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An archive of company and industry updates originally published in 2017. Figures may be out of date and are kept for historical reference.
Clean energy prioritized as 13th Five-Year Plan sets RMB 450 billion power-substitution target
China's 13th Five-Year Plan for electric power prioritizes clean energy and sets a hard target of around 15% non-fossil energy in primary energy consumption by 2020. It also targets RMB 450 billion of electric-power substitution by the end of the period.
Read moreChina's solar industry rebounds to become the world's largest
After anti-dumping measures in 2012 pushed the domestic PV industry into losses, supportive policy from 2013 helped China's solar manufacturing base recover. The article traces the industry's rise to global leadership in installed capacity.
Read moreIEA outlook: natural gas and renewables set to displace coal over the next 25 years
The International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook points to a major shift in the global energy mix, with natural gas, wind and solar displacing coal. Policy choices remain the decisive factor.
Read more2017 solar benchmark tariffs announced, slightly better than expected
China's NDRC set the 2017 benchmark feed-in tariffs for new solar projects at RMB 0.65, 0.75 and 0.85 per kWh across three resource zones. Distributed PV subsidies were left unchanged.
Read moreSolar industry's economic contribution set to exceed RMB 1 trillion
The 13th Five-Year Plan for solar development targets more than 110 GW of solar capacity by 2020, with distributed PV, PV poverty alleviation and concentrated solar power among the priorities.
Read moreNDRC releases 13th Five-Year Plan for renewable energy
The plan targets at least 110 GW of grid-connected solar by 2020 and promotes distributed PV, integrated PV applications, large-scale solar bases and CSP demonstration projects. The archive includes the full Chinese policy text.
Read moreChina's solar capacity to exceed 110 GW by 2020
The solar plan targets 110 GW+ of installed solar capacity, including 105 GW+ of PV and 5 GW of CSP, and calls for PV costs to fall by more than 50% versus 2015 levels.
Read moreA new wave of solar installations expected in 2017
Reports of steeper-than-expected tariff cuts raised concerns about a rush to complete projects before the new rates took effect. The final policy was still pending at the time of publication.
Read moreNDRC to lower solar and onshore wind benchmark tariffs from 2017
New solar projects in the three resource zones would receive benchmark tariffs of RMB 0.65, 0.75 and 0.85 per kWh from January 2017. Distributed PV and offshore wind subsidies were unchanged.
Read moreSolar PV has a future as a mainstream energy source
The 13th Five-Year Plan for renewable energy proposed RMB 2.5 trillion of new investment and 690 GW of renewable capacity by 2020, including 210 GW+ of wind and 110 GW+ of solar.
Read moreThe energy internet and grid parity for renewables
The article examines curtailment, subsidy and grid-parity challenges facing renewable energy in China. The 13th Five-Year Plan targeted wind grid parity and solar user-side parity by 2020.
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