The 22nd meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensive and Deepening Reforms held a few days ago reviewed and approved the “Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a Unified National Electricity Market System”, which pointed out that it is necessary to improve the multi-level unified electricity market system, accelerate the construction of the national electricity market, and guide the national, The coordinated operation and integrated development of electricity markets at all levels of provinces (regions, municipalities) and regions will standardize unified trading rules and technical standards, and promote the formation of a multi-competitive electricity market.

In recent years, my country’s electricity market reform has achieved remarkable results. The construction of the electricity market is progressing steadily and orderly, and the proportion of market-oriented transaction electricity has increased significantly. However, it should also be noted that with the continuous deepening of reforms, some deep-seated, fundamental and overall issues that restrict the healthy and sustainable development of the electricity market have gradually been exposed, such as the lack of top-level design of the electricity market, unclear implementation paths, and clean energy consumption. Difficulties and other issues urgently need to be broken through in reforms.

Building a unified national power market system is one of the important starting points for power market reform. In 2015, relevant documents clearly stated that “a market system with sufficient competition, openness and order, and healthy development will be gradually formed nationwide”. In 2020, the central government put forward the goal of “basically establishing a unified national power trading organization system by the end of 2025.” The meeting also put forward clear requirements for the construction of a unified national power market system: follow the law of power market operation and market economy, realize the sharing of power resources and optimize the allocation of power resources across the country, and accelerate the formation of a unified, open, and orderly competition. , A safe, efficient, and well-governed power market system.

To accelerate the construction of a unified national power market system, it is necessary to reform and improve the coal power price market formation mechanism, improve the power price transmission mechanism, and promote an effective balance between power supply and demand. At present, my country’s coal production is further concentrated in the northwest, and most of the resources such as scenery are distributed in the “three north” areas, and the hydropower resources are mainly concentrated in the southwest, but most of the electricity consumption flows to the east and south. The characteristics of the reverse distribution of energy supply and demand in my country determine that energy resources need to be circulated and allocated across the country. Accelerating the construction of a unified national power market system is a comprehensive consideration of the actual distribution of resources in my country, which also contributes to power supply and demand. Tend to balance.

To accelerate the construction of a unified national power market system, it is necessary to promote the construction of a power market mechanism that adapts to the transformation of the energy structure, and to promote the participation of new energy in market transactions in an orderly manner through market-based means. The power market’s supporting role in the transition to clean and low-carbon energy. A market-oriented electricity price system is the only way for my country to complete the energy transition. Only on the basis of marketization can the new and old energy be converted effectively and steadily. In this process, give full play to the unified power market platformThe introduction of market-oriented mechanisms such as clean energy priority trading and water and fire replacement will not only strive for space for clean energy consumption, but also provide a strong guarantee for the construction of a new power system with new energy as the mainstay.

Electricity is related to the national economy and people’s livelihood, and the reform of the electricity market affects the whole body. Although the establishment of a unified national power market system is an existing task of my country’s power system reform, the recent coal and power supply problems have shown the urgency of this work and reminded us that we must establish a unified national power market as soon as possible, and follow market-oriented operations. On the basis of the law, scientifically use price signals to optimize the allocation of power resources and restore the commodity attributes of power. It should be pointed out that the construction of a unified national power market is a process of continuous deepening and gradual improvement. Whether it is top-level design or grass-roots practice, it is necessary to promote integration, openness, and coordinated development of markets at all levels on the basis of full respect for market differences. .