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2017-02

Photovoltaic power generation was included in the No. 1 Central Document of 2017

On February 5th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly issued "Several Opinions on Deepening the Supply-Side Structural Reform of Agriculture and Accelerating the Cultivation of New Driving Forces for Agricultural and Rural Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"). The Opinions provide guidance for rural development, including important information on energy and environmental protection, which are of concern to Xiaonengshi. The Opinions point out the need to vigorously promote efficient and ecological circular farming and breeding models, accelerate the centralized processing of livestock and poultry manure, and promote the healthy development of large-scale biogas projects.

2017-02-08

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2017-02

Distributed new installed capacity increased by 200%

According to the latest statistics released by the National Energy Administration on February 5th, 2016, China's newly installed photovoltaic capacity reached 34.54 million kilowatts (34.54 gigawatts). By the end of 2016, China's cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity reached 77.42 million kilowatts (77.42 gigawatts). Therefore, China once again ranked first in the world in both newly installed and cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity.

2017-02-08

08

2017-02

2017 Photovoltaic Development Mainline: Structural and Layout Adjustments

For the entire large energy industry, adjusting structure and layout will undoubtedly be the main theme for the next few years. Similarly, the photovoltaic industry also faces the issue of needing to adjust its structure and layout, which will become a clear trend in 2017. Specifically, structural adjustment mainly involves the issue of the focus of development between ground power stations and distributed power generation; while layout involves changes in the investment scale of power stations in central and eastern China compared to the west.

2017-02-08

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2016-12

2017 ground-mounted photovoltaic electricity prices: 0.65, 0.75, 0.85 yuan/Kwh; distributed: 0.42 unchanged

To promote a revolution in energy supply, facilitate the sustainable and healthy development of the renewable energy industry, timely reflect the progress and cost reduction of different types of new energy power generation technologies, reasonably guide investment in new energy to load-concentrated areas, achieve grid parity on schedule, and alleviate the gap in subsidy funds, the National Development and Reform Commission recently issued a notice to reduce the benchmark on-grid electricity prices for photovoltaic power stations and onshore wind power in different resource zones. The subsidy standards for distributed photovoltaic power generation and the benchmark electricity prices for offshore wind power remain unchanged.

2016-12-29

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2016-12

Shandong Province's Medium- and Long-Term Energy Development Plan: 10GW of photovoltaic installations in 2020

On December 16, the Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Shandong Provincial Energy Long-Term Development Plan". During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, Shandong's installed capacity of new energy power generation reached 11.151 million kilowatts, of which photovoltaic power generation capacity reached 1.327 million kilowatts. The release of Shandong's energy development plan promotes energy transformation and upgrading, accelerates the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient modern energy system, and provides strong energy security for striving to be at the forefront in the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and creating a new situation for the construction of a strong province in economy and culture.

2016-12-19

09

2016-12

The State Council issued a poverty alleviation plan, encouraging the development of photovoltaic and agricultural photovoltaic complementary technologies.

On December 4, reporters learned that the State Council's previously issued "Notice on the 13th Five-Year Plan for Poverty Alleviation" set specific goals for the photovoltaic poverty alleviation project. The notice points out that photovoltaic poverty alleviation will be implemented in 50,000 registered poor villages with good sunlight conditions, ensuring that 2.8 million registered poor households without the ability to work will see an increase in annual income of over 3,000 yuan per household. Other poverty-stricken areas with good sunlight conditions can implement the project based on local conditions.

2016-12-09

06

2016-12

Benchmark electricity prices to be lowered in 2017; grid parity for photovoltaic power is imminent

It is understood that the benchmark on-grid electricity price for photovoltaic power generation in 2017 is about to be released, with prices for Class I, II, and III resource zones set at 0.6/0.7/0.8 yuan/kWh respectively. The official announcement will be made shortly. In a previous notice, dated September 29th, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the "Notice on Adjusting the Benchmark Electricity Price for New Energy Sources (Draft for Comments)", proposing to lower the on-grid electricity prices for Class I, II, and III large resource zone ground power stations from 0.80 yuan, 0.88 yuan, and 0.98 yuan to 0.55 yuan, 0.65 yuan, and 0.75 yuan respectively. This has caused significant ripples in the industry.

2016-12-06

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2016-11

Xuzhou's 13th Five-Year Plan for Photovoltaic Power: 1.5GW of new photovoltaic installations in 2020

Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attach great importance to the utilization of renewable energy and the development of related industries. Based on the resources and distribution of renewable energy in Xuzhou, and focusing on the construction of ecological civilization in Xuzhou, the implementation is accelerated, and the development of renewable energy is vigorously promoted. Its utilization is equivalent to 1.4 million tons of standard coal, increasing at an annual rate of 30% during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, and the proportion of renewable energy consumption has increased from less than 1% in 2010 to the current 4% (of which the urban area accounts for about 7%), showing a good trend of "double increase" in growth rate and proportion.

2016-11-29

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2016-11

State Council: Photovoltaic power generation targets begin to tilt towards Northeast China

On a cold winter's day, the State Council sent another good policy to warm the people of Northeast China. On November 1, the State Council issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Implementation of a New Round of Revitalization Strategy for Northeast China and Accelerating the Steady and Upward Trend of the Regional Economy" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions") (State Council Document No. 62 [2016]). The Opinions clarify the development direction of new energy in Northeast China.

2016-11-24

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2016-11

Zhejiang Development and Reform Commission Releases the 13th Five-Year Plan for Solar Energy Development

This is a crucial period for the province to become a national-level clean energy demonstration province, and it is also an important stage for the large-scale and comprehensive promotion of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic power generation. In order to guide the rapid, healthy, and orderly development of solar energy, especially photovoltaic power generation in our province during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, this document is compiled based on the "13th Five-Year Plan for Energy Development in Zhejiang Province", the "Implementation Plan for Zhejiang Province to Create a Clean Energy Demonstration Province", the national "Several Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of the Photovoltaic Industry", the "Energy Development Strategic Action Plan (2014-2020)", and the "Notice from the National Energy Administration on Doing a Good Job in Compiling the 13th Five-Year Plan for Solar Energy", etc.

2016-11-23