At a press conference held by the National Development and Reform Commission today, a relevant person in charge of the National Energy Administration said that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, China's electricity demand will continue to grow rigidly. It is expected that the electricity consumption of Shanghai will increase by 3 new cities every year, and China will further strengthen its capacity building for electricity security and supply. According to reports, during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, driven by emerging industries such as computing power, China's electricity demand will continue to grow rigidly. The average annual increase is expected to reach about 600 billion kilowatts, which is equivalent to adding 3 new Shanghai city's electricity consumption every year. In order to ensure the supply of electricity, China has established an early warning mechanism for the sufficiency of electricity supply. It is proposed that the electricity supply sufficiency will be greater than 1.1 in 2030, that is, at the peak of electricity consumption load, there is still a 10% margin of guarantee capacity to ensure that it can “withstand the peak and cover the bottom” at critical times.

At a press conference held by the National Development and Reform Commission today, a relevant person in charge of the National Energy Administration said that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, China's electricity demand will continue to grow rigidly. It is expected that the electricity consumption of Shanghai will increase by 3 new cities every year, and China will further strengthen its capacity building for electricity security and supply. According to reports, during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, driven by emerging industries such as computing power, China's electricity demand will continue to grow rigidly. The average annual increase is expected to reach about 600 billion kilowatts, which is equivalent to adding 3 new Shanghai city's electricity consumption every year. In order to ensure the supply of electricity, China has established an early warning mechanism for the sufficiency of electricity supply. It is proposed that the electricity supply sufficiency will be greater than 1.1 in 2030, that is, at the peak of electricity consumption load, there is still a 10% margin of guarantee capacity to ensure that it can “withstand the peak and cover the bottom” at critical times.