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E-mail China.org.cn, July 25, 2024
Bloomberg:
I have two questions about solar power. My first question is about solar power companies. They have been handling some financially difficult times. Some, including, Trina Solar, have asked for the government intervention to help control capacity expansion in this industry. Is there anything that the government can do to help out that important industry? Secondly, China has added so much solar power in recent years that certain regions are seeing higher curtailment rates. Is there anything that the government is doing to try to increase solar adoption, whether through power market reforms or other measures? Thank you.
Zhang Jianhua:
This question goes to Mr. Li.
Li Chuangjun:
Thank you for your question. As a clean energy source, solar energy is gaining increasing attention worldwide. Currently, competition in China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is indeed very intense. To guide the healthy development of the industry, we will take the following measures:
First, we will consolidate the newly installed domestic PV power generation market. A stable domestic market is the bedrock and anchor for the sustainable and healthy development of China's PV industry. We will focus on both centralized and distributed development. On the one hand, we will strengthen the construction of large-scale wind power and PV bases in desert, Gobi, and barren regions. On the other hand, we will steadily implement the "Light Up Thousands of Households Initiative," vigorously developing distributed PV power generation. Additionally, we will accelerate the construction of new energy infrastructure networks to enhance the grid's capacity to accommodate, allocate, and regulate new energy power generation, including PV power.
Second, we will enhance interdepartmental coordination to regulate the PV power generation industry. We will work with relevant departments to organize industry associations to quickly release information about industrial scale, capacity utilization rates, and market demand. This will help guide the construction and release of upstream PV production capacity, avoiding repetitive low-end capacity construction and creating a healthy market environment.
Finally, we will continue to enhance PV technology innovation capabilities. We will fully leverage the leading role of the national energy research and development innovation platform, directing resources to support the research and innovation of advanced technologies and capacities. This includes promoting breakthroughs in key technologies for high-efficiency solar cells and advancing technology upgrades in key basic materials. Additionally, we will work with relevant departments to strengthen the development of the PV industry standards system. Through reinforcing standards and promoting innovation, we hope to promote the healthy development of the industry.
Regarding your second question, it is true that with the large-scale and rapid growth of new energy, including PV power generation, the transition to clean and low-carbon energy has accelerated in recent years. However, the characteristics of energy supply and demand have also changed. To better promote new energy development, we will actively advance the construction of the electricity spot market to facilitate the generation of time-based price signals that more accurately reflect electricity supply and demand. Six regions, including Shanxi, Guangdong, Shandong, Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, and Hubei, have implemented measures to guide users to consume more electricity during peak new energy production periods through price signals. Additionally, we will further expand spot market coverage, steadily and orderly promote the participation of new energy in the electricity market, and encourage new energy consumption and the sustainable, healthy development of the new energy industry through effective market mechanisms. Thank you.
