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Title in national language: 
太阳能光伏产业“十二五”发展规划
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2012
Effective Start Year: 
2012
Effective End Year: 
2015
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Power, Industry
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable, Solar
Issued by: 
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the P.R.C
Notes: 
Unofficial Translation
Overall Summary: 
Guiding document for the development of the Solar PV industry in China for 2011-2015. Plans to reduce the cost of domestic solar power and expand the domestic market to better develop the photovoltaic (PV) industry.
Access
Energy access action plan: 
With the goals of “going to the countryside, enriching people, supporting the frontier, and controlling desertification,” develop a variety of PV products, and support the application of small PV systems, off-grid application systems, and PV power generation systems. --Focus on a combination of grid-connected power generation and off-grid application.
Efficiency
EE action plans: 
According to industry policy and the actual needs for industrial development, take measures to strengthen industry administration, promote energy-saving and emission reduction, standardize the development of China’s PV industry[...]
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
During the 12th five-year plan period, the PV industry will maintain stable and fast growth. Polysilicon, solar cells, and other products can meet the installed capacity requirements set by the national development plans for renewable energy, and can also meet demand in the international market.
RE feed-in tariffs: 
Actively promote the formulation and implementation of feed-in tariff policies.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
Along with the growth of the polysilicon industry, product quality and environmental standards will improve.-- Encourage PV enterprises to enhance the recycling (recovery) of PV products.
Pricing
Renewable energy subsidies: 
Through reasonable tariffs, moderate financial subsidies, and active financial support, actively expand the domestic PV market.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Insist on a combination of grid-connected power generation and off-grid application.
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Support will be provided to major enterprises to grow stronger so that by 2015, leading polysilicon enterprises will reach 50,000 metric tons per year, and major enterprises will reach 10,000 metric tons per year; leading solar cell enterprises will reach the 5GW level, and major enterprises will reach the 1GW level.
Local content requirement: 
By 2015, the localization rate of production equipment and auxiliary materials for PV cells will reach 80%.
Overseas investment support: 
Encourage solar PV enterprises to actively seek overseas investments.
Technology
Clean energy technology priorities: 
Support will be provided to major enterprises to grow stronger so that by 2015, leading polysilicon enterprises will reach 50,000 metric tons per year, and major enterprises will reach 10,000 metric tons per year; leading solar cell enterprises will reach the 5GW level, and major enterprises will reach the 1GW level. By 2015, in China there will be one PV enterprise with annual sales revenue exceeding RMB 100 billion, 3-5 PV enterprises with annual sales revenue exceeding RMB 50 billion, and 3-4 enterprises specializing in PV equipment manufacturing with annual sales revenue exceeding RMB 1 billion. -- By 2015, average total power consumption shall be lower than 120 kWh/kg, the conversion efficiency for monocrystal silicon cells will reach 21%, that of polysilicon cells will reach 19%, and that of amorphous silicon thin-film cells will reach 12%. -- The localization rate of production equipment and auxiliary materials for PV cells will reach 80%, and Chinese enterprises will master key technologies involved in PV grid connection, manufacturing of energy storage equipment, and system integration. ---[S]trongly support R&D and industrialization of low-cost, high conversion efficiency, and long-life crystalline silicon solar cells. Reduce costs of cell products and ultimate power generation costs. ---Promote technological advancement and industrialization of silicon-based thin-film cells and copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) thin-film cells. Improve the conversion efficiency of thin-film cells. ---Focus on the development of production technology for BIPV(Building-integrated photovoltaics) modules, including building materials that can be directly integrated into buildings, double-glass BIPV(Building-integrated photovoltaics) modules and insulating glass components that are applied to factory rooftops, agricultural greenhouses, and curtain walls[...]
Clean energy technology deployment: 
Actively promote the formulation and implementation of feed-in tariff policies. --Strengthen R&D and applications of PV products in industries such as agriculture, transportation, and architecture. --Support the establishment of a number of distributed PV power stations, off-grid application systems, building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV), small PV systems, and PV-based multi-energy supplement systems. Encourage the establishment and application of large grid-connected PV power stations. Promote and improve technology systems and management mechanisms fit for PV power generation.--Develop high-power, PV grid-connected inverters, energy storage cells and systems, PV auto-tracking devices, statistics collection and monitoring systems, and wind and solar complementary systems. ---[...]Continue to implement the “Golden Sun Project” and other supporting measures. Encourage PV enterprises to strengthen communications and cooperation with the power system. ---Focus on the development of production technology for high-concentration compound solar cells[...].
R&D renewable energy: 
Support the R&D and industrialization of key production equipment used for polysilicon, silicon ingots/silicon wafers, cells and modules, thin-film cells, and power generation applications in order to enhance product quality and PV conversion efficiency, and to reduce energy consumption during production. --Strongly support R&D and industrialization of low-cost, high conversion efficiency, and long-life crystalline silicon solar cells.
R&D energy efficiency: 
---[S]upport the R&D and industrialization of key production equipment used for polysilicon, silicon ingots/silicon wafers, cells and modules, thin-film cells, and power generation applications in order to enhance product quality and PV conversion efficiency, and to reduce energy consumption during production. [...]
Technology collaboration with other member States: 
Actively participate in the establishment of international standards, and establish and improve product inspection, certification, and monitoring systems. -- Strengthen international exchanges and cooperation.
Industrialization support: 
Support the R&D and industrialization of key production equipment used for polysilicon, silicon ingots/silicon wafers, cells and modules, thin-film cells, and power generation applications in order to enhance product quality and PV conversion efficiency, and to reduce energy consumption during production. --Strongly support R&D and industrialization of low-cost, high conversion efficiency, and long-life crystalline silicon solar cells.-- Support PV enterprises’ transformation and upgrading. Through technological innovation, support key enterprises with proprietary technology to reinforce and boost core competitiveness. Enhance support for the PV industry’s technological innovation. -- Promote the establishment of relevant standards for polysilicon, silicon ingots/silicon wafers, solar cells, and PV systems. --Promote the development of industry standardization. Strengthen industry administration of PV product quality standards compliance to prevent poor-quality products from entering the market. --Accelerate the development of the domestic PV market[...] --[E]nhance the strategic position of the solar PV industry in the national economy. By implementing relevant planning on industrial transformation, upgrading, and renewable energy, map out policies in the areas of industry, taxation, and finance to actively promote the healthy development of China’s PV industry. --According to industry policy and the actual needs for industrial development, take measures to strengthen industry administration, promote energy-saving and emission reduction, standardize the development of China’s PV industry[...] ---[S]upport the R&D and industrialization of key production equipment used for polysilicon, silicon ingots/silicon wafers, cells and modules, thin-film cells, and power generation applications in order to enhance product quality and PV conversion efficiency, and to reduce energy consumption during production. [...] ---[S]trongly support R&D and industrialization of low-cost, high conversion efficiency, and long-life crystalline silicon solar cells. Reduce costs of cell products and ultimate power generation costs.