The private economy is the new force in promoting Chinese-style modernization and an important foundation for high-quality development. At the beginning of the new year, localities continue to break down market access barriers and encourage private enterprises to accelerate their pace to advance into new areas.

On the long coastline of Zhejiang Province, several nuclear power projects are being stepped up, and many of them have private capital.

Wenzhou Cangnan Sanao Nuclear Power Project has been approved for a new round of private capital investment; Ningbo Jinqimen Nuclear Power Phase I, private enterprises have a 2% stake; Taizhou Sanmen Nuclear Power Phase I, which is across the sea, has just welcomed private enterprises to sign a contract to invest.

Shan Simeng, Director of the Board Office of China General Nuclear Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.: For nuclear power companies, private enterprises' equity investment is conducive to the project to alleviate financial pressure and stimulate the motivation and vitality of private enterprises.

As of now, the five nuclear power projects approved by the state last year (China Nuclear Corporation Jiangsu Xuxu Phase I Project, China General Nuclear Corporation Guangdong Lufeng Phase I Project, Shandong Zhaoyuan Phase I Project, Zhejiang Sanao Phase II Project, and State Power Investment Corporation Guangxi Bailong Phase I Project) have all introduced private capital, attracting 10 private enterprises to participate, and the opening-up efforts have been further strengthened. At present, the new nuclear power policy is being implemented at an accelerated pace.

The total investment in the second phase of the Sanao Nuclear Power Project in Zhejiang Province exceeded 40 billion yuan. Is private enterprises willing to invest or not? It has become the first hurdle faced after the policy is introduced. To this end, the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission has joined forces with multiple units to screen private enterprises from the province, and for the first time the government has introduced nuclear power projects to targetedly.