National Development and Reform Commission: Do not regard fertilizer production enterprises as high energy consumption enterprises, and must not implement orderly electricity consumption

Recently, the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice requesting that the needs of coal, electricity, and gas for fertilizer production be ensured
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The notice proposes that coal enterprises should increase the supply of coal for fertilizer production, strictly honor existing contracts, and actively re-sign fertilizer coal contracts; except for force majeure factors, they should not implement orderly electricity consumption for chemical fertilizer production enterprises, and do not regard chemical fertilizer production enterprises as high energy consumption.
Enterprises; strive to increase the supply of natural gas to fertilizer production enterprises
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The notice requires the full implementation of coal for fertilizer production

Local economic operation departments should promptly sort out the coal supply and demand of fertilizer production enterprises in the region and the signing and implementation of medium and long-term coal contracts, and guide coal enterprises and fertilizer production enterprises to sign medium and long-term contracts in accordance with the principle of "sharing benefits and sharing risks"; Strengthen the performance supervision of signing medium and long-term contracts, promptly organize and coordinate coal sources to sign contracts for those who had a shortage of coal use a year ago, and urge fertilizer manufacturers to sign medium and long-term contracts for the full amount of coal used next year
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The economic operation departments of major coal-producing provinces should urge coal enterprises in the region to timely and fully honor the medium and long-term contracts they have signed with fertilizer production enterprises, and help other provinces and regions coordinate the implementation of supplementary coal sources for fertilizer coal use contracts
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Coal enterprises should increase the supply of coal for fertilizer production, strictly honor existing contracts, and actively sign up contracts for fertilizer coal use
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Coal enterprises that run or hold shares in chemical fertilizer production enterprises themselves should also sign medium and long-term contracts to strengthen the overall allocation of internal coal resources to ensure that the fertilizer production enterprises affiliated to the enterprise need coal
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Strengthen the guarantee of railway transportation capacity of coal for fertilizer production, and give priority to the transportation plan of coal for fertilizer production that has signed medium and long-term contracts as well as thermal coal
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The notice also requires the effective protection of electricity for fertilizer production

Local economic operation departments and power grid enterprises should strengthen power dispatching, optimize service methods, support fertilizer production enterprises to sign medium and long-term power contracts, and effectively ensure the electricity demand of chemical fertilizer production enterprises
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It is necessary to adhere to differentiated treatment and classified policies, scientifically formulate an orderly electricity consumption plan, and except for force majeure factors, orderly electricity consumption shall not be implemented for chemical fertilizer production enterprises
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When implementing and further deepening the market-oriented reform of coal-fired power generation on-grid electricity prices and organizing electricity market transactions, all localities can consider the particularity of fertilizer production as an industry supporting agriculture, and do not regard fertilizer production enterprises as high-energy-consumption enterprises.
The actual situation is confirmed by research
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The notice emphasizes the active protection of gas for fertilizer production

Economic operation departments and natural gas supply enterprises at all levels should strengthen resource scheduling, optimize resource organization, and support fertilizer production enterprises to sign gas supply contracts
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During the heating season, natural gas supply companies must strictly perform the gas supply contracts signed with fertilizer production companies, and strive to increase the natural gas supply of fertilizer production companies under the premise of ensuring gas consumption for people's livelihood.
Reduce time and increase natural gas supply guarantee for key fertilizer production enterprises
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In another report, recently, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Transport, and the National Railway Group jointly issued the "Notice on Establishing a Special Class for the Coordination and Guarantee of Fertilizer Production to Stabilize Fertilizer Supply for a Period in the Future".
The local government has established a special class for the coordination and guarantee of chemical fertilizer production.
In accordance with the principle of "one enterprise, one policy", it has actively helped key chemical fertilizer production enterprises to coordinate and solve difficulties and problems that affect the improvement of production and start-up levels
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The key fertilizer production enterprises involved in the notice cover about 70% of the production capacity of urea and ammonium phosphate, and about 90% of the production capacity of potash fertilizer, which can effectively guarantee the production and supply of fertilizers for spring ploughing next year
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