The vast areas blackout fault happened in the United States and Canada in August 2003 have alerted us to keep power system secure in China. In addition, the separation of power plants from power grids has brought about new hidden worriment. The CPC Central Government and the State Council have highly stressed power security and set forth successively a series of important instructions.

For example, the State Council Administrative Office issued the Notice on Strengthening Power Security on December 5, 2003, to call for consolidating power security. The State Administration of Safe Production Supervision was authorized to take the responsibility for comprehensive management of power security operation and SERC was assigned to be responsible specifically for supervision management of power safety operation, while power enterprises shall act as the main competent body for safety operation.

Pursuant to the requirement of the State Council, SERC held meetings to discuss specifically the problems of power security supervision and issued notice to put forward specific requirements on power security. China Electricity Council held successfully the China Power Forum 2003 in Shanghai in September, to discuss emphatically problems of ensuring power security, building up power grid contingent mechanism and safeguarding power supply. Under closely coordinated between power enterprises and public security departments, fighting actively against theft and destroying power equipment and electricity stealing had achieved remarkable progress.