国家能源局通报

Core Viewpoint - The National Energy Administration has reported seven typical violations regarding the fair and open access of the power grid, highlighting significant shortcomings in the regulatory compliance of certain power grid enterprises [3][7]. Summary by Sections Violation Cases - A power grid enterprise in Shanxi Province transferred the investment responsibility for 540 distributed photovoltaic project connection works to project owners, increasing their investment costs, which accounted for 71.6% of all such projects during the same period, involving approximately 230 million yuan [3]. - A power grid enterprise in Guangxi transferred costs for substation intervals and equipment to renewable energy companies, affecting over 150 million yuan across 97 projects since September 2021 [4]. - A power grid enterprise in Jiangxi charged unreasonable fees for communication channel maintenance and substation access, generating over 130 million yuan in profits from 2023 to 2024 [5]. - A power grid enterprise in Jiangsu delayed the repurchase of 48 connection projects, increasing the financial burden on renewable energy companies, with an involved amount of about 700 million yuan [5]. - In Inner Mongolia, a power grid enterprise exceeded the prescribed time limits for processing connection applications for 119 centralized renewable energy projects, averaging a delay of 9 days [6]. - A power grid enterprise in Hunan imposed additional requirements for connection service approvals, complicating the process for power generation companies [6]. - A power grid enterprise in Guizhou manipulated the acceptance process for distributed photovoltaic projects to evade time limit assessments, with over 13,000 projects processed in an inconsistent manner since January 2022 [6]. Regulatory Implications - The reported violations indicate significant deficiencies in the regulatory compliance of certain power grid enterprises regarding the natural monopoly in the energy sector, emphasizing the need for improved governance and adherence to fair access principles [7]. - The National Energy Administration calls for power grid enterprises to learn from these violations, enhance their political awareness, and implement the central government's directives on strengthening regulation in natural monopoly sectors [7].