According to information obtained from the Qinghai Provincial Energy Bureau, the province's cumulative energy investment during the 14th Five-Year Plan period reached 253.3 billion yuan, representing a 32.5% increase compared to the 13th Five-Year Plan period. Investment exceeded 50 billion yuan for three consecutive years, with an average annual growth rate of 5.3%. Energy investment accounted for nearly one-third of the province's total fixed-asset investment during this period, demonstrating the sector's strong resilience amidst various challenges. Clean energy in Qinghai has achieved leapfrog development and has become a core driver for stabilizing investment, adjusting the economic structure, and promoting transformation.
Clean energy investment totaled 171.3 billion yuan during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, accounting for 67.6% of total energy investment. This reflects a clear trend of green-oriented development and investment in new energy sectors. Wind and solar power projects attracted cumulative investment of 135.3 billion yuan, with large-scale wind and photovoltaic base construction fully underway. The first batch of projects has been fully completed and put into operation, while the second and third batches are progressing steadily. The scale of the two ten-million-kilowatt-level clean energy bases in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has expanded significantly, further consolidating clean energy's dominant position in both installed capacity and power generation.
Investment in hydropower, solar thermal, and energy storage projects reached 36.1 billion yuan. The Maerdang and Yangqu million-kilowatt-level hydropower stations have achieved full capacity operation. Four pumped storage projects—Warang, Nanshankou, Tongde, and Delingha—have been successfully approved. Qinghai added 300,000 kilowatts of solar thermal capacity during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, ranking first nationally in new solar thermal scale. Demonstration applications of diverse energy storage technologies, including electrochemical and compressed air storage, are progressing orderly. The province has commissioned the world's largest high-voltage direct-grid-connected energy storage station and the world's largest single-unit liquid compressed air energy storage project.
Power grid infrastructure continues to improve, with cumulative investment of 41.5 billion yuan and an average annual growth rate of 8.3%. The Guolong-Wusheng third-circuit 750 kV transmission channel has been successfully completed, forming a robust backbone grid described as a "日" shape in eastern Qinghai and an "8" shape in western Qinghai. This has significantly enhanced renewable energy integration and transmission capabilities, as well as power security.
Oil, gas, and coal supply capacities continue to strengthen, with cumulative investment of 29.2 billion yuan. Newly proven petroleum geological reserves reached 105.67 million tons, and natural gas geological reserves increased by 52 billion cubic meters during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. Several coal mine expansion projects, including Gaoquankunyuan and Datouyang No. 1 Mine, are advancing steadily, strengthening the foundation for oil, gas, and coal supply security.
Supporting thermal power projects provide precise backup, with investment totaling 8.8 billion yuan. The 1.32-million-kilowatt Qiaotou "replacing small with large" thermal power project is operational, and Huadian Golmud thermal power has commenced construction, supporting grid security and inter-provincial power transmission stability.
As the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period begins, the Qinghai Provincial Energy Bureau stated it will intensify efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of energy investment. The goal is to maintain continuous growth in energy investment, achieve new investment records during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, and contribute to national carbon neutrality goals while injecting strong momentum into the province's high-quality economic development.
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