Focus on Institutional Reform: The Energy Board is Limitedly Independent of the NDRC

Nearly half a month after the Wenchuan earthquake struck “more than half of the State Council moved to Sichuan,” the stagnant State Council’s follow-up work on institutional reforms began to gradually recover. The role of the National Energy Administration, which was established as an alternative to the “Energy Ministry,” has gradually become clear – the “National Bureau” under the jurisdiction of the National Development and Reform Commission will “set an exception” to the party group to ensure the relative independence and professionalism of energy decision-making.
The related contents were all reported in the "Three-Definition Plan" that was submitted in late April. This "plan" included in the National Development and Reform Commission's three-phase plan will also be gradually restored after the State Council's daily work is gradually resumed. Approval. By then, the National Energy Administration will assume the responsibility of the "helmsman" of China's energy development.
Limited independence
Zhang Guobao will have a new office. As the new “energy manager” in China, the office of the Director of the National Energy Administration is not located in the National Development and Reform Commission of Beijing Yuetan. Although this department is under the jurisdiction of the National Development and Reform Commission, it will select the office address alone.
"It is not yet determined where to vote, because the Sanding plan has not yet been finalized." A person from the National Development and Reform Commission told reporters. Internally, there are different versions of the office address of the Energy Bureau.
The first was an office building in Beijing's Dongsi area. At that time, the building was once the office address of the proposed "Big Department of Energy," but in the end, this "super department" did not appear in the State Council's institutional reform program. However, this office building was completed in early 2008. Another way of saying this is to choose between the Sanli River or the Moon Temple. The above-mentioned sources stressed that the “independent office” has basically been established and the possibility of change is very small.
This reporter learned that it is more certain that the National Energy Administration will establish a separate party group. According to sources, the current editorial office responsible for the central government's management has no objection to the establishment of a party group by the National Energy Administration. Wang Yukai, a professor at the National School of Administration, told reporters that prior to this, the national bureaus to which the ministries belonged have not set a precedent for setting up party groups separately.
"In the national ministries and commissions, the power of the party group lies in the management of organizations and cadres. Under the current Chinese administrative system, the party groups with 'manager' powers have a lot of discourse power. Therefore, if a party group is set up alone, it means that it can be independent. The management of the organization and cadre work of this institution has a great influence on independent operations and decision-making,” said Wang Yukai.
The situation currently held by the reporter indicates that the relevant person in charge of the National Energy Administration has been basically confirmed. Zhang Guobao, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, will serve concurrently as secretary of the Energy Bureau. If there is no accident, he will also serve as secretary of the party group; Zhao Xiaoping, former director of the Energy Development Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission Sun Qin, deputy director of the former National Defense Science and Technology Commission, will also serve as a member of the party group and serve as deputy director at the same time.
"Before the official release of the San-Ding plan, there is no certainty that there will be no change, but a relatively independent decision-making system and working method is already a basic principle that will not change." The aforementioned source told reporters cautiously.
Comprehensive "enjoyment of power"
For the National Energy Administration, which is waiting for its debut, the San Ding program has become the key to the top priority. In response, Zhang Guobao, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Energy Administration, stated that at present, the Sanming program is still in the process of finalizing the final consultation. If it is less than the date of its final release, it cannot be called “determined”. However, he It also said that some principled content is expected to be introduced in the near future.
In fact, after the State Council's institutional reform plan was established on March 11th, the establishment of the National Energy Board did not determine its internal structure and functions. At present, the "principle" that has been basically determined by China's editorial office includes this part.
"Currently, the main body of the new National Energy Administration is the former Energy Development Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission and the former State Council Energy Office, plus the former Department of National Defense Science and Technology Commission in charge of nuclear energy, and some former National Development and Reform Commission systems, related to energy management. Some divisions form the framework of the current National Energy Administration, and the two deputy commissioners also come from the former Energy Bureau and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.” According to sources.
The reporter learned that the institutional arrangement for such merging is related to the State Council's principle of the functional orientation of the National Energy Administration. Prior to this, the main functions of the National Energy Administration have been identified as oil, coal, electricity, natural gas, nuclear energy, and even Renewable energy is managed in a unified manner, and the original management power of these energy sources is dispersed in various departments of the National Development and Reform Commission.
According to sources, following this principle, industry associations such as the Coal Industry Association and the China Electric Power Enterprise Association are also expected to be assigned under the jurisdiction of the National Energy Administration.
In this regard, Zhang Guobao said that currently the functions of the National Energy Administration for energy management are mainly focused on the macro level, that is responsible for the formulation and implementation of energy industry planning, industrial policies and standards, and undertake the work of the National Energy Commission Office.
However, sources told reporters that although the National Energy Administration is in charge of energy, it has no right to price energy products. This function is still retained by the National Development and Reform Commission. "The main function of the NDRC is responsible for macro-control, and price is a very important part of the function," he said.
The task of integration "At present, energy has become a bottleneck in the bottleneck that restricts the development of China's national economy. In order to meet the ever-increasing energy demand and the complex international energy situation, it is very necessary from the perspective of strategic development and the overall development of the national economy. The overall planning of the energy industry, and the implementation of a unified and efficient integrated management.” Dong Xiaojun, professor of economics at the National School of Administration.
He believes that this reform establishes a "community + bureau" management model, which is based on the country's consideration of centralized and unified management of the energy industry.
According to the State Council's institutional reform program, the related energy management responsibilities of the National Energy Office and the National Development and Reform Commission, as well as the nuclear power management responsibilities of the National Defense Industry and Technology Commission, will be integrated into the newly established National Energy Administration for unified management. Compared with the current decentralized management model, the reformed energy management clearly tends to concentrate.
Since the National Energy Commission is only a deliberative coordination body, the daily work of the permanent office of the National Energy Commission is also undertaken by the National Energy Administration. Therefore, it is more accurate to say that energy management authority is centralized with the National Energy Administration.
However, the reality is far less optimistic. In the energy primary product field, with the authority to manage, the Mineral Resources Reserve Department and the Mineral Resources Development Department of the Ministry of Land and Resources are responsible for exploration and exploitation. The Business Reform and Development Department of the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for the circulation of the refined oil market, and has long been the main consumer of coal. The management power of the power industry has not yet been fully integrated into the National Energy Administration. The Electricity Regulatory Commission still maintains a considerable amount of voice.
“The National Energy Administration is making efforts in this area and strives to be able to unify and coordinate the policies and development direction in the energy sector. However, this is also difficult to achieve and leadership pressure is not small.” The aforementioned source told reporters. At this time, Hua Jianmin, the then Secretary-General of the State Council, explained the institutional reform plan of the State Council in a "step-by-step" manner, leaving a lot of room for imagination - the Department of Energy may not be empty talk.

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