BJ ENERGY INTL and Its Partners Visited Leaders of the League Committee and Administrative Office of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia
On March 16, 2022, Zhang Ping, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Beijing Energy International, and its partners, Li Bing, General Manager of Sembcorp (China), Hu Jing, Vice President of Asia Bulk Project Business Development Department of Air Products and Chemicals (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Yang Chunfa, Vice President of North China Power Engineering of China Power Engineering Consulting Group(CPECC) visited Yao Yongbo, Party Secretary of Xilingol League Committee, Luo Qing, Deputy Party Secretary of the League Committee and exchanged on expediating the implementation of dual carbon goal and full cooperation in clean energy. Other attendees include Wang Sanshi, Member and Secretary General of the League Committee, Hu Chengdong, Deputy Head of League Committee, Liu Changchun, Secretary of Zhengxiangbai Banner Committee, Wang Yangong, Secretary of Duolun County Party Committee, Gao Haijun, Director of local Development and Reform Commission, Bao Yanmei, Director of Energy Bureau; Jia Geng, Vice President of Beijing Energy International, Liu Pengfei, Director of Administration Department, Baltsa, Assistant General Manager of North Branch Company; Cao Yaling, Deputy Chief Engineer of CPECC, etc.
During the meeting, the participants reached a consensus on expediating the construction of the large-scale green energy base in Xilingol, and conducted in-depth exchanges on project landing, energy transmission lines, planning, approval and substantive industrial development.
Zhang Ping thanked the League Committee and the Administrative Office for their long-term support to Beijing Energy International and introduced the planning and construction progress of its green energy base in Xilingol. He said that Inner Mongolia is a key clean energy base in China and a critical fulcrum for the company to roll out its international industrial strategy. Xilingol has remarkable resource endowment and location advantages and is the ideal destination for large-scale development of renewable energy and power transmission to northern China’s power grid. As long-term strategic partners, Beijing Energy International, Sembcorp (China), Air Products and Chemicals (China) Investment(AP) and CPECC will form an industrial alliance, which will organically integrate their strengths in low-carbon development, market, expertise, capital and technology as well as the location and resource advantages of Xilingol to accelerate the planning and development of the energy base. He hoped that local authorities would extend continuous support and expressed that Beijing Energy International has the resolve and confidence in successfully building the energy base. It will build it into a national demonstration base of green energy industry, continuously expand the impact of cooperation between Beijing and Inner Mongolia, contribute to local economic development and the all-round coordinated development of new energy industry, and enable Xilingol to attain its dual carbon goal at an early date.
Li Bing introduced the current business and development plan of Sembcorp (China). He said that as a listed company in Singapore, the company is committed to supporting China’s energy transformation and sustainable development and has rich experience in investment and operation. As he mentioned, Beijing Energy International is a trustworthy partner, and it is very willing to join forces with it and AP to fully promote the development and construction of the energy base and jointly contribute to the local economic and social development of Xilingol.
Hu Jing introduced the business, development process and future development plan of AP. She said that AP has experienced application teams, advanced air separation technology and hydrogen production technology all over the world to meet various needs of industry customers. She highlighted that with preliminary investigation and analysis, she is very confident to forge a business and investment consortium with Beijing Energy International and Sembcorp (China) to jointly promote the rapid landing of hydrogen and ammonia production in local energy base.
Yang Chunfa introduced the development ideas and business plan of CPECC. He said that Beijing Energy International has always been its long-term strategic partner, and the green energy base project has been designated as the first important project of cooperation of CPECC by Beijing Energy International Holdings and will continue to capitalize on its advantages of system and new energy planning to provide comprehensive and high-quality technical support and services for the project.
Yao Yongbo welcomed Zhang Ping and its partners, thanked them for their long-term support to Xilingol, and introduced local energy development and industrial layout. He pointed out that Xilingol implemented the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, focused on the strategic positioning of “two shields”, “two bases” and “one gateway”, seized the key historical opportunity of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategies, fully leveraged the advantages of its location, resources and industrial base, and went great lengths to enlarge and strengthen the new energy industry. Inner Mongolia and Beijing have always been friendly partners of cooperation. The Beijing Municipal Government has invested a vast number of financial and material resources and manpower to help Inner Mongolia win the fight against poverty and established a profound friendship with each other. Beijing Energy International and Xilingol are deeply rooted in a sound cooperation foundation. He highly agreed with the energy development concept put forward by Beijing Energy International in terms of energy base, intensive and scale-up development. The planned green energy base project is an effective step to promote Xilingol’s integration into Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei economic circle and coordinated development of new energy, rural revitalization and ecological restoration. He said that local authorities will fully support the project, create the best and most convenient conditions for its partners, set up dedicated work team, facilitate cooperation agreements between local enterprises, clarify responsibilities among all parties, actively coordinate and tackle the problems existing in the process, and ensure the smooth progress of the project. He mentioned that Beijing Energy International and the other companies should do a good job in the economic calculation of the project, formulate timelines of milestone of the project development and construction, submit the project application as soon as possible, and make every effort to promote the development and construction of the base. It is hoped that all parties will jointly take ecological priority and green development as the guidance, closely focus on realizing the dual carbon goal, seize and make good use of major opportunities, use their respective advantages, focus on deepening pragmatic cooperation in new energy development, industrial chain extension, constantly create all-round, high-quality cooperation, and strive to deliver mutual benefit and win-win results for all.
