In the first three years of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), the cumulative energy consumption intensity in North China's Shanxi province decreased by 10.9 percent, ranking among the top in the country.

As a pilot province for comprehensive energy reform, Shanxi has made a series of innovative efforts in areas such as energy conservation review, energy conservation supervision, green technology promotion and application, and development of renewable energy since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, effectively promoting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.

Specifically, Shanxi has improved its energy-saving policy and regulatory mechanism by releasing the "14th Five-Year Plan for Energy Conservation in Shanxi Province" to improve comprehensive energy utilization efficiency and help achieve peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality.

Meanwhile, focusing on basic energy management and the implementation of energy consumption quota standards, Shanxi has implemented comprehensive supervision measures on key energy-consuming entities in the province and energy-saving supervision measures on key industries.

In addition, the province has thoroughly explored the potential for energy conservation and efficiency improvement in the coal-fired power industry and accelerated the modernization of coal-fired power units. In the first three years of the 14th Five-Year Plan, a total of 2.45 million kilowatts of outdated coal-fired power units were eliminated, and 63.03-million-kW-worth of power units were upgraded with advanced technologies.

"The coal power structure in the province is continuing to be optimized and upgraded, with new energy and clean energy accounting for 45.83 percent of installed capacity. Next, Shanxi will accelerate the construction of a new energy system and continue to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of energy," said Du Qing, deputy director of the Shanxi Provincial Energy Administration.