◆OCTOBER2023CHINA ENERGY POLICYNEWSLETTERChina Energy Transformation Programme1.China energy transition updatesRenewable power consumption by province in 2022 announcedThe National Energy Administration (NEA)recently released the Renewable Energy Power Monitoring and EvaluationReport2022(CNH:国家能源局关于2022年度全国可再生能源电力发展监测评价结果的通报)，summarizing thedevelopment of renewable power in 2022.In 2022,renewable energy accounted for 31.6%of the total electricityconsumption nationwide,a year-on-year increase of 2.2 percentage points.Among the 30 assessment provinces(Tibet isexempt),26 reached the binding targets,and 17 of them reached the incentive targets,that is,10%to 11%higher than thebinding targets;Xinjiang failed to meet the binding target,with a difference of 0.3 percentage points;Shanghai,Chongqing,and Shaanxi failed to meet the standards due to force majeure,and the unfinished amount was exempted bythe government.Non-hydro renewable energy accounted for 15.9%of the whole sodety's electricity consumption,a year-on-year increase of 2.2 percentage points;only Yunnan(-2.9pct)and Xinjiang(-0.5pct)failed to meet the binding targets,while Shaanxi and Gansu achieved their goals by obtaining excess renewable power consumption transferred from otherprovinces;24 provinces reached incentive targets.Xinjiang failed to achieve the binding target due to limited local power consumption conditions;Yunnan was unable toachieve the target due to insufficient non-hydro renewable energy power generation.In 2022,Yunnan's wind powergeneration decreased by 7.7%year-on-year,and solar PV power generation increased by 8.3%year-on-year,far lowerthan the national average of 30.8%.1“国家能源局关于2022年度全国可再生能源电力发展监测评价结果的通报，”National Energy Administration7 September2023,accessed athttp://zfxxgk.nea.gov.cn/2023-09/07/c_1310741874.htmyou would like to subscribe to the newsletter,please send your full name,organization and title to china@ens.dk●●在●Danish EnergyNorad由COLUMBIA ISIPA能源研究所Agency中国能源转型项目Center on Global Energy PolicyCompletion status of non-hydro renewable power consumption by province in 202235%21%7%22022 Non-hydro RE indicative target2022 Non-hydro RE binding target2022 Actual share of non-hydro RE in electricity consumptionSource:National Energy Administration(NEA),September 2023Solar PV power generation efficiency improved significantly in 2022The Renewable Energy Power Monitoring and Evaluation Report 2022 also released data on renewable power utilizationrates,wind power and solar PV full load hours,and the proportion of renewable energy in ultra-high-voltage (UHV)transmission lines.In 2022,the national average utilization rate of wind power was 96.8%,the same as the previous year;the national average utilization rate of solar PV power generation was 98.3%,an increase of 4.9 percentage points year-on-year.The full load hours of solar PV increased year-on-year in the region of "Three Norths"except Xinjiang,Shaanxi,and parts of Qinghai and Gansu.By the end of 2022,20 DC UHV lines have been built across the country,and the annual power transmission of renewableenergy increased by 10.3%year-on-year,accounting for 56.2%.Among them,the annual power transmission ofrenewable energy accounted for 48.6%of the 16 lines operated by the State Grid and accounted for 100%of the lines byChina Souther Power Grid.The previously released 14th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development stated that theproportion of renewable power transmission in newly built key lines during the 14th Five-Year Plan period should be atleast 50%.2China's power supply reliability indicators in 2022 releasedIn 2022,the average power supply reliability rate for users nationwide was 99.896%,a year-on-year increase of 0.025percentage points.Among these,urban grid users reached 99.974%and rural grid users reached 99.883%,which was0.091 percentage points lower than that of urban grids.Among the 31 provinces,the average power supply reliability rateof users in Beijing,Tianjin,Shanghai,Zhejiang,Jiangsu,Guangdong,and Shandong was higher than 99.95%;InnerMongolia and Heilongjiang both declined year-on-year,and Tibet was the lowest at 99.80%.The average power outagetime for users across the country was 9.10 hours per household,a year-on-year decrease of 2.16 hours per household.Among 31 provinces,24 provinces decreased by more than 10%year-on-year.The power outage situation was furtherimproved overall.32国家能源局关于2022年度全国可再生能源电力发展监测评价结果的通报，”National Energy Administration7 September2023,accessed athttp://zfxxgk.nea.gov.cn/2023-09/07/c_1310741874.htm.32022年度全国电力可靠性指标，"National Energy Administration,9 October2023,accessed athttps://baijiahao.baidu.com/sid=1779278708327798808&wfr=spider&for=pc.CETNoradd由COLUMBIA ISIPA能源研究所Agency中国能源转型项目Center on Global Energy Policy