Impact of coal-electricity integration on China's power grid development strategy

The supply and demand structure of China's coal market and electricity market is undergoing profound changes. To respond to the conflict between coal industry and power industry, coal-electricity integration has gained support from The State through relevant policies. The development of coal-electricity integration plays a vital role in balancing the energy industrial structure. This paper introduces the evolution of coal-electricity integration policy and discusses the existing pool model of China's coal-electricity integration. And this paper also makes an analysis of coal-electricity integration's impact on the development of power grid, providing recommendations for power enterprises facing the new situation of energy development.