How far is the road for renewable energy to participate in market trading

In terms of the current development of renewable energy in China, what are the difficulties in participating in market-oriented trading? Ma Li said: "At present, there are big differences in the way of new energy participation in the spot market in various provinces, Gansu adopts the 'quantity quote' method, and Shanxi adopts the 'quantity do not quote' method. Zhejiang, Shandong, Sichuan and Fujian adopt a fully guaranteed acquisition approach and do not participate in the spot market. For regions that have not yet approved the number of guaranteed acquisition hours, it is recommended to reasonably determine the number of new energy guaranteed acquisition hours, and the excess part will enter the market."

Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian as power spot pilot areas, why the use of full protection of the acquisition method?

Zhao Xiaodong, head of Beijing Ronghe Shengyuan Power Sale Co., LTD., said publicly that in most power trading markets, especially in provinces and regions with high power loads such as Guangdong and Zhejiang, they are constrained by multiple factors such as the relatively high proportion of thermal power, the tension between provincial and regional channels caused by power supply and demand, and the safe operation of the power system. Although the energy authorities have introduced relevant policies to support renewable energy power trading, from the implementation level, whether it is distributed "wall sales" or centralized direct trading, it is still difficult for electricity sales companies or large power users to directly purchase renewable energy power through market-oriented trading. Renewable energy consumption is still achieved through "grid to grid" procurement transactions by grid companies.

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So, is there a contradiction between market-based trading of renewable energy and guaranteed acquisition?

An expert who did not want to be named said: "In the early stage of the development of renewable energy such as wind power and photovoltaic, the guarantee acquisition policy effectively guaranteed the reasonable income of the project through the quantity guarantee price." As the scale of development continues to expand rapidly, the total amount of renewable energy consumption and the external environment have undergone great changes, and corresponding policies also need to make appropriate adjustments."

"Renewable energy market transactions mainly consider under the premise of ensuring the reasonable income level of the project, more encouragement to promote the consumption of renewable energy through market-oriented ways, such as by participating in the spot market to ensure the priority clearance and consumption of clean energy, in essence, it is also to ensure the effective use of renewable energy and the reasonable income of the project. It is consistent with the purpose of the protected acquisition policy." The experts said.

He Aimin, senior economist of the Independent Power System Operating Company of Ontario, Canada, agreed with the above views: "In foreign countries, 'guaranteed acquisition' is a common policy in the early development of renewable energy, and it has been basically abandoned. At present, competitive bidding is more popular in foreign countries, and the company with a lower bid price wins the bid. The advantage of introducing competitive bidding is that it can reduce the purchase price of renewable energy.

Another industry insider who has studied electricity reform for a long time said: "There is no contradiction in the quantity of the two, the price is differentiated, the load is close to the peak hour output, and the income of renewable energy is greatly increased, and the vice versa." This year is the '14th Five-Year Plan' layout of the year, design to adapt to the development of renewable energy generation capacity cost recovery mechanism, to further deepen the reform of the power system is of great significance."