent dispatch system adapted to the new power system will gradually be formed, supporting the proportion of new energy generation in the country to reach over 20% and maintaining a reasonable level of new energy utilization, Ensure the balance of power supply and demand and the safe and stable operation of the system.
Clear opinions, promote the construction of new energy storage on the power side. Encourage new energy enterprises to flexibly allocate new energy storage through self construction, co construction, and leasing, reasonably determine the scale of energy storage configuration based on system requirements, and improve the level of new energy consumption and utilization, capacity support capacity, and network security performance. For large-scale new energy bases with a focus on deserts, Gobi, and desert areas, reasonable planning and construction of supporting energy storage facilities should be carried out, and regulatory capabilities should be fully utilized to support large-scale and high proportion export of new energy and promote complementary development of multiple energy sources.
The opinion also mentioned promoting the diversified and coordinated development of new energy storage technologies. Fully leverage the technological and economic advantages of various new energy storage technologies, and select appropriate technological routes based on the needs of different application scenarios in the power system. Focusing on requirements such as high security, large capacity, low cost, and long lifespan, we will carry out integrated innovation and research on key core technology and equipment, focus on tackling long-term energy storage technology, and solve the system regulation needs of daily and above time scales brought about by large-scale grid connection of new energy. Explore and promote the coordinated development and optimized configuration of multiple types of new energy storage technologies, such as energy storage, heat storage, cold storage, and hydrogen storage, to meet the multi scenario application needs of energy systems.
The following is the original policy text:
National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration on Strengthening
Guiding Opinions on the Construction of Peak shaving Energy Storage and Intelligent Dispatching Capacity in Power Grid
Development and Reform Commissions, Energy Bureaus of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government, Beijing Urban Management Commission, Tianjin, Liaoning, Shanghai, Chongqing, Sichuan, and Gansu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology (Economic and Information Commission), China National Nuclear Corporation Limited, State Grid Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd., China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd., China Datang Group Co., Ltd., and China Huadian Group Co., Ltd State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd., China Three Gorges Corporation Limited, China Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd., China Resources Group Co., Ltd., China Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd., and China General Nuclear Corporation Limited:
The construction of peak shaving, energy storage, and intelligent scheduling capabilities in the power grid is the main measure to enhance the regulation capacity of the power system, the key support for promoting the large-scale and high proportion development of new energy, and an important part of building a new type of power system. In order to better coordinate development and security, ensure the safe and stable supply of electricity, and promote the clean and low-carbon transformation of energy and electricity, the following opinions are proposed to strengthen the construction of power grid peak shaving, energy storage, and intelligent scheduling capabilities.
1、 Overall requirements
Build a flexible and intelligent power grid dispatch system, form a power system regulation capacity that is compatible with the development of new energy, support the construction of new power systems, promote clean and low-carbon energy transformation, and ensure the safe and stable supply of energy and electricity.
——Problem oriented, systematic planning. Focusing on the key issue of insufficient regulation capacity in the power system, we will adhere to the principle of national unity, promote the coordinated development of planning, construction, and operation, promote the coordinated efforts of technology, management, policies, and mechanisms, and fully leverage the role of various regulation resources in the source network, load storage, and other aspects.
——Market driven, policy supported. Fully leverage the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, better leverage the role of the government, improve the market system and price mechanism that reflect flexible regulatory value, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of various entities to build regulatory capabilities.
——Tailor measures to local conditions and scientifically allocate resources. Taking into account factors such as resource conditions, source network structure, load characteristics, and bearing capacity in various regions, and combining with practical situations, we will promote the rational allocation and optimization combination of various regulatory resources to ensure the rational consumption and utilization of new energy.
——Adhere to the bottom line and ensure sufficient safety. Adhere to bottom line thinking and extreme thinking, prioritize safety, establish first and then break through, dynamically assess the demand for regulation capacity in the power system, moderately accelerate the construction of peak shaving, energy storage, and intelligent dispatch capabilities, promote the maintenance of reasonable margins in the regulation capacity of the power system, enhance the ability to prevent extreme situations, and ensure the safe and stable operation of the power system.
By 2027, the regulatory capacity of the power system will significantly improve, with pumped storage power stations operating at a scale of over 80 million kilowatts and demand side response capacity reaching over 5% of the maximum load. The policy system to ensure the market-oriented development of new energy storage will be basically established, and an intelligent dispatch system adapted to the new power system will gradually be formed, supporting the proportion of new energy generation in the country to reach over 20% and maintaining a reasonable level of new energy utilization, Ensure the balance of power supply and demand and the safe and stable operation of the system.
