National Energy Administration: Promote the coordinated development of new energy and multiple industries, coordinate the optimization and upgrading of traditional industries.

Recently, the National Energy Administration issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of New Energy". Relevant officials from the National Energy Administration stated in an interview with reporters that the "Guiding Opinions" summarized the integrated development of new energy as three aspects: the integrated development of new energy in multiple dimensions, the coordinated development of new energy with multiple industries, and the diversified non-electric use of new energy, and proposed policy measures for each aspect. In promoting the coordinated development of new energy with multiple industries, firstly, accelerating the promotion of the new energy industry chain "green production", enhancing the level of green electricity application and spatial clustering efficiency of new energy equipment manufacturing, and supporting the construction of low-carbon and zero-carbon parks with multiple complementary energy sources and high self-sufficiency. Secondly, coordinating the optimization and upgrading of new energy with traditional industries, guiding traditional industries to utilize new energy electricity more through production process optimization, scientific energy storage configuration, and green product design, and constructing a new energy utilization system that matches the characteristics of new energy. Thirdly, actively promoting the integration and mutual promotion of new energy with emerging industries, promoting the coordinated planning of new energy bases with computing facilities, facilitating the integrated operation of power and computing networks, and promoting the coordinated layout and cluster development of emerging industries such as new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, energy conservation, and environmental protection with new energy. The original article is as follows: An official from the National Energy Administration answers questions on the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of New Energy" Recently, the National Energy Administration issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of New Energy" (Guo Neng Fa Xin Neng [2025] No. 93, hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions"). Relevant officials from the National Energy Administration accepted an interview with journalists on this issue. Question: What is the background for the issuance of the "Guiding Opinions"? In recent years, China has achieved a significant development in the field of new energy, making historic achievements. As of September 2025, the cumulative installed capacity of wind power and CECEP Solar Energy in China has reached 1.708 billion kilowatts, accounting for 46% of the country's total installed capacity; in the first three quarters of this year, the combined electricity generation from wind and solar power reached 1.73 trillion kilowatt-hours, accounting for 22.3% of the total electricity consumption during the same period. With the increasing scale and proportion of new energy, the development of new energy is facing challenges such as increasing pressure on system integration and growing difficulty in ensuring resources, which urgently requires a transformation in the mode of new energy development, construction, and operation to achieve integrated development. Therefore, we have issued the "Guiding Opinions" to enhance the autonomy of new energy development, strengthen the competitiveness of the new energy market, and create an upgraded version of new energy development. Question: How should we accurately understand the integrated development of new energy? Different from the traditional development mode that solely focuses on the construction of new energy projects, the integrated development of new energy requires full consideration of the "left and right" integration of new energy with other energy sources, the "front and rear" integration of new energy production and consumption, and the "upper and lower" integration of the new energy industrial chain. Through comprehensive integration, the reliable substitution capacity of new energy generation is enhanced, new non-electric utilization paths of new energy are expanded, reducing the dependence on the power system and improving the autonomy and competitiveness of new energy development. The "Guiding Opinions" summarizes the integrated development of new energy into three aspects: the integrated development of new energy in multiple dimensions, the coordinated development of new energy with multiple industries, and the diversified non-electric utilization of new energy, and proposes policy measures for each aspect. Question: How do we promote the integrated development of new energy in multiple dimensions? Firstly, enhancing the level of complementary development of multiple new energy varieties, optimizing the power structure and energy storage configuration of new energy bases, actively promoting the integrated development of hydro, wind, and solar power in major river basins, and promoting complementary development in centralized new energy projects in the province through wind, solar, and gas storage. Secondly, strengthening the intensive and combined utilization of new energy development space, promoting intensive site selection and clustered development of new energy, achieving shared areas, infrastructure, and regulation capacity. Thirdly, promoting the integrated development of distributed new energy in multiple fields, promoting the utilization of distributed new energy in transportation, construction, agriculture, and rural areas. Fourthly, promoting coordinated optimization and control of multiple new energy varieties, encouraging the integration of new energy in regulation and operation, market participation, and operation and maintenance to enhance system friendliness and market competitiveness. Question: From which aspects will the "Guiding Opinions" promote the coordinated development of new energy with multiple industries? Firstly, accelerating the promotion of the new energy industry chain "green production", enhancing the level and spatial clustering efficiency of green electricity application in new energy equipment manufacturing, supporting the construction of low-carbon and zero-carbon parks with multiple complementary energy sources. Secondly, coordinating the optimization and upgrading of new energy with traditional industries, directing major productivity and infrastructure layout optimization with new energy resources, guiding traditional industries to use more new energy electricity through production process optimization, scientific energy storage configuration, and green product design, to build a new industrial energy system that matches the characteristics of new energy. Thirdly, actively promoting the integrated development of new energy with emerging industries, promoting the coordinated planning of new energy bases and computing facilities, promoting the integrated operation of power and computing networks, and promoting the coordinated layout and cluster development of emerging industries such as new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, energy conservation, and environmental protection with new energy. Question: How can the integrated development of non-electric utilization of new energy be achieved? Firstly, focusing on enhancing the level of coordinated development of wind, solar, and hydrogen storage, improving the integrated control and self-balancing capability of wind, solar, and hydrogen storage, developing weak grid connection and off-grid hydrogen production using new energy. Secondly, steadily building a comprehensive industrial base for green hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol (hydrogen-based energy), scientifically planning the green hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol industry and transportation infrastructure, and promoting the application of green hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol in coal chemical, metallurgical, shipping, and other fields. Thirdly, using geothermal energy, biomass, renewable energy electricity for heating, and other methods to promote the orderly application of new energy for heating and warming, and tap into and utilize the flexible regulatory capacity of thermal systems. Question: How will the integrated development of new energy be implemented in the next steps? The National Energy Administration will strengthen organization and coordination and policy promotion and interpretation, support localities to actively and orderly conduct new energy integrated development projects, and support such projects from the perspective of optimizing project investment and development management. The National Energy Administration will summarize and promote advanced experiences from typical projects, continuously promote the optimization and improvement of electricity dispatch and market transaction certification mechanisms, and make integrated development an important direction for the development of new energy in the new era. This article is selected from the official account of the National Energy Administration and edited by GMTEight: Jiang Yuanhua.