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The reporter recently learned from the National Energy Administration that in the past 10 years, China has deeply promoted the energy consumption revolution, supply revolution, technological revolution, and institutional revolution, strengthened international cooperation in all directions, and made historic achievements in energy development.

Energy green and low-carbon development continues to reach a new level. From 2013 to 2023, the proportion of coal consumption in China fell from 67.4 per cent to 55.3 per cent, a cumulative decline of 12.1 percentage points; the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption such as wind power, solar power, hydropower, nuclear power and biomass energy increased from 10.2 per cent to 17.9 per cent, a cumulative increase of 7.7 percentage points. China's energy efficiency has been greatly improved, becoming one of the countries with the fastest decline in energy consumption intensity in the world. In 2023, the new installed capacity of renewable energy power generation will exceed half of the world's total, and the cumulative installed capacity will account for nearly 40% of the world's total.

China's energy security and stable supply level has achieved a new leap. From 2013 to 2023, the total primary energy production increased by 35%, the raw coal production capacity continued to increase, the crude oil production remained at the level of 0.2 billion tons, and the installed power capacity and natural gas production doubled. The installed capacity of wind power generation has increased from more than 7600 million kilowatts to more than 0.44 billion kilowatts, an increase of nearly five times, and the installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation has increased from more than 1900 million kilowatts to more than 0.6 billion kilowatts, an increase of more than 30 times. In 2023, the new installed capacity of renewable energy power generation will exceed half of the world's total, and the cumulative installed capacity will account for nearly 40% of the world's total. The power transmission capacity from west to east exceeds 0.3 billion kilowatts, supporting about one-fifth of the electricity demand in the eastern and central regions. The total mileage of long-distance oil and gas pipelines has increased from more than 100000 kilometers to 190000 kilometers, an increase of about 80%. The country's per capita domestic electricity consumption doubled from 500 kW to nearly 1000 kW.

The modernization level of energy science and technology has entered the international advanced ranks. The third-generation pressurized water reactor nuclear power technology such as Hualong No. 1 with independent intellectual property rights has been formed, and the world's first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor commercial demonstration project in Shidao Bay, Shandong has been completed and put into operation. New breakthroughs have been made in the exploration and development of unconventional oil and gas and the development of heavy-duty gas turbines. Ultra-high voltage transmission, high-parameter coal power and other technologies to maintain the world's leading. Wind power has formed a complete industrial chain system from equipment manufacturing, development and construction to operation and maintenance. The conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cells has repeatedly set world records, and the cost of wind power and photovoltaic power generation has dropped by 60% and 80% respectively. The whole industry chain of hydropower is leading the world, and the Baihetan hydropower station with the largest single-machine capacity in the world has been built. New energy storage, hydrogen energy and other cutting-edge technologies to accelerate the pace of industrialization.

Reform in key areas and key links of energy continued to deepen. The construction of a unified national electricity market system has been accelerated, and more than 60% of the electricity consumption of the whole society has been allocated to market-oriented transactions; the oil and gas market system has been initially formed; and the medium-and long-term coal contract system and market price formation mechanism have been continuously improved.

International energy cooperation is expanding in all directions. Overseas oil and gas cooperation zones and import channels were further consolidated and strengthened. A number of landmark projects, such as Brazil's beautiful mountain UHV DC transmission project and Hualong No.1 overseas first pile, have been completed and put into operation, realizing power interconnection with seven neighboring countries. Successfully built the "Belt and Road" energy partnership and the global clean energy partnership two major home diplomatic mechanisms. Six major regional energy cooperation platforms including China-ASEAN and China-Arab League have been effective, and China has increasingly become an important part of the global energy governance system. force.