Shanxi takes the lead in raising the feed-in tariff
August 24 05:00:38, 2024
Since April 7th, Liu Tienan, director of the National Energy Administration, has successively conducted intensive investigations on the contradiction between coal and electricity in Datang, Huaneng and Huadian. The company also included the price department of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Planning Department of the National Energy Administration, the Coal Department and the Electric Power Division. . The reporter learned from the insider's information that the price department of the National Development and Reform Commission has agreed to raise the on-grid price of Shanxi Power Plant by 0.026 yuan / kWh.  However, the Shanxi price adjustment has not been transferred to the terminal sales price, and the increase in costs is borne by the grid companies. Liu Tie-nan pointed out in the survey that "the current coal-fired power problem is largely a deep-seated contradiction in which the extensive development mode and institutional mechanism have yet to be perfected. In the case of market supply and demand fluctuations, it must be intensified and triggered. The measures were alleviated and resolved.†Shanxi Power Plant’s three-year loss Liu Tienan selected the first station for local research in Shanxi. Liu Tienan is a native of Pixian County, Shanxi Province. He was responsible for economic operation regulation and industrial coordination before being transferred to the National Energy Director, and is familiar with the status of coal, electricity and oil transportation. According to officials of the Shanxi Provincial Government, "Liu Tienan's investigation is to find out the situation. Shanxi Electric Power's loss situation has been highly valued by the National Development and Reform Commission." Shanxi Electric Power Industry said: Every kWh of electricity is raised by 2.6 cents, which can only delay the operation of power plants. Not a long-term solution. At present, Shanxi's on-grid electricity price is about 0.1 yuan lower than the national average on-grid price. The above-mentioned people analyzed that coal prices continued to rise, and the serious upside down of coal-fired electricity prices was the main reason for the huge losses of Shanxi Power Plant. Prior to Liu Tie-nan's investigation, 11 major power plants such as Shanxi Lushan, Zhangze, Zhaoguang, Taiyi and Taiji had submitted emergency reports to relevant departments. According to the report, “a number of power plants in the central and southern parts of Shanxi Province have suffered huge losses for three consecutive years. The net assets of enterprises have plummeted, and the asset-liability ratio is abnormally high. Enterprises cannot afford coal and can not afford electricity. The business situation has deteriorated and it has become unsustainable. In 2008-2010, the above-mentioned 11 power generation companies had accumulated losses of 9.709 billion yuan in three years. Located in the Changzhi area, Shanxi Lushan Power Plant is one of the largest power plants in Shanxi Province, ensuring electricity use in southeastern Shanxi. The person in charge of Lushan Power Plant said: “The current coal price in the Changzhi area is 800 yuan/ton, and the unit fuel cost accounts for 93% of the power generation cost. In addition to the material and water cost, the variable cost has exceeded the electricity price. The coal yard inventory can burn coal below The warning line is always facing downtime.†Shanxi Electric Power Industry Association recommended that the National Development and Reform Commission should start the coal-electricity linkage mechanism as soon as possible in Shanxi and other provinces where the thermal power enterprises are seriously depleted. In view of the low price of Shanxi's on-grid electricity, it is recommended to adopt a small step, no stop, and gradually increase the on-grid price of Shanxi to a reasonable level within 3-5 years. The on-grid tariffs of power plants in different regions of Shanxi Province should be different according to different coal costs. Electricity price reforms have encountered inflationary pressures, coal-electricity linkages have restarted, and rising electricity prices have become inevitable. However, under current strong inflation expectations, price adjustments have become sensitive words. Although the increase in Shanxi's on-grid tariff has not been transferred to the terminal, the cost of price adjustment is borne by the grid companies, but the market generally expects that the increase in sales price is only a matter of time. "Upgrade the on-grid tariff and restart the coal-electricity linkage mechanism." This is the most recommended by Liu Tienan and his party. The National Development and Reform Commission issued a coal-electricity linkage system at the end of 2004, stipulating that a coal-fired electricity price linkage cycle of not less than half a year will be adjusted. If the average coal price in the cycle changes by more than 5% from the previous cycle, the electricity price will be adjusted accordingly. The policy was implemented twice in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Since then, "coal-electricity linkage" was once put on hold. Another key to coal-electricity linkage is to increase the on-grid price or increase the terminal price? The “12th Five-Year†special plan for power that has been drafted suggests that the country implements the linked sales price, which is to establish a classified sales price linked to the quality of electricity and the price of power generation. The reason is that it is conducive to saving electricity and suppressing inefficient demand. Reasonably adjust the sales price. According to the plan, the national average sales price in 2015 will exceed 0.7 yuan / kWh, and the average electricity price in 2020 will exceed 0.8 yuan / kWh. From the perspective of planning research, the rise in electricity prices is inevitable. Under the premise of the marketization of coal prices, electricity prices still rely on administrative regulation and control. Hu Zhaoguang, deputy dean of the State Grid Energy Research Institute, said: "To resolve the contradiction between coal and electricity, we cannot rely on administrative means. The headache is a long-term solution. Otherwise, the contradiction of power plant losses will occur repeatedly." In Hu Zhaoguang's view, it is now a more appropriate period to liberalize electricity prices and promote electricity price reform. Â