The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued a plan to improve the dual control level of energy consumption intensity and total energy consumption, according to the NDRC website on September 16. According to the plan, energy consumption of major national projects will be coordinated, projects with high energy consumption and high emissions will be strictly controlled, and local governments will be encouraged to exceed their targets for reducing energy intensity.

Relevant major projects approved by the CPC Central Committee and The State Council and put into operation and reached production during the current five-year plan period shall, after comprehensive consideration of the national targets for dual control of energy consumption and reporting to The State Council for the record, be exempted from or exempted from the dual control assessment of energy consumption during the annual and current five-year plans.

The plan requires all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government to compile lists of projects under construction, planned to be built or in stock that are energy-intensive and have high emissions, clarify their opinions on how to deal with them, and promptly submit adjustments to the National Development and Reform Commission

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and other relevant departments will strengthen window guidance on energy efficiency level, environmental protection requirements, industrial policies and relevant planning for projects that will consume 50,000 tons of standard coal or more.

For projects that consume less than 50,000 tons of standard coal, local governments will strengthen management and strict control of energy consumption.

For projects that do not meet the requirements, local governments should strictly check their energy conservation, environmental impact assessment and approval, and financial institutions should not provide credit support.

Proposal. By 2025, the dual control of energy consumption will be improved, the allocation of energy and resources will be more rational, and the utilization efficiency will be greatly improved. By 2030, the dual control of energy consumption will be further improved, energy intensity will continue to fall significantly, total energy consumption will be properly controlled, and the energy mix will be better optimized. By 2035, the optimized allocation of energy and resources and the comprehensive conservation system will be more mature and take shape, which will provide strong support for achieving the goal of keeping carbon emissions stable and declining after peaking.

The plan calls for strict implementation of energy-saving review system. All provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) should earnestly strengthen the energy conservation review of projects that consume large amounts of energy, especially fossil energy, in line with their respective targets for dual control of energy consumption, and strictly control the energy efficiency level of new projects from the source. New projects that consume large amounts of energy must comply with national industrial policies and reach the advanced level of energy efficiency in the industry. In areas that fail to meet the basic targets for reducing energy intensity, the approval of energy-intensive projects will be delayed and limited in the process of energy conservation review, and new energy-intensive projects will be replaced by a reduction equivalent to the amount of energy consumption.

In terms of assessment system, the plan is put forward that the regions whose assessment results are overfulfilled will be praised and rewarded. Criticize the regions that fail to achieve the basic goal of reducing energy intensity, and ask for rectification within a time limit; In areas where progress is seriously behind and work is inadequate, relevant authorities will hold their responsible persons accountable in accordance with relevant regulations.

In addition, local governments are encouraged to exceed their targets for reducing energy intensity, and the total energy consumption of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) that meet the targets set by the state for reducing energy intensity will be exempted from the dual-control assessment of energy consumption for the current period of the five-year plan.

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