Meta Data
Title in national language: 
可再生能源发展基金征收使用管理暂行办法
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2011
Effective Start Year: 
2012
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Other
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable
Issued by: 
Ministry of Finance, National Energy Administration, State Development and Reform Commission
Overall Summary: 
To promote the development and utilization of renewable energy, the Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration have jointly formulated the Interim Measures for the Administration of the Collection and Use of the Renewable Energy Development Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Renewable Energy Law of the People's Republic of China.
Renewable Energy
RE feed-in tariffs: 
Additional renewable Energy electricity tariff is charged by 0.008 CNY /kWh. The charge standard is subject to adjustment any time in accordance to medium and long term target of renewable energy, RE development and exploration plan, as well as balance status of RE additional tariff. --Renewable Energy electricity additional tariff shall be levied to electricity for sale excluding agriculture production power in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities except Tibet.
RE capital subsidy, grant, or rebate: 
Renewable energy additional power tariff shall be used as subsidies to the following areas: i) the difference between expenses due to purchasing renewable energy power by grid enterprises in accordance with the price tariff determined by the State Council price department or through competitive bidding based on rules of Renewable Energy Law and costs incurred due to purchasing regular power; ii) For state-funded or subsidized public renewable energy independent power system with implementation of local classified sales price, the part of reasonable operation and management costs in excess of power sale price; iii) The part of reasonable renewable energy power grid connection charge paid by power grid enterprises that cannot be paid back by power sale revenue.
Public investment loans or grants: 
The Renewable Energy Development Fund consists of special fund allocated by national public finance budget and additional revenue from renewable energy tariff imposed legally on power users. Renewable Energy development special fund is arranged by finance department of central government from annual public budget (not including infrastructure construction special fund of central government budget arranged by investment department of the State of Council.
Pricing
Energy pricing: 
Additional renewable Energy electricity tariff is charged by 0.008 CNY /kWh. The charge standard is subject to adjustment anytime in accordance to medium and long term target of renewable energy, RE development and exploration plan, as well as balance status of RE additional tariff.
Investment
Local content requirement: 
Other main application areas of the Renewable Energy Development Special Fund include promoting localized production of renewable energy development equipment and constructing independent renewable energy power system in remote areas and islands.
Governance
M&E of policy implementation: 
Department of Finance, Pricing, Energy, and Audit, in compliance with their divisions of functions, implement supervision and investigations over levy, appropriation, use and management of additional charge renewable energy power.
Statistics collection and management: 
The Renewable Energy Development Special Fund is also used for conducting survey and evaluation of renewable energy sources and constructing relevant information system.
Technology
R&D renewable energy: 
The Renewable Energy Development Special Fund is mainly used to support science and technology research, standards formulation and demonstration projects associated with development and utilization of renewable energy. The Fund also focus on renewable energy utilization in rural and pastoral areas.
Industrialization support: 
A special fund for renewable energy development is mainly used to support renewable energy development and utilization, including: renewable energy development and utilization of scientific and technological research, standards development, and demonstration projects; to promote renewable energy development and utilization of equipment localization of production.