Xinhua Finance Chengdu, June 27th (Reporter Yuan Bo) It was learned from the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission on the 27th that the "Several Policy Measures to Support Green and Low Carbon Development in Sichuan Province" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") have been issued, proposing 14 incentive measures from three dimensions: funding subsidies, financial empowerment, and factor guarantees, aiming to promote the comprehensive green transformation of Sichuan's economic and social development.

The Measures comprehensively cover multiple key areas such as industry, energy, construction, transportation, environmental protection, and technology. On the one hand, they focus on supporting green and low-carbon core industries such as industrial energy-saving transformation, clean energy development, new energy storage, and environmental governance, and guide the transformation and upgrading of traditional high energy consuming industries; On the other hand, it takes into account livelihood projects such as green upgrading, utilization of renewable resources, and energy-saving renovation of buildings, so that the achievements of green development can benefit the people.

Multiple subsidy standards and support methods in the Measures have achieved breakthroughs. Sichuan integrates various types of financial funds such as basic construction investment and special funds for urban and rural construction within the provincial budget, and sets differentiated subsidy ratios and cap amounts for different types of green and low-carbon projects, with a wide range of subsidies and strong support. Especially in the field of energy conservation and carbon reduction in the industrial and energy sectors, whether it is implementing energy-saving, carbon reduction and efficiency improvement renovations, clean utilization of coal, upgrading and clean utilization of coal-fired power units, new energy storage and hydrogen energy projects in the energy sector, the maximum subsidy that can be applied for can reach 20 million yuan.

Focusing on the pain points of "difficult and expensive financing", the "Measures" propose to build a green finance support system that integrates interest subsidies, rewards and subsidies, and transformational finance, covering scenarios such as environmental protection projects, equipment updates, green bonds, and the transformation of high energy consuming industries, comprehensively reducing the financial pressure on enterprises. For example, for eligible loans such as "technical renovation loans" and "equipment renewal loans", a provincial-level financial subsidy of no more than 1 year will be given at an annual interest rate of 1.5%. The maximum amount of provincial-level financial subsidy that a single enterprise can receive per year will not exceed 5 million yuan.

In addition, the "Measures" start from the three core elements of technology, land use, and energy use, deploy simplified approval and priority guarantee, clear obstacles for the landing and operation of green and low-carbon projects, and create the optimal development environment.

The relevant person in charge of the Development and Reform Commission of Sichuan Province stated that they will continue to work with relevant departments to improve supporting rules and smooth application channels, ensuring that all policies that benefit enterprises and the people directly reach market entities. At the same time, we will continue to track the effectiveness of policy implementation, dynamically optimize and adjust measures, and make every effort to promote the green and low-carbon development of the whole province to a new level.

Editor: Zhang Yu