MIIT Answers: 17 Common Questions on PV Mandatory Standards

On September 7, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued five mandatory national standards for photovoltaic modules, including "Safety Requirements for Photovoltaic Modules" and "Requirements for Nameplate Identification of Photovoltaic Modules", with a total of 17 questions.

2026-09-09 10:48:26

The maximum funding period is 3 years.

2026-09-04 16:59:14

In July, the domestic photovoltaic module collection market ushered in a small peak. In July, the total capacity was 15.72 GW, an increase of about 69.9% compared with June, the monthly average price was about 0.735 yuan/W, a slight decline of about 2.3% compared with June, and the price was still falling.

2026-08-14 11:59:47

The 15th Five-Year Plan of Action for Electric Power Safety Production focuses on promoting the modernization of governance, focusing on prevention in advance, strengthening responsibility implementation, risk provention and control, scientific and technological empowerment and emergency response capabilities, with the goal of achieving a comprehensive improvement in the level of intrinsic safety by 2030.

2026-08-11 09:06:41

Shanghai announced the 2026 wind and solar development plan: promoting the construction of 345,000 kilowatts of onshore wind power and 1.454 million kilowatts of photovoltaic power, emphasizing the approval of construction on schedule, grid coordination, technological upgrading and standardized management.

2026-08-06 07:13:39

The Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Development and Construction Management of Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation in Zhejiang Province clearly States that general industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaic power generation and large-scale industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaic power generation can choose the mode of full self-generation and self-use or self-generation and self-use surplus electricity; if the self-generation and self-use surplus electricity is used for grid connection, the proportion of annual self-generation and self-use electricity to power generation is not required, and the on-grid electricity is fully involved in the electricity market in principle.

2026-08-05 12:28:34

Respond to industry concerns and deploy the next key work

2026-08-04 09:46:47

The Plan specifies that by 2030, a new power system will be initially completed: a green and low-carbon power supply pattern will be basically formed, and the proportion of non-fossil energy generation will reach 50%;

2026-08-03 18:38:06

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting on July 30 and decided to hold the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in Beijing in October this year.

2026-07-30 17:07:03

On July 29, the Development and Reform Commission of Jiangsu Province issued the Implementation Plan for the Development of Distributed Photovoltaic in Jiangsu Province (2026-2030), specifying that by 2030, the cumulative installed capacity of distributed photovoltaic in the province will double that of 2025, reaching 120 million kilowatts; looking forward to 2035, the cumulative installed capacity of distributed photovoltaic in the province will reach 160 million kilowatts.

2026-07-30 07:37:14

To look at the issue of production capacity, we should adhere to a comprehensive, objective and fair attitude, look at it both historically and dialectically, uphold open cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win situation, and jointly resolve contradictions and differences. Protectionism will only disrupt the global economic and trade order, undermine the security and stability of the global production and supply chain and the healthy and orderly development of industrial cooperation, and bring long-term risks to world economic growth.

2026-07-29 09:17:22

Anhui has made it clear that virtual power plants participate in all kinds of power markets as independent subjects, and set up three types of trading units, namely, power generation, power consumption and energy storage, according to the types of resources, and give priority to responding to the needs of the province, and strengthen standardized management and safety supervision.

2026-07-28 15:12:34

The National Energy Administration launched the pilot project of micro-energy network in villages and towns to promote the local consumption of clean energy in rural areas and multi-energy coordination, enhance the autonomy, cleanliness and economy of energy use, complete the demonstration project by 2028, and promote the mature model by 2030.

2026-07-28 15:11:52

By unifying the cost calculation scope, calculation coefficient and calculation model of the whole industry chain of "silicon material-silicon wafer-battery-component", a cost accounting framework that runs through the industry chain is formed, which can eliminate the chaos of different cost accounting calibers and different expressions in the industry.

2026-07-27 14:33:55

Through classified disposal, 260 "zombie projects" which have been shelved for a long time and have not landed within the time limit will be cleaned up, so as to effectively revitalize the new energy construction indicators and standardize the management order of project filing.

2026-07-23 20:09:27

The 15th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development was issued and implemented to implement the "double carbon" goal and the new energy security strategy, and to promote the high-quality development of renewable energy.

2026-07-23 10:19:18

In 2030, the total installed capacity of renewable energy power generation will reach about 3.5 billion kilowatts, and the annual power generation will reach about 6 trillion kilowatt hours; the total installed capacity of wind power and solar power generation will reach more than 2.8 billion kilowatts, accounting for more than 50% of the total installed capacity, and the annual power generation will reach more than 4 trillion kilowatt hours, accounting for 30% of the total power generation.

2026-07-23 10:00:08

Three mandatory national standards for the photovoltaic industry will be implemented on January 1, 2027.

2026-07-21 08:05:06

The announcement shows that from April 1, 2027, the consumption tax on photovoltaic cells (also known as solar cells) will be levied at a rate of 2%, and from April 1, 2028, the consumption tax on photovoltaic cells will be levied at a rate of 4%.

2026-07-17 17:51:49

The Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Energy Sector (2026-2028) focuses on energy conservation and carbon reduction in the whole process of energy production and consumption, strengthens target management, technological upgrading and mechanism innovation, and promotes green and low-carbon energy transformation.

2026-07-10 16:54:24

The "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" Action Plan for Carbon Peak clearly takes the green and low-carbon transformation of energy as the key, promotes the transformation of industrial structure, key areas and supporting systems as a whole, ensures that carbon peak is achieved by 2030, and lays a solid foundation for carbon neutrality.

2026-07-09 17:39:05

Digital new energy DataBM. Com found that recently, many places in the country have issued competitive announcements for photovoltaic, wind power, energy storage and other new energy projects.

2026-07-08 16:52:54

Shandong has promulgated new regulations on direct connection of green power, classified and optimized management, expanded applicable scenarios, strengthened source-load matching and whole-process supervision, and promoted efficient local consumption of green power.

2026-07-08 16:25:45

During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the proportion of photovoltaic installed on the roof of newly built industrial plants in the province will reach 100%, and the photovoltaic installed on the roof of existing industrial plants will be "fully installed", so as to achieve the goal of new industrial photovoltaic installed capacity of 10GW.

2026-07-08 15:18:29

Yunnan Province launched a demonstration project of integrated hydrogen production from green electricity in 2026, covering eight prefectures (cities), focusing on the production and application of green hydrogen/green ammonia, and strengthening factor guarantee, full-cycle management and project reserve.

2026-07-03 08:00:20

Yunnan Province issued a list of new shared energy storage projects in 2026, identifying 13 all-vanadium liquid flow/sodium ion energy storage projects, calling for speeding up approval, grid connection and construction, strictly controlling the transfer of development rights and construction changes, and vigorously promoting the large-scale and high-quality development of energy storage.

2026-07-03 08:00:18

On July 1, Guizhou Energy issued the Notice on Issuing the Annual Construction Plan of 44 Wind Power and Photovoltaic Power Generation Projects such as Shengtuan Wind Farm in Qixingguan District (hereinafter referred to as the "Construction Notice") and the Notice on Cleaning up the Construction Plan of the First Batch of Wind Power and Photovoltaic Power Generation Projects in Guizhou Province in 2026.

2026-07-02 10:03:06

The General Administration of Market Supervision issued detailed rules for the supervision and spot check of 173 kinds of products, such as photovoltaic modules and inverters, to strengthen the quality supervision of the photovoltaic industry chain.

2026-07-01 09:45:38

While the export data continues to advance rapidly and the market layout blossoms in an all-round way, the wind control problems faced by optical storage enterprises going to sea have become unprecedented important. Recently, at the 2026 SNEC exhibition, Meng Lijun, East China Sales Director of Shanghai XTransfer Network Technology Co., Ltd., was interviewed by the Digital New Energy Databm. Com, using practical cases to dismantle the trade risks and countermeasures in mature European and American markets and emerging markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

2026-06-22 16:38:38

Digital New Energy DataBM. Com found that since 2026, many wind and light projects have been launched, with a capacity of more than 68 GW. Some of the regions have announced the results of the competition.

2026-06-22 09:20:01

On June 12, Fujian Development and Reform Commission issued a notice that due to the adjustment of relevant factor guarantee policies and other factors, some photovoltaic power station projects are no longer qualified for development. In order to standardize project management, it was decided to abolish 9 photovoltaic power station projects such as Fuqing Tongwei Huijin Yuguang Integration (Phase II) 60 MW photovoltaic power generation project, with a total installed capacity of 958750 kilowatts.

2026-06-15 13:52:55

The circular solicits opinions on six standards for photovoltaic module testing and evaluation groups, aiming at standardizing industry testing methods and improving the scientificity and consistency of product performance evaluation.

2026-06-15 11:41:14

The Plan proposes that by 2030, the penetration rate of new energy heavy trucks will reach 40% and the number of new energy heavy trucks will exceed 1.6 million, focusing on energy supplement network, full-scene application, standard supervision and policy guarantee, so as to promote green and low-carbon transformation in the field of transportation.

2026-06-15 11:39:02

It is reported that the European Commission has approved an aid plan with a scale of 23 billion euros (about 179.968.1 billion yuan) to deploy more than 37.15GW renewable energy installations in Italy.

2026-06-11 10:04:21

In 2026, the region plans to arrange a total of 5.5 million kilowatts of development and construction of guaranteed grid-connected new energy projects, including 4.8 million kilowatts of wind power and 700,000 kilowatts of photovoltaic power.

