Eighth Digital China Construction Summit Features Smart Energy Forum in Fuzhou

The 8th Digital China Construction Summit’s Smart Energy Sub-Forum took place in Fuzhou on April 30, 2025. This event was organized by State Grid Corporation of China and hosted by State Grid Fujian Electric Power Company, State Grid Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (also known as Nari Group), and State Grid Information and Communication Industry Group Co., Ltd..

Leaders from the Fujian Provincial People’s Government, the Data Resources Department of the National Data Bureau, and the State Grid Corporation attended the forum and delivered speeches. They urged all sectors of society to deepen collaboration, enhance the integration of digital intelligence technologies with energy and power, leverage the value of data elements, and advance the “data element ×” initiative. This collective effort aims to promote the digital and intelligent transformation of the energy sector, support the development of a new power system and energy framework, create a shared ecosystem for digital infrastructure, and foster the joint development of the industry and supply chains, ultimately serving the growth of the energy digital economy.

The theme of the Smart Energy Sub-Forum was “Digital Intelligence to Set Sail, Energy to Compose New Chapters.” Keynote speakers included Academician Lin Huimin from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician Mei Hong from Peking University, Xie Qinglin, Deputy General Manager and Party Member of China Electronics Corporation, and Cui Peng, Associate Professor at Tsinghua University. The speakers discussed various topics, including innovation potential in smart energy, safe development of smart energy, causal universal models and their applications in smart grids, and the role of the industrial internet in supporting digital transformation. They collaboratively explored practical paths to stimulate new ideas for innovative development.

During the forum, the State Grid Corporation released the “Artificial Intelligence + Power” White Paper. The company places significant emphasis on the development of artificial intelligence, adhering to a demand-oriented and systematic approach. They have initiated top-level design for “Artificial Intelligence +” and established a comprehensive layout centered around the Bright Power Large Model, which includes six business areas, five types of technical capabilities, four key elements, and one assurance system. This model aims to create an artificial intelligence application system that facilitates the intelligent transformation and upgrade of energy and power. The Bright Power Large Model is the first multimodal power industry model with a scale of over 100 billion, featuring capabilities in power knowledge memory, multimodal integration analysis, business logic reasoning, fundamental numerical computation, and content-assisted generation.

State Grid Fujian Electric Power has actively implemented the overall deployment of artificial intelligence from the State Grid Corporation, promoting applications centered on the Bright Power Large Model. This includes scaling applications for power grid planning diagnostics and intelligent identification of violations on work sites, as well as exploring automatic analysis of power outage causes, significantly enhancing the intelligence level of power grid operations.

During the forum, five senior experts and industry leaders engaged in a high-level dialogue, including Suo Zhixin, Deputy General Manager of Southern Power Grid Digital Grid Research Institute, Liu Xiaochi, President of China Three Gorges Corporation Scientific Research Institute, Ding Yan, Deputy General Manager of Kunlun Smart Technology Co., Ltd., Xue Guangtao, Director of the Network Information Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Xia Wenbo, Vice President and CTO of Huawei Technology Co., Ltd.. They discussed topics such as “AI + Energy: Empowering the ‘Four Revolutions, One Cooperation’ Energy Security New Strategy.” The discussions highlighted the main challenges and key breakthroughs in pushing the full chain of energy production, supply, and sales towards intelligent, efficient, and green development.

Since being first invited to host the Smart Energy Sub-Forum in 2021, the State Grid Corporation has successfully held it five times, attracting over 2,300 attendees. By bringing together government, industry, academia, and research entities, the forum has effectively promoted the deep integration and innovative development of energy and digital technologies. Participants expressed hope that the new insights and ideas generated from this forum will inspire new methods and models for industry development, contributing to a new chapter in smart energy.