Meta Data
Title in national language: 
微电网管理办法(征求意见稿)
Draft: 
Yes
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2017
Effective Start Year: 
2017
Effective End Year: 
2020
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Other
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Industry
Energy Types: 
Power, Gas, Renewable, Solar, Wind
Issued by: 
National Energy Administration
Notes: 
No official English version available
Overall Summary: 
The consultation paper aims at promoting the power system reform and the microgrid development, outlines the management measures for microgrid development, for operation, demonstration construction, policy structure and monitoring items.
Access
Energy access action plan: 
In the city, commercial areas, industrial areas, new towns and other regions to encourage the construction microgrid of wind, solar power and gas triple supply generation system, and to improve energy efficiency;---In the city, commercial areas, industrial areas, new towns and other regions to encourage the construction microgrid of wind, solar power and gas triple supply generation system, and to improve energy efficiency;In the remote areas such as islands, oasis and other areas to encourage the construction of micro-grid by fully utilizing the local natural resources according to local conditions , and to promote independent power supply technology and business model innovation. ---Microgrid should realize a internal supply-demand balance. The annual exchange capacity of the grid-connected microgrid and the off-grid should be no more than 50% of the annual electricity consumption totality. The independent operation can guarantee the important load for a period of time. The independent microgrid should have the black start capability.---The grid-connected microgrid can provide auxiliary services such as peak shaving and load-side response for the power grid.[...].
Efficiency
EE targets: 
[...]The energy efficiency of microgrids will be more than 70%.
EE action plans: 
In the city, commercial areas, industrial areas, new towns and other regions to encourage the construction microgrid of wind, solar power and gas triple supply generation system, and to improve energy efficiency;---R&D on time-sharing price and other demand side management policies in the areas where exist microgrids[...]
Renewable Energy
RE action plans: 
In the city, commercial areas, industrial areas, new towns and other regions to encourage the construction microgrid of wind, solar power and gas triple supply generation system, and to improve energy efficiency;
RE prioritization, portfolio standards: 
Power generation should mainly be renewable energy, or natural gas and other comprehensive utilization of energy; micro-grid renewable energy installed capacity and the maximum load ratio should be more than 50% [...]
Pricing
Energy pricing: 
[...]explore the price mechanism for grid-connected microgrid and external power grid exchange. ---R&D on time-sharing price and other demand side management policies in the areas where exist microgrids[...]
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Energy mix: 
Power generation should mainly be renewable energy, or natural gas and other comprehensive utilization of energy; micro-grid renewable energy installed capacity and the maximum load ratio should be more than 50% [...]
Infrastructure development priorities: 
In the city, commercial areas, industrial areas, new towns and other regions to encourage the construction microgrid of wind, solar power and gas triple supply generation system, and to improve energy efficiency;In the remote areas such as islands, oasis and other areas to encourage the construction of micro-grid by fully utilizing the local natural resources according to local conditions , and to promote independent power supply technology and business model innovation.
Cooperation in connectivity: 
The grid-connected microgrid can provide auxiliary services such as peak shaving and load-side response for the power grid. In the emergency case, it can be used as a regional emergency power supply, and provide the necessary support for the regional power grid according to the power dispatching agency instruments.
Investment
Financial incentives for energy infrastructure: 
The distributed power supply of microgrids should be included into the construction scale index of the year, thus the subsidy policies for distributed energy generation and renewable energy power generation can be implemented for it. Increase the micro-grid construction financial supports by combining special funds for the town-village grid transformation and smart grid construction projects. Increase the financial support for micro-grid construction.
Project permitting: 
Simplify the micro-grid project administrative approval process[...]
Investment climate development: 
Encourage micro-grid project actors to participate in financing through the issuance of corporate bonds, special bonds, revenue bonds, medium-term notes etc. [...]
Public Private Partnerships: 
Fully use the market mechanisms to encourage social capital to participate in the construction of micro-grid initiative. Encourage the public-private partnership model, and to carry out the construction and operation of micro-grid projects.
Governance
M&E of policy implementation: 
Provincial energy management departments should closely follow the micro-grid construction, establish and improve the evaluation mechanism to strengthen the micro-grid renewable energy local consumption, energy efficiency, energy-saving emission reduction benefits, investment and other investment assessment and assessment
Statistics collection and management: 
Energy management departments of provincial-level governments should establish the statistics reporting mechanism of microgrid construction and operation information in accordance with the needs of micro-grid management.
Technology
Clean energy technology deployment: 
[...]explore distributed energy and smart grid technology applications, and build a technical standards system [...]