National Power Engineering Cost and Quota Management Conference: Actively exploring innovative applications of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain in cost management

Foresight News reported, citing Golden Ten Data, that the 2025 National Power Engineering Cost and Quota Management Work Conference was held in Beijing on December 26. An Hongguang, Party Committee Member and Full-time Deputy Director 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. He also put forward three requirements for the next steps in light of the transformation and tackling tasks in the energy and power sector outlined in the "15th Five-Year Plan" blueprint: First, to make forward-looking arrangements and promote the organic integration of traditional power and emerging business models in the quota system, building a quota and cost standard system adapted to the new power system; second, to actively explore innovative applications of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain in cost management, establish a cross-domain and cross-entity cost data sharing mechanism, and accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of cost management; third, to play the role of a bridge and link, gather consensus and joint efforts from multiple parties, and jointly promote the stable and long-term development of power cost and quota management.