On June 26, the meeting of energy ministers and supporting activities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization opened in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The meeting was jointly organized by the National Energy Administration of China and the People's Government of Zhejiang Province. Heads of energy authorities, relevant representatives, envoys to China, high-level representatives of enterprises, universities, think tanks and heads of relevant international organizations from nearly 20 SCO countries gathered in Ningbo to discuss the future of energy cooperation among SCO countries. The theme of this conference is "Innovation, Integration and Dynamic Future". During
the conference, Chinese and foreign enterprises signed 25 projects with a total amount of about 40 billion yuan and a total installed capacity of 12 million kilowatts. Wang Hongzhi, Director-General of the State Energy Administration of
China, said that President Xi Jinping attached great importance to SCO cooperation in the field of energy, put forward a series of important initiatives on improving the level of energy security and promoting green development, promoted the construction of a series of major energy projects, and provided scientific guidance for promoting practical energy cooperation. In recent years, China, together with all parties, has continued to promote new achievements in energy cooperation, made positive contributions to regional prosperity, and highlighted the important role of the SCO in building a fair and inclusive global energy governance system. This year is the "SCO Year of Sustainable Development". In order to effectively deepen regional energy cooperation and promote energy transformation and development, it is suggested that all parties adhere to fairness and justice, strengthen policy communication and coordination in the field of energy; adhere to mutual trust and recognition, enhance the level of energy trade and investment cooperation; adhere to mutual benefit, promote energy science and technology innovation cooperation; adhere to co-construction and sharing, and continuously improve people's livelihood energy service security. Liu Jie, governor of
Zhejiang Province, said that Zhejiang has the development advantages of strong economic strength, innovative vitality, high degree of openness, excellent business environment and beautiful ecological environment. At the same time, Zhejiang has a good foundation for energy development, great market potential, broad prospects for cooperation, complete energy infrastructure, solid industrial foundation and complete energy market. It is willing to work with SCO countries to expand the breadth and depth of energy cooperation and jointly move towards a green, inclusive and sustainable future.