China will study the introduction of preferential pricing policies for denitrification

Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian stated on the 21st China Environmental Macroeconomic Strategy Research Outcome that during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, China must formulate and improve policies that are conducive to pollution reduction and study the introduction of non-electricity industry desulfurization and thermal power industry denitrification price concessions. policy. This is followed by a series of support policies for air pollution control after the thermal power desulfurization enjoys preferential tariffs.

In fact, as early as during the “two sessions” this year, the Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Lienjun had revealed that he was studying the preferential price policy for denitrification. The industry generally believes that this policy is expected to be introduced before the overhaul of thermal power plants in May.

While the support policy is in full swing, the revised version of the “Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Thermal Power Plants” that meets the world’s most stringent standards will also be introduced. Analysts believe that increasing the intensity of denitrification will bring an industry increase of RMB 200 billion. . The Ministry of Environmental Protection predicts that after the implementation of the new standard, by 2015, it will need to add 817 million kilowatts of flue gas denitrification capacity, a total investment of 195 billion yuan for denitrification; by 2020, it will require an additional 1.066 billion kilowatts of flue gas denitrification capacity, requiring a total of denitrification. The investment was 232.8 billion yuan.

At the meeting, Zhou Shengxian also stated that in the next five years, it is necessary to appropriately increase the urban sewage treatment charges and discharge charges and promote the paid use and trading of the main pollutant discharge rights. At the same time, we must complete the assessment and revision of major environmental quality standards such as air, water, soil, and noise as soon as possible, and in particular we must pay close attention to the formation of series of environmental standards such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and environmental risk control.

The comprehensive report on China's macro-strategy for environmental research released on the day pointed out that at present, the environmental situation in China is still severe, and the environmental deterioration has not yet been fundamentally curbed, and the pressure on the environment will continue to increase in the future. The report pointed out that at present, the content of harmful substances in drinking water of 190 million people in China exceeds the national standard. About 300 million rural people have unsafe drinking water, and about 1/3 of the urban population are exposed to excessive air.

In view of the current situation and the future situation, the report proposes strategic objectives: by 2020, the discharge of major pollutants will be controlled and the environmental safety will be effectively guaranteed; by 2030, the total discharge of pollutants will be fully controlled and the overall environmental quality will be improved.