"Twelve Five" China will enter the period of rapid development of nuclear power

At this year's two sessions, Premier Wen Jiabao stated in his government work report that by 2020, China’s clean energy share should account for 15% of total energy, which is nearly double the current level, and is currently used as a clean energy source. The main force, China’s nuclear power is also entering a period of rapid development. What kind of new moves will this industry make this year? The reporter specifically interviewed representatives and members of the nuclear power industry to listen to their introduction.

Li Yongjiang (CPPCC member and vice chairman of the China Nuclear Energy Industry Association): Nuclear power accounts for 1.1% of the total power installed capacity, which may reach 2.2% by 2015 and 3.5% by 2020. Li Yongjiang told reporters that the reason why all provinces are striving for nuclear power projects is precisely because the nuclear power plant brings clean energy, but also has very good economic benefits. At present, the cost of domestic nuclear power can be controlled at 0.36 yuan per kilowatt-hour. Between 0.47 yuan. Electricity prices have now been completely comparable to thermal power, which was relatively high in the past and far higher than that of thermal power. At present, it is already lower than thermal power in some regions.

At the same time, the reporter also noticed that in the draft of the 12th Five-Year Plan, the state explicitly proposed to develop nuclear power efficiently under the premise of ensuring safety. What is the current level of China's nuclear power security? The reporter also learned about the members of the nuclear power company.

Liu Ye (CPPCC member, deputy general manager of China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd.): Now it has accumulated a lot of experience in design, construction, and operation. In the construction of the 12th Five-Year Plan, we are repeatedly applying these experiences. We believe that the 12th Five-Year Plan These 28 units should be more secure in terms of safety.

Foreign companies are keen to discuss China's new energy development strategy for the 12th Five-Year Plan. China's new energy development will accelerate overall in the next five years. This will also provide greater space for development of new energy cooperation between China and foreign countries. During the two sessions, the reporter learned from an interview with some foreign executives that they were full of confidence in the cooperation with Chinese companies in the new energy field.

Wen Yuezhong (Global Vice President, GE Energy): In the future, developing countries, especially China, will have strong industrial development and will have new technologies. For example, China is the largest applicator and the largest developer in the clean coal sector. The development of clean coal technologies in China will therefore play a leading role in the world. We hope that by setting up a reverse innovation center in China, we can develop these technologies with Chinese customers and Chinese partners. Not only for China, but also to bring back to the world in the future.

Andrew Baron Wharton (chairman of Barron Partners Fund): New energy must be cost-effective if it is to scale, rather than relying on government funding. We have seen that the cost of wind energy is already comparable to traditional fossil fuels. If there are good transmission lines, it will save costs and other new energy costs will become lower and lower. To do this, we must constantly update the technology and innovative production methods, which are also China's efforts to do.

Chen Jinya (President of Alcoa Asia Pacific): We have a project in Inner Mongolia with our partners in China. This project makes full use of the abundant wind power in Inner Mongolia and uses it to replace coal power. Over 25% of the electricity supply is based on new energy sources. . The Chinese aluminum industry represents the direction of global development. Personally, I feel that the 12th Five-Year Plan will create a very big opportunity for China to use green energy to develop the aluminum industry. And this has a role model for the world.