Guangdong wants to promote the development of non-fossil fuel sources

Guangdong, a large energy-consuming province in southern China, will further strengthen its efforts to develop non-petrochemical energy sources and promote the construction of large offshore wind turbines to achieve its energy conservation and carbon reduction targets in 2025.

The province will also actively develop nuclear energy in a safe and orderly manner, accelerating the construction of nuclear power projects, including the Huizhou Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant, Units 5 and 6 of the Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant and the first phase of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant, and offshore wind power projects such as Qingzhou in Yangjiang and Lemen in Shantou next year.

Meanwhile, Guangdong will promote the high-quality development of its photovoltaic industry and accelerate the construction of distributed photovoltaic projects in various industrial parks, public facilities and facilities, transportation infrastructure, urban buildings and rural areas.

According to the Guangdong Province Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Action Plan of 2024-2025, the share of non-petrochemical energy consumption in the province, a global manufacturing hub, is expected to reach about 32 percent in 2025.

Guangdong’s key areas and industries will undergo energy and carbon reduction renovation to achieve energy saving of about 3.5 million tons of standard coal and carbon dioxide emissions reduction of about 9.1 million tons, thereby achieving the mandatory target of energy conservation and carbon reduction during the period of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), according to the plan released earlier this week.

In view of reducing and replacing petrochemical energy consumption, the province will continue to strictly and appropriately control coal consumption, strengthen the clean and efficient use of coal, and promote low carbonization of coal-fired power plants, it said.

By the end of 2025, Guangdong should reasonably control coal consumption while ensuring energy and electricity supplies in the Pearl River Delta region, the action plan says.

Meanwhile, Guangdong will further optimize the structure of oil and gas consumption and accelerate the substitution of oil products in the transportation sector, while introducing natural gas consumption in an orderly manner to promote the efficient use of natural gas in transportation, trade and livelihood, said.

Zhang Shanqing, a professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and the School of Advanced Manufacturing at Guangdong University of Technology, said the action plan aims to increase the proportion of non-petrochemical energy consumption and gradually reduce excessive consumption to eliminate dependence on traditional petrochemical energy, thereby fundamentally reducing carbon emissions and thus helping to build a greener and more efficient energy supply system.

“It not only lays a solid foundation for the steady progress of Guangdong’s green economy, but also guarantees the stable operation of various industries with the stability and sustainability of clean energy, gives continuous strength and contributes to the dynamic development of the green economy.” “Guangdong “takes the lead in realizing green transformation in the country’s energy sector and achieving sustainable development,” Zhang said.

The action plan also helps Guangdong advance industrial upgrading and transformation, he said, adding that the energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation plan for key areas and industries will become an important driving force for enterprise transformation and upgrading.

“In order to meet the stringent requirements of energy conservation and emission reduction, enterprises will inevitably increase their investments in advanced energy conservation and emission reduction technologies and efficient equipment, which will trigger a profound transformation of industrial technology,” he said.

This will not only help improve production efficiency, optimize resource allocation and efficiently use production factors, but also help create and build a group of green industrial clusters with strong competitiveness, covering cutting-edge areas such as new energy, energy saving, etc Environmental protection and producing high-quality equipment, Zhang added.

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