Carry out green power trading pilots and promote the construction of a new power system with new energy as the main body

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration formally replied to the State Grid Corporation of China and China Southern Power Grid Corporation to promote the development of pilot green power transactions
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Question: After the Party Central Committee and the State Council put forward the carbon peak and carbon neutral targets, what is the background and starting point for launching the green power trading pilot work?

Answer: In order to implement the strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and to accelerate the construction of a new power system with new energy as the main body, it is necessary to take strong measures to vigorously develop new energy
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Question: Are the conditions for green power trading mature and are technically prepared?

Answer: During the design and research process, the National Development and Reform Commission conducted in-depth investigations with the National Energy Administration, related companies, experts and scholars, and found that the conditions for developing a green power market are ripe
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Question: What are the overall considerations for conducting green power trading pilots? How to promote my country's clean and low-carbon transition through green power trading?

Answer: The overall consideration of pilot green power trading is to give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, better play the role of the government, and promote green power to take priority in trading organization, grid dispatching, and price formation mechanism, and serve the market.

Question: Is there any difference between green power and general power trading? What is the trading mechanism? Which market players can participate?

Answer: Green power trading is the establishment of independent green power trading varieties under the existing medium and long-term trading framework, and actively guides users with green power demand to directly conduct transactions with power generation companies.

Question: How will the green power pilot work be organized and implemented in the next step?

　　Answer: Under the guidance of the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, the pilot work of green power trading will be carried out by the State Grid Corporation of China and China Southern Power Grid Corporation of the Beijing Power Exchange Center and the Guangzhou Power Exchange Center.