The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued a notice to clarify the national industrial energy conservation supervision task in 2023. The special energy conservation supervision task takes into account the characteristics of the industry, the size of the enterprise, the region where it is located and the content of the supervision, and determines 4,391 enterprises in the national industrial energy conservation supervision task. Among them, there are 1,891 special inspections of energy efficiency in key industries such as steel, petrochemical, chemical, building materials, and non-ferrous metals, 242 special inspections of energy efficiency in key areas such as data centers, 2,125 special inspections of energy efficiency in green factories and national green data centers, and 133 special inspections of the rectification and implementation of illegal enterprises in 2022. At the same time, the local industry and information technology authorities put forward three work requirements, such as strengthening the implementation of responsibility, strengthening team construction, and ensuring the progress of work.

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1. Special energy-saving monitoring tasks

Taking into account the characteristics of the industry, the size of the enterprise, the region where it is located and the content of supervision, 4,391 enterprises have been identified as the task of national industrial energy conservation supervision. Among them, there are 1,891 special inspections of energy efficiency in key industries such as steel, petrochemical and chemical industries, building materials, and non-ferrous metals, 242 special inspections of energy efficiency in key areas such as data centers, 2,125 special inspections of energy efficiency in green factories and national green data centers, and 133 special inspections of the rectification and implementation of illegal enterprises in 2022 (see Annex 1 for the list).

2. Job requirements

1. Strengthening accountability. Local industrial and information technology authorities should thoroughly implement the “People’s Republic of China Energy Conservation Law”, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the “Industrial energy Conservation Management Measures” and “Industrial energy Conservation supervision Measures”, strengthen the main responsibility, strict industrial energy conservation supervision and law enforcement, and constantly improve the efficiency of law enforcement, promote enterprises to save energy and improve energy utilization efficiency, and accelerate green and low-carbon development.

2. We will strengthen our workforce. Continue to promote the construction of industrial energy conservation supervision systems at the provincial, city and county levels, constantly improve the ability of industrial energy conservation supervision teams, give full play to the auxiliary supporting role of third-party institutions and experts, strengthen the linkage of departments, and ensure that high-quality industrial energy conservation supervision tasks are completed.

(3) Ensuring work progress. In accordance with the time schedule and requirements specified in the Notice, and according to the industrial energy conservation supervision work manual (see Annex 2), we shall promptly organize and carry out on-site supervision, and timely submit the supervision results and annual work summary report.