On January 17, Zhang Jianhua, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the National Energy Administration, published a signed article "Promoting the High-Quality Development of Energy in the New Era" in the "Study Times". The full text is as follows:

Promote the high-quality development of the energy industry in the new era

Zhang Jianhua

Since the founding of the party for a hundred years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the energy cause has always moved forward with the cause of the party and the country, actively supported the causes of China's revolution, construction and reform, injected a steady stream of strong momentum into economic and social development, and formed a "" A series of great spirits and glorious traditions such as Daqing Spirit" and "Iron Man Spirit". Embark on a new journey of the second centenary goal, study and implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, vigorously carry forward the glorious tradition of the energy industry, further promote the high-quality development of the energy cause in the new era, and better serve the development of the party and the country. very significant and far-reaching significance.

From the century-old history of energy development, strengthen the original mission and strengthen the conscious thought and action of inheriting and carrying forward the glorious tradition of the energy industry

The century-long history of energy development under the leadership of the party is a history of loyalty to the party and the people. Looking back on the history of energy development in the past century, under the leadership of the party, we have always been loyal to the party and the country, obeyed the call of the party and the people, and actively participated in China's revolution, construction and reform. , providing a steady stream of energy for my country's economic and social development. We always keep in mind the nature and purpose of the party, adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, and continuously meet the growing needs of the people for a better life. The level of energy services has been significantly improved, and rural power and electricity have been basically covered. Compared with 1949, the per capita energy consumption in 2020 will increase by 80 times, and the per capita domestic electricity consumption will increase from less than 1 kWh to 781 kWh.

The century-old history of energy development under the leadership of the party is a history of self-reliance and hard work. During the period of the new democratic revolution, the Party led the Chinese people to carry forward the fine tradition and style of "self-reliance and hard work", overthrew the "three mountains" and established a new China. During the period of socialist revolution and construction, the three major socialist transformations were successfully completed, the imperialist blockade was lifted, and breakthroughs were made in cutting-edge defense technologies such as "two bombs and one satellite". In the new era of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, China has made remarkable achievements, various social undertakings have progressed steadily, and the economy has achieved unprecedented development. In the new era of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, the Party has properly handled a series of risks and challenges, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has shown unprecedented bright prospects. Looking back on the history of energy development in the past century, under the leadership of the party, generations of energy people, represented by the iron man Wang Jinxi, carried forward the spirit of self-reliance and hard work, with the determination to "go ahead if you have the conditions, but also if you don't have the conditions to create conditions", It has realized the energy industry from scratch, from weak to strong, created a number of world firsts, and provided strong support for economic and social development.

The century-old history of energy development under the leadership of the Party is a history of emancipating the mind, reforming and innovating. Emancipating the mind, reforming and innovating are the fine traditions and valuable experience formed by our party in the course of its century-long struggle. Looking back on the history of energy development in the past century, under the leadership of the party, the energy industry insists on reform and innovation as the driving force, and promotes the reform of various systems and mechanisms in an orderly manner. Especially since the reform and opening up, my country's economic and social development has opened a new historical journey. As an important part of the national economy and social development, energy reform has been continuously intensified. The implementation of "100 million tons of crude oil production contract" and "fund-raising for electricity" have accelerated the pace of independent energy innovation, and made a series of major breakthroughs in important fields and key links. , has achieved a huge transformation from imitation to creation, from import to export, from independence to self-improvement, and the reform and innovation in the energy field has shown a trend of multiple breakthroughs and steady progress.

Gain experience and inspiration from the history of energy development in the past century, and better cope with the new situation and new challenges of high-quality energy development in the new era

The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. Standing at the historical intersection of the "two centenary goals", our country is taking advantage of the momentum to start a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and striving towards the second centenary goal. march. In response to the new situation and new challenges we are currently facing, we must firmly grasp the strategic initiative, inherit and carry forward the successful experience of the century-old energy development under the leadership of the Party, continuously enhance the awareness of opportunities and risks, and strive to create a new situation in the development of the energy industry.

Adhering to the party's overall leadership is the fundamental guarantee for doing a good job in energy work. Strengthening the party's leadership is the fundamental guarantee for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. The energy industry has always moved forward firmly under the leadership of the party, and has developed from a poor country to the largest country in energy production and consumption in the world, and has achieved a series of great achievements that have attracted worldwide attention. We must constantly improve our understanding of "the party leads everything", unswervingly follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, continuously improve political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and effectively enhance the "four consciousnesses" , strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve "two maintenance", and consciously maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core in ideology, politics and action.

