On October 10, the Guangxi Department of Ecology and Environment announced the acceptance of environmental assessment and approval for a batch of 500MW photovoltaic power generation projects of the Great Wall Million Kilowatt New Energy Demonstration Base Project (Phase II 850MW). The applicant is Qinzhou Jingneng Clean Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Beijing Energy Group. The
project is the first EIA declaration, with a construction period of 30 months and a total installed capacity of 500MW (600MWp on the DC side), and has been started in October 2024. On July 21, 2025, Qinzhou Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment ordered it to make immediate corrections and not to start construction before completing the formalities for unauthorized construction without EIA approval. As of July 11, the project has been suspended.