On July 2, the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and the General Department of the National Energy Administration jointly issued the Notice on the Weight of Responsibility for Renewable Energy Power Consumption in 2025 and Related Matters (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), which issued the weight of responsibility for renewable energy power consumption in 2025 and 2026 and the proportion of green power consumption in key energy-using industries. On the basis of increasing the proportion of green power consumption in electrolytic aluminium industry in 2024,
the Notice will increase the proportion of green power consumption in steel, cement, polysilicon industries and new data centers in national hub nodes in 2025. In 2025, the proportion of green electricity consumption in the cement industry of each province will range from 25.2% to 70%.
At the same time, the weight of renewable energy power consumption responsibility issued in 2025 is a binding indicator, according to which the provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) are assessed. The
document reads as follows: