On January 27, 2026, The National Energy Administration (NEA) announced to approve the establishment of seven new energy industry standardization technical committees (TC), a strategic move to implement China’s Energy Law and to strengthen the standards system within the energy sector. Their Secretariats will be hosted by the designated undertaking unit, while organization and management will be overseen by the appointed energy industry standardization administration body. The newly formed committees and their primary responsibilities are as follows:
NEA/TC 45 – Electric Power Safety Governance: This committee, comprising 56 members for its first term, will focus on standardization for power safety supervision, production, and services. Its secretariat is hosted at State Grid Shaanxi Electric Power Company Limited and managed by the China Electricity Council (CEC).
NEA/TC 46 – Electric Power Greenhouse Gas Emission Management: With 46 members, this TC will develop standards for the accounting, evaluation, and management of greenhouse gas emissions in the power industry. The secretariat is held and managed by the CEC.
NEA/TC 47 – Carbon Capture, Transportation, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS): This 50-member committee, with its secretariat hosted by the PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development and managed by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), oversees standardization across the CCUS value chain. Its scope covers capture, pipeline and tank transport, utilization for enhanced oil and gas recovery, saline aquifer and depleted reservoir storage, full-space monitoring, emissions and storage accounting, lifecycle source-sink matching, and economic viability assessment. It will also oversee four sub-committees focusing on foundational aspects, capture, transport, and utilization/storage (NEA/TC 47/SC 1–4).
NEA/TC 48 – Hydrogen Energy Foundation and General: Focused on foundational hydrogen standards, including terminology, hydrogen quality, and evaluation systems. The 38-member committee’s secretariat is located at Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Co., Ltd. and managed by China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group).
NEA/TC 49 – Hydrogen Energy Production: This 38-member committee will standardize various hydrogen production methods, such as electrolysis, renewable-powered production, and fossil fuel-based production. Its secretariat is at CHN Energy Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd., also under Sinopec Group’s management.
NEA/TC 50 – Hydrogen Energy Storage and Transportation: Dedicated to standards for hydrogen storage technologies, transport equipment, and related processes, the 38-member committee’s secretariat is at PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd. and managed by Sinopec Group.
NEA/TC 51 – Hydrogen Energy Application: A 40-member committee tasked with standardization in hydrogen refueling, hydrogen-based fuels, and hydrogen integration in sectors like green refining. The secretariat is held by Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Co., Ltd., under Sinopec Group’s management.
The NEA mandates that energy industry standardization administration bodies strengthen guidance for new committees, leverage secretariats’ initiatives, and build open platforms. They must eliminate duplication across committees and standards, ensure a coherent standards system, and advance robust standardization to support China’s energy strategy.
