Adhere to practicality and effectiveness to promote the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things

——Interview with Tan Yongxiang, Chairman and Party Secretary of State Grid Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd.

Our reporter Han Xu

Reporter: Since the beginning of this year, State Grid Corporation of China has vigorously promoted the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things. What achievements has State Grid Fujian Electric Power made in the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things? What are the highlights?

Tan Yongxiang: Fujian has held two Digital China Summits in a row and was recently selected as a national pilot zone for digital economy innovation and development. In 2018, the scale of Fujian's digital economy reached 1.42 trillion yuan, accounting for 5 percentage points of the province's GDP, which is 5 percentage points higher than the national average. All of these have provided a good soil for the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things.

State Grid Fujian Electric Power has fully implemented the relevant arrangements of the company’s Party Committee, based on Fujian’s locational advantages and industrial advantages, and under the guidance of the company’s strategic goal of “three types and two networks, world-class”, it has made every effort to promote the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things.

First, focus on planning. With the goal of basically building a ubiquitous power Internet of Things by 2024, the State Grid Fujian Power Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things Construction Plan and eight sub-plans such as the integration of the "two networks" were organized and compiled.

Second, focus on the mechanism. Internally, State Grid Fujian Electric Power has established a cross-professional collaborative work promotion mechanism to prevent professional barriers and "chimneys" from the source. Externally, it has established a co-construction, co-governance and sharing mechanism, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on co-construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things with 9 cities in Fujian Province, and formed 88 cooperation projects.

Secondly, focus on the key points. Focusing on the main responsibilities and businesses, State Grid Fujian Electric Power has empowered the traditional power grid with digital technology and Internet of Things technology. 58% of the substations have achieved "full control", and the operating efficiency has increased by 90%. This work is at the forefront of the company's system. Focusing on customer needs, in accordance with the principle of demonstration first, the full process of customer power application, installation, and emergency repair is visualized in the comprehensive demonstration area, so that customers can "get power without running once". Focusing on data governance, the marketing and distribution processes are fully connected, the business and financial data connection rate reaches 80%, the "seven codes" of the main network equipment are connected, and the distribution network realizes "one map", so that the power supply reliability rate, voltage qualification rate, and line loss rate of the distribution network are controllable, controllable, and under control.

At present, the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things of State Grid Fujian Power has initially shown results: First, it has reduced the burden on the grassroots. By carrying out special actions such as "recording data at most once", the problems of multiple terminals for one person and repeated data entry have been effectively solved. Second, it has achieved demonstration and promotion. The comprehensive demonstration project of Gutian Smart Energy Town and the comprehensive demonstration project of Fuzhou Junmen Community have been basically completed. Third, it has achieved mutual benefit and win-win results. The Internet of Vehicles platform has connected to more than 10,000 charging piles, the municipal charging service platform covers 7 cities, and the "multi-station integration" project has been put into operation in Xiamen.

Reporter: What plans does State Grid Fujian Power have for the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things in the next step?

Tan Yongxiang: State Grid Fujian Power Company will focus on the strategic goal of "three types, two networks, and world-class", adhere to innovation-driven, practical and effective, data-driven, and management changes, and build, use, and manage the ubiquitous power Internet of Things well.

Co-build "One Center". Co-build the Fujian Energy Big Data Center to accelerate the sharing and realization of data resources in serving social governance, customer electricity consumption, energy conservation and emission reduction, and new energy consumption, and form a typical application of the energy Internet ecosystem of co-construction, co-governance and win-win.

Build two middle platforms. Build a data middle platform and a business middle platform to promote the construction of a digital twin system and make decisions with data.

Build three major platforms: cloud platform, IoT platform, smart energy service platform, and simultaneously build a full-scenario security protection system.

Cultivate two emerging business groups. One is the key technology integration innovation business, including comprehensive energy efficiency, new energy services, offshore wind power grid-connected equipment, etc.; the other is the business model innovation business, including electric vehicles, energy e-commerce new retail, data asset operation, etc.

Build comprehensive demonstration projects. Complete comprehensive demonstration projects in two cities (Fuzhou and Xiamen), two counties (Changle and Jinjiang), two islands (Meizhou Island and Pingtan Island), and four towns (Xia Dang Township in Ningde, Shibi Town in Sanming, Xing Village in Wuyishan, and Jiaomei Town in Zhangzhou), laying a solid foundation for the initial establishment of a ubiquitous power Internet of Things.

Reporter: What specific measures has State Grid Fujian Electric Power taken to create a world-class demonstration enterprise and a typical leading unit?

Tan Yongxiang: Fujian Province is currently implementing the policy of adhering to high-quality development and catching up. As a central enterprise stationed in Fujian, State Grid Fujian Electric Power has the responsibility and conditions to play a typical leading role in the construction of a world-class demonstration enterprise. Putting politics first, bearing in mind the requirements put forward by Chairman Kou Wei for the work of State Grid Fujian Electric Power to "be clear-cut about politics, achieve a new level and create new achievements", firmly grasp the strategic opportunities, and promote all work with higher standards and stricter requirements.

First, we need to set clear goals. We will strive to create "six first-class" goals, build first-class operating mechanisms, business performance, service quality, innovation capabilities, brand image, and talent teams. We will fully promote 35 key tasks in 10 areas, and strive to take the lead in initially building a "three-type, two-network, world-class" enterprise by 2021.

Second, strengthen leadership. State Grid Fujian Electric Power established a leading group headed by the main person in charge, with the responsible persons taking the lead respectively, and each professional formed a working team to conduct multiple rounds of in-depth research in all aspects, and adopt a project-based approach to strengthen coordination to ensure that all work is carried out in a unified manner horizontally and integrated vertically.

The third is to implement it strictly. State Grid Fujian Electric Power has established a closed-loop control mechanism of regular consultation, deployment and promotion, guidance and correction, supervision and assessment, and summary and evaluation. It implements responsibilities at all levels, refines the division of responsibilities, clarifies the time nodes, and ensures that all work is implemented in an effective and orderly manner as planned.