Current Situation and Countermeasures on Energy Security Issues and Energy Transition in Sichuan and Chongqing Regions

Energy security is an important part of national security. The energy structure of the world today is in the midst of an energy transformation from fossil energy to renewable energy, and China’s energy development under the new situation is facing a complex situation and serious challenges, not only to accelerate the low-carbon energy transition to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, but also to firmly guard the bottom line of energy security. How to co-ordinate the energy transition and energy security is a major issue facing China’s high-quality and sustainable energy development. The Sichuan-Chongqing region is the most populous and economically largest region in the west, and has the highest comprehensive economic strength in the west. Its abundant hydropower resources provide powerful power output for the Sichuan-Chongqing region as well as the eastern region; its abundant natural gas resources provide stable energy power for the Sichuan-Chongqing region. However, the single energy structure of the Sichuan-Chongqing region and the uncertainty of its hydro energy resources have led to a mismatch between its energy security capacity and its development needs. This paper puts forward some suggestions and countermeasures on a series of challenges facing the energy security of the Sichuan-Chongqing region.