State Electricity Regulatory Commission Releases Annual Report on Electricity Supervision in 2010

According to China Voices "Yangguang News," the State Electricity Regulatory Commission announced today (4th) the "2010 Annual Electricity Supervision Annual Report."

According to the report data, during the “11th Five-Year Plan” period, the reliability rate of electricity supply to users of the national 10 kV power supply system in the country rose from 99.849% to 99.923%. It can be said that the electricity guarantee rate is very high. The average annual power outage time of users decreased from 13.191 hours to 6.722 hours, in which the average number of user failures was reduced to 1.345 hours per household per year, and the reliability of electricity usage was greatly improved.

In terms of electricity prices, the total electricity sales of major grid companies in China in 2010 was 3,433.339 billion kilowatts. The average price of electricity sold was also reduced synchronously, dropping to an average of 5毛7 per kilowatt-hour, while the electricity price of the public was basically around 4毛5, and the electricity price remained stable.

In respect of coal consumption for power supply, the power generation enterprises in the country have generally adopted measures to reduce consumption and reached world advanced levels.

In respect of renewable energy, the proportion of non-fossil energy investment in power investment increased from 29% in 2005 to 64% in 2010, a very large increase. In the same period, coal-fired thermal power investment dropped from 227.1 billion yuan to 131.1 billion, and thermal power investment has further declined to contribute to energy-saving and emission reduction.

However, the report also pointed out that there are still certain problems in the supply of electricity services. In some areas, the indiscriminate use of electricity to limit the life of residents has affected the normal life of residents. In addition, the temperature in the third quarter of 2010 was high, and the electricity load was at a historically high level, causing voltage instability in some areas that also caused power outages and power cuts in some areas. The SERC has also issued some warnings to some power supply companies and proposed that in the case of tight electricity this year, it is necessary to ensure that the residents use electricity, and that they do not limit the electricity consumption of residents.