Proposal for the promotion of energy-saving lamps in ethnic areas
Review opinion: it is recommended that the state council be referred to the host agency, the national development and reform commission, the national authority and the ministry of finance
Submitted by: ash
Theme: energy conservation and consumption, public opinion advocacy
Form of proposals: individual proposals
Contents:
Recently, a survey was conducted on the promotion and sale of energy-saving lamps in ethnic areas. In many small households, small light bulbs are not visible, but it is this commonly used light bulb that “eats” 10 per cent of the country's electricity generation in silence every year。
According to the information, electricity use in lighting accounts for about 12 per cent of the total electricity use in society and is expected to increase further as economic development and the living standards of the population improve, with greater potential for energy conservation. Efficient lighting products are 60-80 per cent more efficient than conventional incandescent lamps and have a four-to-six-fold greater useful life. In particular, the promotion of high-efficiency lighting, involving thousands of households, allows the population to learn the advantages of “electricity savings” from high-efficiency lighting products, which is tantamount to a massive spread of knowledge about energy conservation among the population, fosters a social awareness of energy conservation, transforms consumption attitudes and has a profound impact on the overall reduction of energy efficiency. The promotion of efficient lighting is one of the important elements of the “energy-saving products for the benefit of the people” project, which is based on good foundations, has great potential and has quick impact. It is a practical energy-saving reduction measure, and it is an important initiative for businesses to reduce costs, secure growth and overcome difficulties。
However, the current market is full of poor-quality energy-saving lamps, “without saving electricity or money”, and there are security risks to some products, which seriously affect the incentive of consumers, especially farmers, to purchase efficient lighting products. The high price of efficient lighting relative to incandescent lamps, the high level of one-time input, the difficulty of having access to high-efficiency lighting solely through market extension, and the longer-term process. In order to achieve energy conservation goals and protect the environment, to increase consumer awareness and to reduce the spread of efficient lighting, it is necessary to support the accelerated spread of efficient lighting through financial subsidies。
On the basis of international experience, in-depth research and repeated validation, the national commission for development and reform, together with the ministry of finance, developed a programme of financial subsidies for the promotion of efficient lighting products and jointly issued a provisional scheme for the management of financial subsidies for the promotion of efficient lighting products. The scheme sets out the modalities and criteria for subsidies, promotion of enterprises and product requirements. The first is the introduction of indirect subsidies, whereby tenders are harmonized to determine the prices of high-efficiency lighting promotion enterprises and the agreed supply price, and financial subsidies to the winning enterprises, which are then sold to the end-users at the price of the winning agreement less the financial subsidy, for the benefit of large numbers of users and urban and rural residents. Second, large numbers of users subsidize each efficient lighting product at 30 per cent of the price of the winning agreement; urban and rural residents subsidize each efficient lighting product at 50 per cent of the price of the winning agreement. Thirdly, the promotion of high-impact lighting products, which are financially subsidized, is a pro-people project for the benefit of the people of the country. The quality of high-impact lighting products is of vital interest to the people and the government's prestige among the people. The quality of products is key to success or failure in extension. The quality assurance period for the promotion of lighting products is used by large numbers of users for at least one year and by urban and rural residents for at least two years. Enterprises are encouraged to proactively recycle used lamps and treat them effectively to prevent mercury pollution. The promotion of energy-saving lamps is a system project for the benefit of the nation, whose applications are wide-ranging and applicable to the civilian, governmental, industrial, commercial and other sectors, especially in large ethnic areas, with greater potential for extension。
I. Importance of promoting energy-saving lamps in ethnic areas
One is to promote energy-saving emission reductions. The promotion of 1 million energy-efficient lamps with annual power savings of 52 million kilowatt-hours and the reduction of 52,000 tons of carbon dioxide and 520 tons of sulphur dioxide have contributed positively to the implementation of 10 key energy-saving projects to achieve the “1250” goal。
Second is the expansion of consumption demand. The promotion of 1 million energy-saving lamps, financial subsidies of about 10 million yuan, and direct social consumption of 24 million yuan. Market demand is boosted by subsidized energy efficiency lamps。
Third is regulating the market for energy-efficient lamps. Through outreach efforts, on the one hand, some enterprises have been encouraged to use the winning price as the bar, to proactively reduce market retail prices and improve the quality of services to meet growing consumer demand. On the other hand, poor energy-saving lamps have significantly reduced profit space or lost profit, gradually withdrawing from the market and making users feel “power-efficient and cost-effective”。
Fourth is the benefit to users. The promotion of high-quality energy-saving lamps has improved the lighting of the population and saved electricity costs, which are measured at a price of 0. 5 yuan per kilowatt hour, resulting in annual savings of 130 million yuan. Through financial subsidies, users receive the benefits of energy-saving lamps at low or no cost。
