China plans to use blockchain for power trading

The latest developments on electricity trading come as the country is in the midst of increased demand for electricity. Extreme heat and drought have pushed a demand for more air conditioning and therefore more electricity, which is pushing the electrical infrastructure to its limits.

“The Chinese Energy Administration (ECA) is about to study the use of block chain power exchange platforms to promote power trade between stand-alone power generation units and state and national grids,” said a Finbold article. “In particular, the ECAa state organization under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), responsible for developing the energy policy, says the policy would examine the feasibility of small and medium-sized electricity generation and storage facilities to serve local communities, according to a
guidance document published on August 25.

“The Plan for deepening the reform of ‘decentralization, management and services’ and optimizing the distribution of key tasks in the business environment in 2022 has been deliberated and adopted by the Leading Group for the comprehensive deepening of the reform and promotion of the functional transformation of the national energy administration.”

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