The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration jointly issued the "Notice on Actively Promoting Work Related to Wind Power and Photovoltaic Power Generation with Unsubsidized Affordable Internet Access" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). According to the interpretation of the release by the National Energy Administration, with the advancement of wind power and photovoltaic power generation technology, wind power and photovoltaic power generation will gradually realize full price parity in the early period of the “14th Five-Year Plan”. From now until the end of 2020, the wind power and photovoltaic level (low price) Internet projects that have been approved (recorded) and started construction, the relevant support policies in the Notice remain unchanged during the project operation period. Wind power and photovoltaic power generation projects approved (recorded) after the end of 2020 will be re-investigated with new policies based on technological progress and cost reduction.
Force the photovoltaic industry to get rid of subsidy dependence as soon as possible
The data shows that since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the scale of China's renewable energy has continued to expand, the level of technology has been continuously improved, and the cost of development and construction has continued to decrease. According to statistics, the average construction cost of wind power and photovoltaic power plants put into operation in 2017 is 20% and 45% lower than that in 2012. Under the environment of continuous improvement in the status of renewable energy consumption, the economic efficiency of the project has steadily increased, which has created favorable conditions for the state subsidies to retreat and ease the pressure on subsidy funds.
In August 2017, the National Energy Administration launched a total of 700,000 kilowatts of wind level price demonstration projects in Hebei, Heilongjiang, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang provinces, and is now steadily advancing construction. In March 2018, the National Energy Administration issued a letter to approve the planning of the Wulanchabu Wind Power Base. The first phase will build 6 million kilowatts without state subsidies. At the same time, the on-grid electricity price determined by the bidding for the PV front-runner project has shown a trend of parity with the coal-fired benchmark electricity price. The above-mentioned various tasks have accumulated experience in promoting renewable energy technology advancement, enhancing market competitiveness, exploring wind power, and photovoltaic level price.
According to the National Energy Administration, relevant provincial energy authorities have organized the construction of affordable online wind power and photovoltaic power generation projects that do not require state subsidies in light of the resources, consumption, and application of new technologies in the region. It is necessary to meet two prerequisites: First, it is necessary to coordinate the grid enterprises to implement the capacity of the transportation and reasonably determine the scale of construction. It is necessary to ensure that the electricity of the parity project can be fully absorbed, and it is necessary to eliminate the market space for the existing projects. . Second, the parity project should be well connected with the wind power and photovoltaic power generation monitoring and early warning management work. In addition to the projects that have been arranged for construction and trans-provincial and trans-regional delivery, the projects with the early warning are not organized.
Guarantee the full acquisition of electricity in unsubsidized parity projects
It is reported that in order to promote the smooth implementation of wind power and photovoltaic level price online, the "Notice" proposed eight support measures for the unsubsidized parity online project. One is to avoid unreasonable charges. The second is to encourage the receipt of income through the green certificate. The third is to clarify the construction of the grid enterprise. The fourth is to encourage direct transactions nearby. The fifth is to implement the fixed electricity price acquisition policy, for the wind power, photovoltaic level price Internet and low-cost Internet projects, according to the coal-fired benchmark on-grid price or the bidding to determine the electricity price below the coal-fired benchmark on-grid price, by the provincial grid enterprises Signed a contract with the project unit for the purchase and sale of electricity at a fixed price. The contract period is not less than 20 years and is guaranteed in the long-term stability of the electricity price policy. The sixth is to strengthen the full guarantee purchase policy. Seven is the innovative financial support method. Eight is to mobilize the enthusiasm of local governments in the "double control" assessment, and dynamically improve the support mechanism for energy consumption total assessment.
After the "Notice" was released, did all new wind power and photovoltaic power generation projects no longer enjoy state subsidies? The National Energy Administration said that the promotion of affordable (low-cost) Internet projects is not immediately abolishing subsidies for all new wind power and photovoltaic power generation projects. At this stage, the unsubsidized parity (low price) online project is mainly carried out in areas where resource conditions are superior and the market is guaranteed. At the same time, in areas where it is still unable to achieve unsubsidized affordable Internet access, it will continue to organize construction in accordance with the policies and management requirements of competitive allocation projects issued by the National Energy Administration, but these projects will also significantly reduce electricity prices through competition to reduce electricity consumption. Subsidy intensity. In addition, the "Notice" clarifies that local energy authorities at all levels may, in conjunction with other relevant departments, issue local subsidy policies for a certain period of time. Projects that only enjoy local subsidy policies are still regarded as affordable online projects.
How to guarantee the full acquisition of electricity in unsubsidized parity projects? According to the National Energy Administration, it is clear that the centralized parity project clearly protects the power consumption from the grid enterprises. In principle, the electricity sold by the grid companies guarantees the consumption of affordable (low-price) Internet projects, and the centralized low-price (low-price) projects do not participate. Electricity market-based transactions are covered by the self-operated electricity sales of power grid companies. Distributed near-direct transaction is a special kind of power transaction. The project unit directly reaches the power transaction with the power unit, and strictly carries out the condition that it meets the distributed power source standard and is nearly absorbed in the distribution network area where the grid connection point is located. The power grid, transmission and consumption of distributed wind power and photovoltaic power generation are still guaranteed in the way that grid enterprises play the role of the public platform of the power grid.