Adhering to serving the high-quality economic and social development is the central task of doing a good job in energy work. Energy security is an overall and strategic issue related to a country's economic and social development, and is crucial to the country's prosperity and development, the improvement of people's lives, and the long-term stability of society. We must unswervingly put the energy cause in the overall consideration, planning and promotion of the economic work of the party and the country. We must fully understand the importance of ensuring energy security, strengthen bottom-line thinking and strategic determination, always tighten the string of ensuring energy security, and build an energy "security line" for economic and social development. We must focus on building a new development pattern, thoroughly implement the new energy security strategy of "four revolutions and one cooperation", further deepen supply-side structural reform, adapt, lead and create new demand with high-quality energy supply, and effectively improve security The level of high-quality economic and social development.

Adhere to meeting the people's growing needs for a better life as the fundamental purpose of energy work. The people's position is the fundamental political position of our party. The party unites and leads the people to carry out revolution, construction, reform and opening up, and the fundamental purpose is to make the people live a good life. Entering the new era, people's energy demand has changed from "have or not" to "good or bad". We must further stand firm on the people's stand, consciously stand at the height of consolidating the party's ruling foundation, and proceed from the problems that the people are generally concerned about, strongly reacted to, and recurring, and come up with more practical, hard and new measures to effectively guarantee and improve People's livelihood energy needs, and constantly meet people's new expectations and new needs for a better life.

Adhering to reform and innovation is the fundamental driving force for doing a good job in energy work. Only the reformers advance, only the innovators are strong, and only the reformers and innovators win. We must unswervingly hold high the banner of reform, unswervingly push forward the comprehensive deepening of reform in the energy sector, combine the continuous advancement of reform and innovation with serving the overall work of the party and the country, combine deepening reform with the promotion of system integration, and combine the promotion of reform and innovation with prevention. Combining the resolution of major risks, combining high-quality expansion of opening up with deepening cooperation in global energy governance, combining stimulating innovation vitality with condensing forge ahead forces, vigorously improving independent innovation capabilities in the energy field, breaking through key core technologies as soon as possible, and accelerating the formation of support for comprehensive innovation. system and mechanism, and promote reform to open up a new situation in the new stage of development.

Draw forge ahead from the century-old history of energy development and inspire a sense of mission and responsibility to promote high-quality energy development in the new era

The Communist Party of China unites and leads the Chinese people on a new road to achieve the second centenary goal. The dawn of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is ahead, and the future is bright. The energy industry is also facing major development opportunities. It is necessary to further stimulate the sense of mission and responsibility, and promote the High-quality energy development in the new era.

Keep in mind the foundation of ideals and beliefs, and always build the foundation of belief. Revolutionary ideals are higher than the sky, and every revolutionary history of the party is a vivid teaching material for ideals and beliefs. Continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of party history learning and education, deeply understand why the Communist Party of China can, why Marxism works, and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good from the extraordinary history of the party and the history of energy development in the past century, and further strengthen political beliefs and unswervingly listen to the party's words , go with the party.

Keeping the imperative of driving development in mind, keep the strings of style tight. It is necessary to resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee, always keep the "bigger of the country" in mind, and unswervingly promote the new energy security strategy of "four revolutions and one cooperation". Continue to carry forward the work style of hard work and hard work, further change the work style, improve the quality and efficiency of work, always take the protection of national energy security as the primary responsibility of energy work, coordinate development and security, and actively resolve the various traditional security and non-traditional security currently faced. Security Risk. Based on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, coordinate the economic and social development and the response to climate change, anchor the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and solidly promote the green and low-carbon transformation and development of energy. In the face of the tight energy supply situation in some areas in the early stage, we insisted on keeping the soil responsible, responsible for the soil, and responsible for the soil, and resolutely shouldered the responsibility of ensuring energy supply, and took measures according to the symptoms and precise measures, and went all out to ensure the safe and reliable supply of energy.

Keep in mind the purpose of serving the people, and always cherish the love for the people. The party comes from the people, is rooted in the people, and serves the people. We must always put the people in the highest position in our hearts and always serve the people wholeheartedly. Energy is an important material basis for economic and social development and people's lives. It is necessary to speed up the construction of energy and people's livelihood security projects, do a good job in clean heating in the northern region, continuously improve the level of energy services, and promote the rural revitalization strategy and regional coordinated development strategy. Better benefit all people. Combining the responsibilities of energy work and its own actuality, starting from the most prominent problems and starting from the most realistic interests, do practical things, solve problems, and do good deeds for the masses, solve the problems that the masses are anxious and long for, and effectively allow the masses to gain more. Feeling, happiness, security.

Source: National Energy Administration (transferred from "Learning Times")