The Steel Industry's New Key Areas Of Energy Efficiency Benchmark Level Released

In order to implement the "Several Opinions on Strengthening Energy Efficiency Constraints and Promoting Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in Key Fields", guide localities to scientifically and orderly carry out energy-saving and carbon-reduction technological transformations in high-energy-consuming industries, and effectively curb the blind development of "two highs" projects, November 15th, The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Administration of Market Supervision, and the National Energy Administration jointly issued a notice on the "Energy Efficiency Benchmark Level and Benchmark Level in Key Fields of High Energy-intensive Industries (2021 Edition)".

The "Energy Efficiency Benchmark Level and Benchmark Level in Key Fields of High Energy-consuming Industries (2021 Edition)" shows that the energy consumption per unit product at the benchmark level of the blast furnace process is 361 kg standard coal/ton, and the energy consumption per unit product at the benchmark level of the converter process is -30 kg standard. Coal/ton, 30 tons <nominal capacity <50 tons electric arc furnace smelting benchmark level unit product energy consumption is 67 kg standard coal/ton, nominal capacity ≥ 50 tons electric arc furnace smelting benchmark level unit product energy consumption is 61 kg standard coal/ Ton.

Details are as follows:

Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments on the issuance of the "Energy Efficiency Benchmark Level and Benchmark Level in Key Fields of High Energy-consuming Industries (2021 Edition)"

Development and Reform Industry (2021) No. 1609

All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities under separate state planning, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Development and Reform Commission, industry and information management departments, ecological environment departments (bureaus), market supervision bureaus (departments, commissions), and energy bureaus:

Achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality is a major strategic decision made by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and is an inherent requirement for promoting high-quality development. High-energy-consuming industries are an important part of the national economy. Their high-energy-consuming attributes are mainly determined by product properties and process characteristics. Reasonable and orderly project construction and implementation play an important supporting role in improving the industrial system, stabilizing market supply, and promoting economic growth. . In order to implement the "Several Opinions on Strengthening Energy Efficiency Constraints and Promoting Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in Key Fields", guide localities to scientifically and orderly carry out energy-saving and carbon-reduction technological transformations in high-energy-consuming industries, and effectively curb the blind development of "two highs" projects. The "Energy Efficiency Benchmark Level and Benchmark Level in Key Fields of High Energy Consumption Industries (2021 Edition)" was released, and the relevant matters were notified as follows.

1. Highlight the leading role of standards

Benchmark the advanced energy efficiency level of domestic and foreign production enterprises, and determine the energy efficiency benchmark level of high energy-consuming industries. Refer to the entry value and limit value determined by the current national energy consumption limit standard for unit product, according to the actual situation of the industry, development expectations, and the overall energy efficiency level of production equipment, etc., make overall considerations to achieve the carbon peak target on schedule, maintain stable production and supply, and facilitate business operations Implementation and other factors, scientifically delineate the energy efficiency benchmark level of various industries. The scope of key areas, benchmarking levels, and benchmark levels will be supplemented and improved and dynamically adjusted based on the development of the industry and the formulation and revision of energy consumption quota standards.

2. Classification to promote project efficiency and reach standards

For projects to be built and under construction, they should be implemented in accordance with the construction of the energy efficiency benchmark level, and the energy efficiency level should be improved as much as possible, and strive to reach the benchmark level in an all-round way. For stock projects with energy efficiency lower than the industry benchmark level, a reasonable policy implementation transition period should be set up to guide enterprises to orderly carry out energy-saving and carbon-reduction technological transformation, improve the energy efficiency of production and operation, and resolutely eliminate outdated production capacity, backward technology, and backward products in accordance with laws and regulations. Strengthen the promotion and application of green and low-carbon technology and equipment to promote the formation of a strong domestic market.

3. Reconstruction and elimination in batches within a time limit

According to the energy efficiency benchmark level and benchmark level, the transformation, upgrading and elimination will be implemented in batches within a time limit. For projects that need to carry out technological transformation, all localities must clarify the transformation and upgrading and elimination time limit (generally no more than 3 years) and the annual transformation and elimination plan, and upgrade the energy efficiency transformation to above the benchmark level within the specified time limit, and strive to reach the energy efficiency benchmark level; Projects that have been transformed on schedule will be eliminated. Resolutely curb the unreasonable use of energy by high-energy-consuming projects, and restrict energy use for projects whose energy efficiency is lower than the industry benchmark level and cannot be upgraded and upgraded on time.

4. Improve related supporting policies

Integrate and utilize existing policy tools, and increase energy-saving and carbon-reduction market regulation and supervision through measures such as step-by-step electricity prices, national industrial special energy-saving supervision, and environmental protection supervision and law enforcement. Promote financial institutions to provide high-quality financial services to key projects with significant energy-saving and emission-reduction effects under the premise of controllable risks and sustainable business, implement tax preferential policies such as special energy-saving equipment, technological transformation, and comprehensive utilization of resources, and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of enterprises Steps to improve the overall energy efficiency level of the industry.

The above regulations will be implemented from January 1, 2022. All localities must deeply understand and attach great importance to the importance of strict energy efficiency constraints to promote energy-saving and carbon-reduction work in high-energy-consuming industries, fully based on local development reality, adhere to system concepts, respect market rules, refine work requirements, strengthen responsibility implementation, and be stable and orderly Promote the transformation of energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies, and effectively avoid "one size fits all" management and "movement-style" carbon reduction, so as to ensure the stability of the supply chain of the industrial chain and the stable operation of the economy and society.