2026-06-05 17:53:05

On June 3, Yunnan Energy Bureau and Yunnan Development and Reform Commission issued the Notice on the Development and Construction Plan of the First Batch of New Energy Projects in Yunnan Province in 2026.

2026-06-05 15:08:29

It will focus on four key tasks, namely, spot checking a number of business entities in areas where "involution" competition is prone to occur, punishing a number of business entities with "involution" competition violations and dishonesty, exposing a number of typical cases of "involution" competition violations and dishonesty, and forming a number of achievements in the construction of institutional mechanisms.

2026-05-27 14:04:48

The state announced the list of the fifth batch of renewable energy power generation subsidy projects in 2026, aiming at implementing the subsidy policy, supporting the development of clean energy and ensuring the reasonable income of the projects.

2026-05-21 09:54:22

On May 14, 2026, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration jointly issued the Notice on Promoting the Development of Multi-user Green Power Direct Connection in an Orderly Way. Multi-user green power direct connection can increase policy supply and improve the level of new energy consumption nearby. The notice clarifies the scope of application, covering a variety of users and scenarios; puts forward requirements from the aspects of planning, investment, construction, operation and management; stipulates the transaction and price mechanism, including market participation, measurement management, etc.; also emphasizes the organizational guarantee, and the coordination of multiple departments to promote the smooth development of green power direct connection mode.

2026-05-20 11:01:06

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting on April 28 to analyze the current economic situation and economic work. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

2026-04-28 13:45:08

On April 12, 2026, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the Comprehensive Assessment Measures for Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutralization. Since 2026, the Party committees and governments of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) have been evaluated and assessed, and control and support indicators have been set up. The target of reaching the carbon peak by 2030 was defined, and action plans were formulated for the "15th Five-Year Plan" and "16th Five-Year Plan" respectively. The evaluation and assessment are carried out annually, and the results are divided into excellent, qualified and unqualified. Conduct interviews according to the results, and serve as an important reference for cadre assessment, while seriously pursuing accountability for violations.

2026-04-24 15:46:17

The Opinion stresses that we should give priority to conservation, coordinate development and security, promote energy conservation and carbon reduction at a higher level and with higher quality, and support carbon neutralization, energy security and high-quality development.

2026-04-24 10:28:36

This opinion emphasizes the principle of giving priority to conservation, coordinating development and security, systematically promoting energy conservation and carbon reduction through industrial optimization, energy transformation, energy conservation in key areas, strict supervision and policy and technical support, and supporting carbon peak, carbon neutralization and green and high-quality development.

2026-04-24 10:28:26

On April 21, 2026, Li Lecheng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, chaired the Nineteenth Symposium on Manufacturing Enterprises to further study and implement the spirit of the General Secretary of Xi Jinping Party's impor tant speeches and instructions on future industries, to implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the Two sessions, and to focus on accelerating the development of future industries. Listen to the introduction and suggestions of enterprises in relevant industries.

2026-04-22 09:46:46

On April 15, the State Council issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Investment Examination and Approval System". It is pointed out that temporary regulatory measures such as suspension of approval and filing can be implemented with the consent of the State Council in industries with prominent problems of disorderly competition, and specific requirements, time limits and modes of operation can be specified. Strengthen the coordination of enterprise investment project approval, filing management policy and factor fund management policy, and refuse to provide land use, sea use, energy use, water use, environmental assessment and other guarantees for projects prohibited by the state in accordance with the law and regulations, and shall not arrange government investment or provide financing support.

2026-04-16 10:33:50

On April 13, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Notice on the Quality of Industry and Information Technology in 2026. The notice shows that there are six key tasks in this work: the implementation of enterprise quality improvement action, the implementation of quality technology upgrading action, the implementation of product and service quality upgrading action, the consolidation of quality technology foundation, the optimization of quality development ecology and the implementation of "Made in China" brand building action.

2026-04-14 09:24:46

The bill makes it clear that all kinds of anti-unfair competition measures will be used comprehensively to prevent and control "involution" competition in key industries and fields such as platform economy, photovoltaic, lithium batteries and new energy vehicles.

2026-03-30 13:48:22

Shandong has introduced a high-quality development plan for virtual power plants, with a clear regulation capacity of 2 million kilowatts by 2027 and 4 million kilowatts by 2030, to promote the construction of new power systems and low-carbon energy transformation through market-oriented mechanism, technology empowerment and multi-aggregation.

2026-03-30 13:37:30

The difficult area of Q1 photovoltaic grid connection in Guangdong in 2026 involves 7 cities, 26 counties and 224 towns, and the corresponding warning level of low-voltage distribution network is "limited", which requires overall layout and orderly construction.

2026-03-24 16:14:51

Inner Mongolia carries out special verification of energy consumption of step electricity price for electrolytic aluminium, cement and iron and steel enterprises in 2025, aiming at implementing national policies, strengthening energy-saving management and improving energy efficiency.

2026-03-17 17:22:47