国家能源局：加快建设全国统一电力市场体系

Core Viewpoint - The release of the "Guidelines for the Construction of Continuous Operation Areas of the Electricity Spot Market" marks a significant step towards the normalization and standardization of China's electricity market construction, aiming to establish a unified national electricity market system [1][2]. Group 1: Market Development - The electricity market construction in China is rapidly advancing, with seven spot markets in Shanxi, Guangdong, Shandong, Gansu, Inner Mongolia West, Hubei, and Zhejiang transitioning to formal operation [1]. - Continuous settlement trial operations are underway in the southern regional electricity market and eight provincial spot markets, with plans for other provinces to follow suit by the end of the year, achieving near-complete coverage of the spot market [1]. Group 2: Key Aspects of the Guidelines - The guidelines clarify key issues in the current electricity market construction and outline three main areas of focus: improving the electricity market system, enhancing risk prevention and operational capabilities, and establishing retail market construction standards [2]. - The guidelines optimize the trading mechanism of the spot market, support the full market entry of renewable energy, and encourage new entities like virtual power plants and intelligent microgrids to participate in competition [2]. Group 3: Regulatory and Competitive Environment - The guidelines emphasize the importance of maintaining a fair competitive market order and creating a conducive external environment by addressing improper interventions in the electricity market [3]. - There is a call for innovative regulatory methods to enhance regulatory efficiency, utilizing technologies like big data and artificial intelligence to track financial and information flows in the electricity market [3].