“Fifteenth Five-Year Plan of Action for Electric Power Safety Production”: Strengthening “Artificial Intelligence +” Safety Management

The Zhitong Finance App learned that the National Energy Administration issued the “15th Five-Year Plan of Action for Safe Electricity Production”. Among them, it is proposed to strengthen “artificial intelligence +” safety management, innovate high-precision fault prediction and health management methods for equipment, promote the integration of artificial intelligence technology into intelligent safety tools, and research auxiliary decision-making technology for power safety production based on the big model of artificial intelligence. Increase independent research and development of key power equipment, strengthen research and development of new protective materials, establish special technical research plans for core components of power equipment, and promote breakthroughs in key technologies such as power chips and UHV components. Promote technological innovation in safety and quality control of power construction projects, study and build an intelligent supervision system for power construction projects, and use artificial intelligence, big data and other means to strengthen off-site supervision and quality supervision of key power projects.

The original text is as follows:

“Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” Action Plan for Electricity Safety Production

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and instructions on production safety, solidly carry out power safety production work during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and promote the modernization of the power safety management system and management capacity, this action plan was formulated.

I. General Requirements

Guided by Xi Jinping's ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress and the 20th Plenary Session of the CPC, earnestly implement the arrangements of the Fourth Plenary Session, adhere to the first people and life first, adhere to the overall national security concept, thoroughly implement the new energy security strategy, coordinate development and safety, and promote the modernization of the power safety management system and management capacity as the main line, and continue to strengthen stable and reliable system operation capabilities, safe and standardized production and operation capabilities, rapid and strong emergency management capabilities, and intelligent scientific and technological security capabilities. Prevent and mitigate major systemic safety risks, resolutely curb major accidents, comprehensively raise the intrinsic safety level of power systems, consolidate the foundation for building a strong energy country, and provide safe and reliable power guarantees for advancing Chinese-style modernization.

By 2030, significant progress has been made in the modernization of the power safety management system and management capacity. The power safety production responsibility has been fully implemented, the dual prevention mechanism for power safety risk classification control and hidden hazard investigation and treatment has been effectively implemented, major disaster prevention and emergency response capabilities have been significantly enhanced, power construction is effectively managed and controlled, and essential safety construction centered on technology is being comprehensively promoted, promoting the transformation from “I want my safety” to “I want safety”. The power safety production situation continues to stabilize.

II. Main tasks

(1) Consolidate the foundation of safety management

Strengthen the leading role in politics, adhere to the overall leadership of the Party, strictly implement the first topic system, continue to thoroughly study and thoroughly understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's important remarks on production safety, and use theory to guide safety management and consolidate the whole chain of production safety responsibilities. Improve the principal responsibility system, tighten the corporate safety responsibility system, push responsibility to the grassroots level, and tighten the responsibility implementation network. Urge enterprises to standardize the collection and use of production safety expenses to ensure the capital investment required for production safety. Improve the supervision and management system, implement the “three controls and three must” requirements, improve the list of powers and responsibilities for electricity safety supervision and management, and optimize the operation mechanism of provincial power safety committees. Deepen the “party building+safety” integration mechanism, embed production safety into all aspects of grass-roots party building, and consolidate the work safety work foundation of frontline teams.

(2) Strengthen the safety management of conventional power generation

Strengthen risk management and control of thermal power plants in the context of transformation, improve risk monitoring and early warning mechanisms for coal power units under new operating conditions, strengthen the investigation and treatment of hidden hazards of total power plant shutdowns, strengthen the intrinsic safety and longevity management of units, and enhance the autonomy and controllability of gas turbine technology. Strengthen the management and control of risks related to the power safety of nuclear power plants, and raise the level of guarantee for nuclear power grids. Strengthen risk management and control of hydropower plants, promote the construction of intelligent monitoring and early warning systems for hydropower, promote intelligent operation and maintenance, and improve joint scheduling and collaborative management mechanisms for watersheds. Strengthen dam risk management and control, improve dam safety regulations, standards and risk management and control systems, and promote the application of intelligent dam safety monitoring and testing technology.

(3) Strengthen the safety management of new business formats and new entities

Strengthen the safety management of new energy power generation, improve safety technical standards for key scenarios such as offshore wind power and the “Shagowang” new energy base, improve a new safety management system for energy power generation enterprises, implement standardized production safety certification, and strengthen full-cycle safety risk assessment and prevention and control. Improve specialized management capabilities for secondary energy generation systems, and strengthen secondary professional team building and capability certification. Strengthen the safety management of new energy storage, improve the full-chain safety standard system and safety evaluation mechanism, and strengthen the safety supervision and information sharing of new energy storage.

