Now, the Belt and Road cooperation has begun a new journey into a meticulously detailed blueprint. In order to further promote international cooperation in the energy sector and allow businesses, financial institutions, research institutions, academia, industrial associations and other organizations to play their role in energy cooperation so as to achieve high quality Belt and Road cooperation. The NEA, following the work plan of international energy cooperation, plans to launch the Belt and Road Energy Partnership Cooperation Network (hereinafter the BREP Cooperation Network). The related matters are hereby notified as follows.

1.Background

In April 2019, during the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, China, together with 29 other countries launched the Belt and Road Energy Partnership (hereinafter BREP) in Beijing. Ever since then, BREP has been organizing lots of project match-making and technical exchange activities, delivering positive results. This year is the first year of the 14th Five Year Plan period. In order to make the best use of the great opportunities brought by this FYP, the NEA plans to organize the second Belt and Road Energy Ministerial Conference this year, through which we will expand BREP partnership, establish the Term of Reference, release the BRI Green Energy Cooperation Initiative. We hope to communicate Chinese views and contribute Chinese wisdom for better global energy governance, building BREP into a high quality energy cooperation platform within the framework of the BRI.

The BREP Cooperation Network will be an important part of BREP, for which the NEA will be playing a steering and coordination role. Within the intergovernmental energy cooperation framework as BREP, various social forces such as businesses, financial institutions, research institutions, academia and industrial associations will be mobilized to work with partners from BRI countries in all-sectoral and multi-tiered cooperation in diverse forms. Within five years, we plan to come up with a number of best practice cases, build several energy cooperation research bases, launch some quality think tank products, empower a number of world-renowned energy cooperation experts and young talents. Step by step, we will increase BREP’s international influence, deliver more concrete results in the Belt and Road cooperation.