Five is to increase awareness of energy conservation. Lighting products are closely linked to the lives of the population and use efficient lighting, which is power-efficient and cost-effective, can be seen and felt, can be intuitive and can be easily accepted and accepted by the general public, thus facilitating publicity and popularization。
Ii. Status of the promotion of energy-saving lights in the coolshan autonomous region
From its inception in 2009 to 2011, the rhounshan autonomous region promoted more than 1. 1 million energy-saving lamps across the state, benefiting more than 80 townships and communities in five counties (municipalities) and receiving a central financial subsidy of $12. 64 million. Compared with traditional incandescent lamps, annual electricity savings of 51. 3 million kilowatt-hours (kw/hours) are estimated at 154,000 tons of standard coal, a reduction of about 460,000 tons of carbon dioxide (co2) and a reduction of 0. 43 million tons of sulphur dioxide (so2) and an annual savings of approximately $24. 64 million for large numbers of users and urban and rural residents of coolshan state, with significant economic and social benefits. The main enterprises promoting energy-saving lamps in my canton are: euroslang (china) lights ltd., sichuan dingji light technology ltd., hedshin (漳) light sources ltd., guangdong chelett light technology ltd., and toung shuan 100% technology ltd. Major products include compact energy-saving lamps, two-end direct tube fluorescent lamps (t5. T8) and high pressure sodium lamps (for road, industrial or industrial lighting) lighting。
Problems in the promotion of energy-saving lamps in ethnic areas
The central financial subsidy for the promotion of efficient lighting products (energy-saving lamps) is a pro-people project involving thousands of households, as in the case of the coolshan autonomous region, where the number of energy-saving lamps promotions is increasing year by year, but the following problems remain:
One is the lack of awareness and attention on the part of local leaders of the importance of this work, the fact that there are no persons in charge of the work, the fact that awareness-raising and training activities have not been carried out or are being carried out, the fact that urban and rural residents, business enterprises and party bodies are largely unaware of the green lighting project for the benefit of the people of the country, the low level of awareness of this work and the lack of awareness of the promotion of energy-efficient lamps。
Secondly, the promotion of energy-saving lamps is broad and task-oriented, covering rural and urban residents, public institutions, transport, construction, education, industrial enterprises, etc. Close multisectoral collaboration and collaboration are needed. While this has been done in some districts, there is insufficient coordination and support between the sectors and not enough outreach。
Thirdly, owing to the size of the country, delays in the construction of road infrastructure, poor road traffic conditions in the districts, frequent landslides, road collapses and frequent disruptions. This has made it costly and difficult to expand, as well as low levels of support from the local development and finance sectors, which have made it difficult for many enterprises to reach poor remote districts。
Fourth is the population of nearly 4. 8 million people in the 17 counties (municipalities) of coolshan county, nine of which are defined as poor, with a large number of poor people and poor financial resources. On the basis of central and provincial financial subsidies, it has not been possible to formulate specific complementary policies, which to a certain extent affect the implementation of outreach efforts. For these reasons, the promotion of energy-saving lights in the coolshan region is carried out only in five counties (municipalities) with relatively good geographical location and economic conditions, and in remote rural areas, particularly in poor districts of some ethnic minorities。
Iv. Recommendations for further promotion of energy-saving lamps in ethnic areas
The following recommendations are made with regard to the effectiveness and problems in promoting the use of energy-saving lamps in ethnic areas:
The first is for the authorities at all levels of government to provide greater guidance on the promotion of energy-saving lamps, using the commune or community as a platform, in conjunction with the practical development of the regional energy-saving light promotion and implementation programme, with clear sectoral responsibilities, the identification of individuals to be responsible for this work and the decomposition of outreach tasks. There is a need to work closely and collaboratively to create a favourable working environment for the promotion of energy-saving lamps in the winning enterprises, to reduce the cost of extension, to expand outreach, to provide a full range of pro bono services, to make enterprises willing to go to the poor towns of remote ethnic minorities for the promotion of energy-saving lamps, and to ensure that it is fully implemented。
The second is to continue to scale up the promotion of energy-saving lamps in an effort to make them widely known. The relevant departments should organize and coordinate media campaigns to increase awareness of the use of energy-saving lamps and make them known to a large number of residents and farmers; promote awareness of energy-saving lamps in conjunction with energy-saving communication weeks, science awareness weeks and world environment day; disseminate information on the topics of energy-saving lamps in a variety of languages; disseminate information on the main roads by means of banners, banners, posters and posters; disseminate information about them to the public; reach out to communities, villages, towns and large groups of users and actively engage in the performance, promotion and dissemination of energy-efficient light products。
Thirdly, the relevant departments should increase their communication with the authorities at all levels and at all levels of government to mobilize the active involvement of all levels of government in the purchase of efficient lighting products and to take the lead in reducing energy-saving emissions。
Fourth, the authorities should increase their communication with state-owned and state-owned enterprises, mobilize the state-owned and state-owned enterprises to actively purchase energy-efficient lighting, and allow state-owned and state-owned enterprises to serve as models for private enterprises。
