The 14th Five Year Plan period is a critical and window period for carbon peaking, and an important stage for building a modern energy system. Recently, the Henan Provincial Government issued the “14th Five Year Plan for Modern Energy System and Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in Henan Province” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), which clarifies the overall ideas, main goals, and task measures for Henan Province to build a modern energy system, promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality work, and ensure energy security during the 14th Five Year Plan period. The Plan clearly states that in the next stage, we should actively promote the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, vigorously promote energy conservation, carbon reduction and efficiency enhancement, focus on enhancing energy security guarantee capabilities, actively cultivate new advantages in modern energy development, and innovate and improve the energy carbon peak and carbon neutrality system and mechanism.
Continuous optimization of energy production and consumption structure
The Plan proposes that by 2025, more than 50% of the province’s energy consumption increment will be met by non fossil fuels, the energy security guarantee capacity will be significantly improved, the energy production and consumption structure will continue to be optimized, the energy system and mechanism will be more perfect, and significant progress will be made in the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy system, laying a solid foundation for the province’s carbon peak and high-quality development.

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Significant achievements have been made in low-carbon energy transformation. The proportion of coal consumption has decreased to below 60%, while the proportion of non fossil energy consumption has increased to over 16%. Wind and photovoltaic power generation installations have become the main body of electricity installation increment, and the weight of renewable energy electricity consumption responsibility and non hydropower renewable energy electricity consumption responsibility have completed the national target tasks.
More powerful energy security guarantees. The comprehensive energy production capacity of the province has reached over 110 million tons of standard coal, with an installed capacity of 130 million kilowatts for electricity and over 50 million kilowatts for renewable energy generation. The coal production capacity has remained stable at 140 million tons per year, and the total length of oil and gas long-distance pipelines has reached over 11000 kilometers. The energy reserve and emergency system have been further improved.
The energy utilization efficiency has significantly improved. The effectiveness of energy conservation and carbon reduction is significant, with energy consumption per unit of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) decreasing by more than 15%, and coal consumption for coal-fired power generation units decreasing to 297 grams of standard coal per kilowatt hour. The flexibility of the energy system has been significantly enhanced, and the power demand side response capacity has reached 5% of the highest electricity load. The level of informatization and intelligence in the energy system has been further improved.
Energy services for people’s livelihoods continue to improve. The level of equalization of energy services between urban and rural areas has significantly improved, and the main technical indicators of rural power grids have reached the leading level in the central region. Key township gas pipelines have basically achieved full coverage, and the business environment in the energy sector continues to be optimized. The installation time for users in the power supply, gas supply, and heating industries has been further compressed, and the ability of the masses to ensure production and daily energy consumption has been further enhanced.
The Plan points out that during the 15th Five Year Plan period, through continued efforts, carbon peak will be achieved before 2030. Looking ahead to 2035, the province will make decisive progress in the high-quality development of energy, with a significant increase in the proportion of non fossil energy consumption, a steady decline in total carbon emissions after reaching its peak, a significant leap in the level of green and low-carbon energy development, safe and reliable supply, digital informatization, governance system and modernization of governance capabilities, and the basic formation of a modern energy system.