The National Energy Administration holds a meeting to promote the construction of the Southern Regional Electricity Market.

According to the WeChat public account of the National Energy Administration, on August 22, the National Energy Administration held a meeting to promote the construction of the southern regional electricity market, heard reports from relevant units on the construction of the southern regional electricity market, and discussed the next steps. Wan Jinsong, member of the Party Group of the National Energy Administration and Deputy Director, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting pointed out that the construction of the southern regional electricity market is of great significance. Various units have done a large amount of solid work, and the progress of market construction is generally smooth, exceeding expectations. The southern regional electricity market is the "experimental field" for the construction of the national unified electricity market system. The situation is complex, the construction difficulty is high, and there is no mature experience to draw on. It is necessary to explore boldly, achieve more scientific resource allocation, stronger guarantee capacity, more flexible adjustment mechanism, and fairer market environment through regional electricity market. The meeting emphasized that in the construction of the southern regional electricity market, first, we must adhere to the reform determination, explore boldly, and never stop. It is necessary to resolutely implement the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the construction of the national unified electricity market system, innovate boldly, and steadfastly promote the construction of the southern regional electricity market. Second, we must adhere to problem orientation, respond to challenges, and be stable and persevering. We must face the problems existing in the market construction process, take targeted measures for different problems, promptly coordinate and solve technical problems, and explore multi-faceted solution for institutional and systemic problems. Third, we must adhere to a systematic concept, balance flexibility and firmness, and integrate short-term and long-term goals. It is necessary to systematically construct a market system that adapts to the energy transition, organically combining the "rigidity" of planning with the "flexibility" of the market, solving simple problems promptly, and promoting solutions to complex problems through small breakthroughs. Fourth, we must adhere to cooperation, consultation, joint construction, and sharing responsibilities. Regional electricity market involves the interests of all parties, various entities must strengthen cooperation, form a joint force, share the benefits of market construction, and bear the risks of market construction together. Relevant departments of the National Development and Reform Commission, relevant departments and agencies of the National Energy Administration, relevant departments of the five southern provinces (regions), and relevant power companies attended the meeting. This article is from the WeChat public account of the National Energy Administration. Editor: Li Cheng.