2、 Strengthen the construction of peak shaving capacity
（1） Focus on improving the peak shaving capability of supportive power sources. Deepen the flexibility transformation of coal-fired power units, and achieve “all that should be improved” by 2027 for existing coal-fired power units. In areas with a high proportion of new energy and insufficient peak shaving capacity, exploring deep peak shaving of coal-fired power units while ensuring safety, with a minimum power generation output below 30% of the rated load. In areas with guaranteed gas sources, affordable gas prices, and high demand for peak shaving, a moderate number of peak shaving gas and electricity projects should be laid out, fully leveraging the advantages of rapid start and stop of gas units, and improving the system’s short-term peak shaving and deep regulation capabilities. Explore nuclear power peak shaving and study the feasibility of nuclear power safety participating in power system regulation.
（2） Coordinate and enhance the peak shaving capacity of renewable energy. Actively promote the construction of leading reservoirs and power stations in the basin, promote the expansion and capacity increase of hydropower and the utilization of power generation potential, carry out collaborative optimization and scheduling of cascade hydropower stations, and enhance the peak shaving capacity of hydropower. Fully leverage the peak shaving effect of photothermal power generation. Promote the construction of system friendly new energy power stations, strengthen the application of high-precision, long-term power prediction technology and intelligent centralized control technology, achieve coordinated complementarity between wind and solar energy storage, and promote power stations to have certain grid peak shaving and capacity support capabilities.
（3） Vigorously enhance the ability of the power grid to optimize the allocation of renewable energy. Give full play to the role of the optimization resource allocation platform of the power grid, strengthen the coordination of renewable energy bases, regulatory resources, and transmission channels, strengthen the construction of transmission and receiving end network structures, and support the bundled transmission of multiple energy sources such as wind, solar, water, and thermal storage. Strengthen the construction of inter regional and inter provincial communication lines, enhance mutual assistance capabilities, and promote the sharing of peak shaving resources. Explore the application of new transmission technologies such as flexible DC transmission to enhance the high proportion of renewable energy transmission and consumption capacity.
（4） Explore the potential for demand side resource peak shaving. Comprehensively promote the normalized participation of demand side resources in power system peak shaving. Deeply tap into the potential of adjustable loads, distributed power sources, and other resources, support the formation of large-scale regulation capabilities through load aggregators, virtual power plants, and other entities, promote the implementation of minute and hour level demand response, and address short-term power supply and demand shortages and difficulties in new energy consumption.
3、 Promote the construction of energy storage capacity
（5） Plan and construct pumped storage power stations well. Taking into account the needs of the power system and the construction conditions of pumped storage station resources, while meeting local self use needs, we will optimize the allocation of pumped storage resources between provinces in the region, coordinate the planning of pumped storage and other regulating resources, reasonably layout and scientifically and orderly develop and construct pumped storage power stations, avoid blind decision-making and low-level repetitive construction, and strictly prevent ecological security risks.
（6） Promote the construction of new energy storage on the power side. Encourage new energy enterprises to flexibly allocate new energy storage through self construction, co construction, and leasing, reasonably determine the scale of energy storage configuration based on system requirements, and improve the level of new energy consumption and utilization, capacity support capacity, and network security performance. For large-scale new energy bases with a focus on deserts, Gobi, and desert areas, reasonable planning and construction of supporting energy storage facilities should be carried out, and regulatory capabilities should be fully utilized to support large-scale and high proportion export of new energy and promote complementary development of multiple energy sources.
（7） Optimize the development scale and layout of new energy storage in the power transmission and distribution links. At key nodes of the power grid, optimize the layout of grid side energy storage based on system operation requirements, encourage the construction of independent energy storage, better utilize various regulation functions such as peak shaving and frequency regulation, and improve the efficiency of energy storage operation. In remote areas and areas with limited resources for power transmission and transformation sites, it is necessary to reasonably construct grid side energy storage and moderately replace power transmission and transformation facilities.
（8） Develop new types of energy storage on the user side. By focusing on end users such as big data centers, 5G base stations, and industrial parks, and relying on the integrated model of source network, load, and storage, the user side energy storage is reasonably configured to improve the reliability of user power supply and the ability of distributed new energy on-site consumption. Explore the construction of user side energy storage facilities such as uninterruptible power supplies and electric vehicles, promote the participation of electric vehicles in power system regulation through various forms such as orderly charging, vehicle network interaction, and battery swapping mode, and tap into the flexible adjustment ability of the user side.
（9） Promote the diversified and coordinated development of new energy storage technologies. Fully leverage the technological and economic advantages of various new energy storage technologies, and select appropriate technological routes based on the needs of different application scenarios in the power system. Focusing on requirements such as high security, large capacity, low cost, and long lifespan, we will carry out integrated innovation and research on key core technology and equipment, focus on tackling long-term energy storage technology, and solve the system regulation needs of daily and above time scales brought about by large-scale grid connection of new energy. Explore and promote the coordinated development and optimized configuration of multiple types of new energy storage technologies, such as energy storage, heat storage, cold storage, and hydrogen storage, to meet the multi scenario application needs of energy systems.
