July Photovoltaic Policy Review and Analysis: Policies related to photovoltaic construction plans, photovoltaic subsidies, BIPV, and photovoltaic planning, involving 23 provinces and 51 policies!

According to publicly available information, a total of 51 photovoltaic policies were issued at the national and local levels in July! Seven policies were issued at the national level, and 44 at the local level. There have been new changes in photovoltaic policies in 23 provinces and cities: Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.

 

(Note: All policy content in this article is collected from the websites of relevant national and local government departments and is publicly available information. Please let us know if there are any omissions.)

 

In July, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the National Energy Administration jointly issued a document, to launch the construction of zero-carbon parks, strengthen the development and utilization of renewable energy in and around the parks, support the matching and connection of park resources with non-fossil energy power generation resources nearby, scientifically allocate energy storage and other regulatory resources, develop green electricity direct connection and on-site access to incremental distribution networks in a way that suits local conditions, encourage participation in green certificate and green electricity trading, and explore hydrogen-electricity coupling development and utilization models.

 

In July, the Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration issued a document, based on the aluminum electrolysis industry, adding the steel, cement, polysilicon industries, and newly built national hub node data centers to the green electricity consumption ratio in 2025. The calculation of the green electricity consumption ratio completion situation in key energy-consuming industries is mainly based on green certificates. In 2025, each province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government) will assess the completion situation of the green electricity consumption ratio in the aluminum electrolysis industry, while only monitoring, not assessing, the completion situation of the green electricity consumption ratio in the steel, cement, polysilicon, and newly built national hub node data centers.

 

In addition, the Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration jointly issued a document requiring further standardization of the use of cultivated land for photovoltaic projects , clarifying that for legally and compliantly constructed photovoltaic composite projects using general cultivated land for photovoltaic arrays, land-using units must fulfill their planting obligations, strictly prohibiting ground hardening, damage to the topsoil layer, and abandonment of land.

 

In July, a total of 44 photovoltaic-related policies were issued by 23 provinces and cities.

 

Among them:

 

Photovoltaic Construction Indicators (9 policies): Liaoning Zhuanghe City, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps 14th Division Kunyu City, Jiangxi Nanchang City, Hubei, Shanghai, Shanxi, Ningxia, Guizhou, and Yunnan Dali Prefecture, each with 1 policy;

 

Photovoltaic Subsidies (4 policies): Shanghai, Shanghai Hongkou District, Beijing, and Guangdong Shenzhen Guangming District, each with 1 policy;

 

BIPV (3 policies): Shanxi Yangquan City, Guangdong Shenzhen City, and Sichuan, each with 1 policy;

 

Photovoltaic and Storage (1 policy): Henan, 1 policy;

 

Photovoltaic Project Management/Construction/Application/Land Use (12 policies): Shanxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Zhuji City, Jiangxi, Inner Mongolia Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia Hulunbuir City, Hebei, Anhui, Guizhou Liupanshui Zhongshan District, Ningxia, and Heilongjiang, each with 1 policy;

 

Photovoltaic Planning/Guiding Opinions (1 policy): Yunnan, 1 policy;

 

Other Policies (14 policies): Shanxi 3 policies, Hainan 2 policies, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Guangdong Deqing County, Ningxia, Shanghai, and Hubei, each with 1 policy.

 

01

Photovoltaic Construction Indicators

 

In July, there were 9 policies related to competitive allocation of photovoltaic projects, construction plans, and photovoltaic construction indicators.

 

Liaoning Zhuanghe City Published the implementation plan for the competitive allocation of a 120,000 kW tidal flat photovoltaic power generation project, determining the allocation scale of 120,000 kW and allocating it to project owners at once.

 

Jiangxi Nanchang City Announced the results of the competitive allocation of the sixth batch of rooftop photovoltaic projects in 2025, including a total of 23 projects with a total capacity of 23.98492 MW.

 

Hubei Published the list of the second batch of new energy power generation projects in 2024, including a total of 32 new energy projects with a capacity of 1.87312 million kW. Among them: 25 wind power projects with an installed capacity of 1.57 million kW; 7 photovoltaic power generation projects with an installed capacity of 318,120 kW.

 

Shanghai Published the competitive allocation plan for "wind and solar co-located" offshore photovoltaic projects in 2025, with a total of 6 projects and an upper limit of 2.7 GW for the declared scale.

 

Guizhou Published 45 wind and photovoltaic power generation projects that were prepared for approval from May to June 2025, with a total scale of 4.38132 million kW. Among them, 14 photovoltaic projects with a total scale of 1.788 million kW; 31 wind power projects with a total scale of 2.59332 million kW.

 

Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps The 14th Division Kunyu City removed the CNNC 600,000 kW photovoltaic desertification control demonstration project in the Pishan Farm of the 14th Division from the list of market-oriented grid-connected new energy projects of the Corps.

 

Shanxi Announced the list of wind and photovoltaic power generation projects proposed to be abolished in the second batch of 2025, proposing to abolish 7 projects with a total scale of 352,052 kW, including the Huaneng Yingxian 100 MW photovoltaic power generation project.

 

Ningxia Abolished 9 new energy projects with a total capacity of 449.3 MW. Among them, 3 photovoltaic projects with a total capacity of 300 MW; 6 distributed wind power projects with a total capacity of 149.3 MW.

 

Yunnan Dali Prefecture Initiating the first batch of new energy projects bidding for 2025, Dali Prefecture has a total of 14 projects included in this development plan, with a total installed capacity of 1.095 million kilowatts. Among them, there are 12 photovoltaic projects with a total capacity of 895MW; and 2 wind power projects with a total capacity of 200MW.

 

02

Photovoltaic Subsidies

 

In July, there were 4 policies related to photovoltaic subsidies.

 

Shanghai Hongkou District Issued a document, the highest subsidy for distributed photovoltaic is 1200 yuan/kW; for demonstration pilot projects, BIPV projects, and projects with a grid-connected scale of 50 kW (inclusive) or less, the highest subsidy is 1500 yuan/kW. The maximum subsidy for a single project can reach 1 million yuan.

 

03

Photovoltaic and Storage

 

In July, there was 1 policy related to photovoltaic and storage.

 

Henan Announced the eleventh batch of integrated source-grid-load-storage projects. A total of 49 projects were included in the implementation scope this time, including 34 industrial enterprises, 3 rural areas, and 12 projects with information changes and others. The total scale of new energy involved is 451.43MW, including 301.15MW of wind power and 150.28MW of photovoltaic.

 

04

Proportion of industrial and commercial photovoltaic self-generation and self-consumption

 

Shanxi Issued a document stating that for industrial and commercial photovoltaics that use self-generation and self-consumption with surplus power grid-connected, the proportion of self-generated and self-consumed electricity to annual power generation should be above 50%, and it is encouraged to optimize grid safety and grid friendliness through energy storage and other methods.

 

Zhejiang Issued a document stating that general industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaics can choose to use all self-generation and self-consumption or self-generation and self-consumption with surplus power grid-connected; for those using self-generation and self-consumption with surplus power grid-connected, there is no requirement for the proportion of annual self-generated and self-consumed electricity to power generation.

 

Hebei Issued a document stating that for those choosing self-generation and self-consumption with surplus power grid-connected, the proportion of annual self-generated and self-consumed electricity to power generation should not be less than 30% for general industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaics relying on public institutions, and not less than 50% for general industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaics relying on industrial and commercial plants.

 

Overview of National Policy Announcements in July