National Development and Reform Commission: Improve policies related to energy consumption dual control and strictly control energy consumption intensity

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have issued a notice on the implementation plan for revitalizing the operation of the industrial economy and promoting high-quality industrial development. The plan mentions the solid promotion of energy safety and supply guarantee. Give full play to the role of the inter ministerial coordination mechanism for coal, electricity, oil, and gas transportation guarantee work, strengthen resource coordination and scheduling, promote the full release of high-quality coal production capacity, improve the performance level of medium - and long-term contracts for coal used in power generation, heating, and fertilizer, and promote coal-fired power enterprises to increase their power generation output. Develop emergency plans for energy supply assurance, implement and refine energy and electricity supply assurance work, and ensure the energy needs of people's livelihoods and key users. All taxes payable by coal-fired and heating enterprises for the fourth quarter of this year are temporarily suspended. Improve policies related to dual control of energy consumption, strictly control energy intensity, and take multiple measures to effectively enhance the flexibility of total energy consumption management, ensuring the rational use of energy for industrial development. Strictly crack down on various illegal activities such as spreading false information, raising prices, and disorderly capital speculation.

Strengthen the leadership of energy efficiency standards. Scientifically determine the benchmark and benchmark level of energy efficiency in key areas such as petrochemicals, non-ferrous metals, and building materials, clarify the target direction, highlight standard guidance, strictly enforce energy efficiency constraints, organize a number of energy-saving and carbon reduction technology transformation projects, carry out energy-saving and carbon reduction technology demonstration applications, and improve the industry's energy-saving and carbon reduction level. Promote key industries such as steel, electrolytic aluminum, cement, and flat glass, as well as data centers to increase capacity saving, and accelerate the promotion and application of industrial energy-saving and carbon reduction technology and equipment. Intensify the revision and promotion of energy consumption standards, establish a dynamic mechanism to improve energy efficiency benchmarks and benchmark levels, and improve supporting standards such as energy accounting, testing and certification, evaluation, and auditing.