4、 Promote the construction of intelligent scheduling capabilities
（10） Promote the construction of a new type of power dispatch support system. Promote the widespread application of advanced digital information technologies such as “Cloud Big Things, Intelligent Chain Edge” and 5G in various aspects of the power system, enhance the real-time collection, perception, and processing capabilities of meteorological, weather, water conditions, and source network load storage status data, achieve the observability, measurability, adjustability, and controllability of massive resources, and improve the collaborative interaction ability between power supply, energy storage, load, and power grid.
（11） Enhance the cross provincial and cross regional coordination and scheduling capabilities of the power grid. By fully utilizing the vast territory of our country, the differences in load characteristics among different regions, and the significant complementary potential of new energy resources, we aim to tap into the mutually beneficial potential of regulating resources across provinces and regions. Through flexible scheduling and dynamic optimization of power transmission curves, we aim to achieve a larger scale of electricity supply-demand balance and new energy consumption. Adapt to the adjustment of inter provincial power flow caused by significant fluctuations in new energy output, strengthen the construction of flexible scheduling capacity of the power grid, and improve the level of safe and stable operation of the power grid.
（12） Establish a sound new distribution network dispatch and operation mechanism. Promote the upgrading of distribution network dispatch and control technology, achieve dynamic perception and precise control, promote the coordinated operation of the main network and distribution network, and enhance flexible interactive regulation capabilities. Establish a collaborative regulation mechanism for source network load storage at the distribution network level, support the grid connection of distributed new energy, user side energy storage, electric vehicles and other adjustable resources, improve the resource allocation capacity of the distribution network and the level of on-site consumption of new energy, and ensure the safe operation of the power grid.
（13） Explore the collaborative scheduling mechanism of multiple energy varieties and source network load storage. Based on the multi energy complementary development model, explore the joint scheduling mechanism of integrated water and wind power bases in river basins, as well as the collaborative scheduling mechanism of integrated multi variety power sources for wind, solar, water, and thermal storage, to improve the overall regulatory performance of large-scale renewable energy bases. Promote the integration of source, network, load, and storage, load aggregators, and other entities to connect to the public power grid as a whole and accept unified dispatch from the power grid, achieve collaborative optimization among multiple internal entities, and reduce the regulatory pressure on the large power grid.
5、 Strengthen market mechanisms and policy support guarantees
（14） Actively promote the participation of various regulatory resources in the electricity market. Clarify the independent market position of the regulating resources on each side of the source network load, as well as the joint units of wind and solar energy storage, load aggregators, virtual power plants, and other entities. Accelerate the construction of the electricity spot market and support the regulation of resources to obtain profits through market-oriented methods. Improve the construction of the auxiliary service market, explore the profit of coal-fired power units through market-oriented start stop and peak shaving, and explore the addition of auxiliary service varieties such as standby, climbing, and moment of inertia based on the operational needs of various systems in different regions. According to the principle of “who benefits, who bears”, establish a sharing mechanism for auxiliary services in which power users participate.
（15） Establish and improve a pricing mechanism to promote the development of regulated resources. Taking into account the needs of the power system and the affordability of terminal electricity prices, we will implement a coal based capacity pricing mechanism and improve the mechanism for forming energy storage prices. Guide local authorities to further improve peak and valley time of use electricity pricing policies, comprehensively consider the characteristics of changes in the system’s net load curve, dynamically optimize the division of time periods and the fluctuation ratio of electricity prices, improve economic incentives through the implementation of peak electricity prices and other means, and guide users to participate in system regulation.
（16） Establish a sound and perfect management system. Establish and improve technical standards and management systems for peak shaving, energy storage, and intelligent scheduling in the power system. Based on the actual development of the regional power grid, improve the technical standards for new energy grid connection, formulate management rules and scheduling norms for energy storage grid connection, and establish technical standards for virtual power plants and other entities involved in grid connection and operation scheduling. Develop technical standards for deep peak shaving and renovation of coal-fired power plants to effectively ensure the safe operation of deep peak shaving. Strengthen the network security guarantee capability of the new power system and strengthen the prevention of information security risks in intelligent scheduling.
6、 Strengthen organizational implementation
（17） Establish and improve work mechanisms. The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration have established and improved working mechanisms, coordinated the construction of national power grid peak shaving, energy storage, and intelligent dispatch capabilities, strengthened guidance and coordination of work in various regions, studied and solved major problems encountered in the progress of work, and continuously improved relevant policy and standard systems.
（18） Coordinate the development of implementation plans. The provincial government regulatory department shall formulate an implementation plan for peak shaving and energy storage capacity construction, scientifically determine the goals, layout, and timing of various regulating resource construction; The power grid enterprise shall formulate an implementation plan for the coordinated promotion of the intelligent scheduling capacity construction of the main and distribution networks, and submit it to the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration.
（19） Strengthen the evaluation and implementation of implementation plans. The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration have improved the assessment system for peak shaving capacity of the power system, organized relevant institutions to evaluate the implementation plans of various regions and power grid enterprises, guided relevant units to improve the implementation plans, and promoted their implementation year by year.
Post time: Mar-05-2024