National Conference on Power Engineering Cost and Quota Management: Actively Explore Innovative Applications of Cutting-Edge Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Cost Management

The 2025 National Conference on Power Engineering Cost and Quota Management was held in Beijing on December 26. An Hongguang, member of the Party Committee and full-time vice chairman of the China Electricity Council, fully affirmed the achievements of power engineering cost and quota management during the 14th Five-Year Plan period in his speech. Combining the transformation and upgrading tasks in the energy and power sector outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan, he put forward three requirements for the next stage of work: First, to make forward-looking plans and promote the organic integration of quota systems for traditional power and emerging industries, constructing a quota and cost standard system adapted to the new power system; second, to actively explore the innovative application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain in cost management, constructing a cross-domain and cross-entity cost data sharing mechanism, and accelerating the digital transformation of cost management; third, to play a bridging role, building consensus and synergy among all parties to jointly promote the steady and long-term development of power cost and quota management. (Jin Shi)