(4) Strengthen active prevention and control of the safe operation of power grids

Improve system operation control capabilities, accelerate research on the basic theory of “double height” power system stability, and strengthen simulation and analysis capabilities for complex power systems. Promote the extension of power system operation mode analysis and calculation to both ends of planning and design and real-time operation, and include minimum equivalent startup evaluation and verification of power grids in method analysis. Strengthen the power grid's ability to operate in reasonable zoning, and build a diversified black start power supply system. Strengthen power grid risk management and control systems, improve accident risk prevention and operation risk management and control systems, strengthen risk management and control of large power grid stability damage risks, promote forest and grassland fire prevention along important transmission channels, and strengthen monitoring and control of power grid voltage instability and oscillation risks. Optimize the “three lines of defense”, consolidate and improve the power safety defense system, and strengthen safety verification efforts in the electricity market environment. Strengthen distribution grid safety management, improve risk management and control mechanisms for the safe operation of distribution networks, effectively control the risk of total outages in counties, strengthen collaborative safety scheduling between main distribution systems, and enhance the safety management and control capabilities of municipal and county dispatching agencies. Deepen the cybersecurity protection of power monitoring systems, strengthen the security protection of critical information infrastructure, strengthen the cybersecurity protection of new business formats and entities, and build an autonomous, controllable, safe and reliable power network communication infrastructure supply chain.

(5) Enhancing cyber-related security management capabilities

Improve the network-related safety management system, improve the network-related safety technical supervision system for secondary power systems, cultivate network-related inspection and technical supervision service market players, standardize network-related inspection and operation control, and strengthen dynamic monitoring of network-related performance. Strengthen grid-related management of new energy and new grid-connected entities, standardize grid-connected acceptance standards and management of operating parameters, and study and improve management, supervision and evaluation mechanisms for new energy modeling and parameter measurement agencies. Strengthen the management of conventional power supply networks, promote the next FM technology research under new operating conditions, scientifically lay out various dynamic reactive resources, and strengthen minimal startup management. Strengthen the management of local power grids and user-side grids, standardize the scheduling and safety management of local power grids and large power grids, and strengthen technical supervision of user-side grid control and protection configurations and parameters.

(6) Strengthen equipment safety management

Strictly control equipment into gateways, establish a quality traceability mechanism for the entire equipment process, strictly manage power equipment bidding and procurement, and explore the establishment of a “black list” of equipment quality and a “recall” system for power equipment with major defects. Strengthen equipment operation, maintenance and repair, implement equipment condition maintenance with reliability as the core, and speed up the upgrading of old and substandard equipment. Strengthen technical supervision throughout the equipment process, establish a comprehensive and linked technical supervision system, and strengthen the rectification of quality issues and supplier handling. Establish and improve a power equipment quality management system, rely on a power equipment quality and safety risk monitoring platform, and strengthen quality information sharing and joint risk monitoring.

(7) Improving the safety and quality management level of power construction projects

Strengthen comprehensive safety and quality supervision, standardize the safety management of the entire process of hazardous engineering operations, strictly manage design changes and construction periods, and strengthen the safety control of construction teams and personnel, and the control of survey and design sources. Strengthen the normalization of safety and quality issues, strengthen supervision units to weaken the rectification of supervisory issues, strictly crack down on serious illegal and irregularities such as subcontracting and illegal subcontracting, and step up efforts to rectify project quality issues. Explore a new model of safety supervision for power construction projects, promote the establishment of an intelligent collaborative innovation service platform for workers in the power construction industry, and carry out the “Sunshine Project” special campaign for standardization of power construction projects and safety and quality. Deepen safety and quality assurance for key projects and new business formats, focusing on strengthening safety and quality supervision and construction safety assurance for major projects such as hydropower in the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River, the “Shagowang” new energy base, large-scale offshore wind power base, and UHVAC and DC transmission, and strengthen safety and quality assurance for new technologies and new business formats.

(8) Strengthen the modernization of power emergency systems and capabilities

Improve the electricity emergency system, promote the revision of emergency plans for power outages at the provincial level, improve electricity emergency standards, strengthen the functional construction of the National Electric Power Emergency Command Center, improve and perfect the power emergency command mechanism under the general safety and emergency response framework, and strengthen regional emergency coordination in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, etc. Improve advance prevention capabilities, promote power companies to improve early warning “response” and rapid response mechanisms directly to the grassroots level, prepare and improve comprehensive risk maps and emergency defense maps for electric power disasters, and carry out simultaneous planning, project, construction and operation of power equipment and facilities with supporting facilities for disaster prevention and relief according to local conditions. Consolidate the foundation for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief, complete the construction of national power emergency bases in Northeast China and Northwest China, optimize and improve the “7+2+N” national power emergency response force system, and strengthen emergency response capabilities and foundations at the grassroots level. Raise the level of emergency rescue, implement innovative “artificial intelligence+power emergency response” projects, strengthen the “small, fast, light and intelligent” new technical equipment configuration, enhance handling and security capabilities in extreme emergency scenarios, and strengthen professional skills education and training.

