National Development and Reform Commission: It is expected that there will be overall balance between energy supply and demand during this year's peak summer period.

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission organized a video conference to arrange and deploy the national peak-shifting and summer peak energy supply work. The meeting pointed out that in recent years, China's energy supply capacity has continuously increased, laying a solid foundation for ensuring energy security during peak-shifting and summer peak periods. By the end of April, the national installed capacity reached 3.99 billion kilowatts, an increase of 500 million kilowatts compared to the same period last year. Currently, the national coal reserves of power plants exceed 200 million tons, with an average of over 30 days of available supply, at a relatively high level. High percentages of long-term energy contracts have been signed and efficiently executed, solidifying the "security and stability" foundation for energy supply. It is expected that during this year's peak-shifting and summer peak period, the overall balance between energy supply and demand will be maintained, ensuring the overall guarantee of economic and social development and public energy consumption. The original text is as follows: The National Development and Reform Commission organizes a video conference to arrange and deploy the national peak-shifting and summer peak energy supply work Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission organized a video conference to arrange and deploy the national peak-shifting and summer peak energy supply work for 2026, deeply studying and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the decisions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, and making arrangements for ensuring energy supply during peak-shifting and summer peak periods. Li Chunlin, member of the leading Party group of the National Development and Reform Commission and deputy director, attended the meeting and delivered a speech, while Xiao Weiming, deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, presided over the meeting. The meeting pointed out that in recent years, China's energy supply capacity has continuously increased, laying a solid foundation for ensuring energy security during peak-shifting and summer peak periods. By the end of April, the national installed capacity reached 3.99 billion kilowatts, an increase of 500 million kilowatts compared to the same period last year. Currently, the national coal reserves of power plants exceed 200 million tons, with an average of over 30 days of available supply, at a relatively high level. High percentages of long-term energy contracts have been signed and efficiently executed, solidifying the "security and stability" foundation for energy supply. It is expected that during this year's peak-shifting and summer peak period, the overall balance between energy supply and demand will be maintained, ensuring the overall guarantee of economic and social development and public energy consumption. The meeting required all regions and relevant enterprises to fully understand the importance, complexity, and long-term nature of the task of ensuring energy supply during peak-shifting and summer peak periods, focus on key areas and critical periods, closely monitor, conduct rolling assessments, strengthen dispatching, fully implement various measures to ensure supply, make good use of contingency plans for ensuring supply, and fully guarantee the safe and stable operation of energy during peak-shifting and summer peak periods. Firstly, to fully guarantee stable production and supply. Ensure the production and supply of primary energy such as coal and natural gas, strengthen the transportation guarantee of coal for power generation, and meet the peak demand for power generation. Continuously promote the efficient implementation of long-term contracts for electricity, coal, and natural gas. Strengthen the operation and control of power equipment to achieve stable and reliable power output. Optimize power dispatching to fully tap the peak capacity of various types of power sources. Secondly, to efficiently conduct inter-provincial power assistance. Adhere to the combination of effective market and proactive government, fully utilize the results of the construction of a national unified electricity market to improve the level of assistance, and timely standardize the implementation of electricity emergency dispatching to ensure supply. Thirdly, to carry out refined management of electricity demand. Adhere to the principle of "energy conservation assists, market demand response prioritized, and orderly electricity use plans as the bottom line", fully tap into demand-side resources to coordinate supply, and firmly secure the bottom line of safe and orderly operation of electricity. Fourthly, to respond quickly and prudently to emergencies. In response to the frequent occurrence of extreme weather disasters such as typhoons, heavy rain, and floods during peak-shifting and summer peak periods, fully pre-position repair resources, organize energy supply emergency response and repair in a timely manner, and ensure temporary energy supply for people's livelihoods and important users. Fifthly, to effectively carry out safety production. Strictly implement the requirements of the "three inspections and three must-dos", effectively implement safety production work, and safeguard the bottom line of safety. Relevant leaders of central and state organs and bureaus, relevant leaders of central enterprises, attended the meeting at the main venue of the National Development and Reform Commission; deputy secretaries-general of the people's governments of all provinces (regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in charge of energy supply work, as well as officials in charge of development, reform, industry and information technology, and energy departments and local energy enterprises attended the meeting at various local venues. This article is selected from the official WeChat account of the National Development and Reform Commission, edited by Xu Wenqiang.