(9) Accelerate the cultivation and development of new quality productivity in electricity safety

Strengthen “artificial intelligence +” safety management, innovate high-precision fault prediction and health management methods for equipment, promote the integration of artificial intelligence technology into intelligent safety tools, and research auxiliary decision-making technology for power safety production based on the big model of artificial intelligence. Increase independent research and development of key power equipment, strengthen research and development of new protective materials, establish special technical research plans for core components of power equipment, and promote breakthroughs in key technologies such as power chips and UHV components. Promote technological innovation in safety and quality control of power construction projects, study and build an intelligent supervision system for power construction projects, and use artificial intelligence, big data and other means to strengthen off-site supervision and quality supervision of key power projects.

(10) Give full play to the supporting role of reliability management

Improve the top-level design of reliability management, speed up the formulation of supporting regulations and systems for the “Electric Power Reliability Management Measures (Interim)”, and improve the power reliability management system with multi-party participation. Strengthen power reliability supervision and management, further promote power system reliability management and low-voltage power supply reliability management based on full automatic collection, and improve power reliability data standards and data quality management systems. Improve the reliability standard system covering all aspects, improve reliability standards for new elements and new scenarios, and strengthen the deep integration of standards and business scenarios. Deepen innovative applications of reliability technology, integrate reliability management throughout the life cycle of equipment, and explore the application of large models of artificial intelligence in reliability management.

(11) Raising the level of rule of law

Improve the policy and regulation system, speed up the revision of regulations and regulations such as the “Regulations on Emergency Response and Investigation and Handling of Electric Power Safety Accidents”, “National Emergency Plan for Large-scale Power Outages”, “Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Electric Power Construction Project Construction Safety”, “Measures for the Quality Supervision and Administration of Power Construction Projects”, and “Hydropower Dam Operation Safety Supervision and Administration Regulations”, etc., and improve the safety management normative documents and quality supervision outline system. Improve the construction of a standard system, revise national standards such as the “Electric Power Safety Work Procedure” and “Technical Specification for the Allocation of Electric Power Safety Facilities”, improve the network-related safety technical standard system, promote the publication of mandatory construction standards, and promptly formulate and revise standardized production safety standards or guidelines. Strengthen execution links, keep a close eye on the actual controllers, ultimate beneficiaries, and behind-the-scenes operators of illegal enterprises, seriously investigate and punish acts such as illegal production safety violations and falsification, improve the mechanism for handing over clues, and exert strong deterrent and deterrent effects. Improve the effectiveness of safety supervision, improve enforcement procedures, enhance the professionalism and penetrability of supervision, and strengthen entry supervision and comprehensive supervision. Strengthen the capacity building of supervisors, and focus on the shift from “problem investigation” to “investigation system”. Investigate accident incidents in a standardized and scientific manner, and form a closed loop of rectification and reform through accident investigation, problem rectification, inspection and sales, and accountability. Improve mechanisms for reporting electricity safety information and investigating and handling accidents. Improve the quality and efficiency of investigation and rectification of hidden hazards, and improve the mechanism for implementing responsibility and reverse investigation mechanisms for treating major hidden hazards as accidents. Establish a scientific quantitative safety evaluation system to promote the transformation of safety supervision from qualitative to quantitative. Deepen international exchanges and cooperation on electricity safety.

(12) Deepen the construction of a culture of electricity safety

Promote the construction of key safety culture projects for “Harmonious Compliance, Safety and Common Governance”, improve basic standards for the construction of a power safety culture, and vigorously carry out the construction of power safety science bases and popular science publicity. Improve the production safety education and training system, standardize the skills training and certification of workers, and strengthen the protection and publicity of power facilities. Improve the ability to evaluate the construction of a power safety culture, and conduct a pilot evaluation of the effectiveness of enterprise team and employee safety culture. Improve employees' safety culture, establish excellent traditional standards and specifications for electricity safety management, and establish an employee safety and mental health assessment system.

III. Safeguard Measures

Establish and improve a collaborative working mechanism led by the National Energy Administration, with various dispatching agencies collaborating with provincial power management departments to supervise and guide, and to refine implementation by power companies, power dispatching agencies, users, and various grid-connected entities. Electric power companies should break down operational tasks in detail and proceed in a scientific and orderly manner. Increase factor guarantees, strengthen cross-industry collaboration, and strengthen talent, technology, culture, and data support for power safety management. Strengthen supervision and evaluation, improve the implementation monitoring and dynamic evaluation mechanisms of action plans, and carry out regular implementation monitoring, analysis and risk early warning to ensure implementation and effectiveness.

This article was selected from the “National Energy Administration” official account, Zhitong Finance Editor: Li Fu.