National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Board and other 9 departments jointly issued the "14th Five-Year Plan" renewable energy development plan

On 1 June, the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Board and other 9 departments jointly issued the "14th Five-Year" Renewable Energy Development Plan. The document anchors the carbon peak, carbon neutral and 2035 visionary goals, in accordance with the 2025 non-fossil energy consumption accounted for about 20% of the task requirements, and vigorously promote the development and utilisation of renewable energy power generation, and actively expanding the scale of non-electricity use of renewable energy. The document requires, adhere to the ecological priority, according to local conditions, diversified integration of development, in the "Three North" region to optimally promote wind power and photovoltaic power generation base scale development, in the southwest region to promote the integrated development of the water wind and light, in the middle and southeast region to focus on promoting wind power and photovoltaic power generation in the local and near the development.

Brief comment:The development of renewable energy cannot be separated from the strong support of various departments, "14th Five-Year Plan" renewable energy development of high quality leap, the task is even more arduous, need to strengthen the policy synergies. Therefore, nine departments jointly issued the "Plan", more help to form a strong synergy to promote the development of renewable energy in the new era of high quality.

State Council: accelerate the promotion of large-scale wind power photovoltaic base construction, the recent urgent start of the second batch of projects

On 31 May, the State Council issued a "solid package of policy measures to stabilise the economy", proposing to urgently promote the implementation of a number of energy projects. Promote the basic conditions in the field of energy this year can start the implementation of major projects as soon as possible. Accelerate the promotion of large-scale wind power photovoltaic base construction focusing on the desert, Gobi, desert areas, the near future to start the second batch of projects, co-ordination of large-scale wind and solar power base construction project land with forests and grasses and water use, in accordance with the procedures for approving and starting the construction of the base project, coal power projects and ultra-high voltage transmission corridor. Accelerate the promotion of Zhangbei to Shengli, Sichuan and Chongqing main grid exchange project, as well as Longdong to Shandong, Jinshang to Hubei DC project and other cross-provincial power grid project planning and preliminary work.

Brief comment:At present, China's economic operation has generally achieved a smooth start, but the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the economic development environment have risen, and there are new challenges to stabilising growth, employment and prices. The implementation of the Policy Measures will have a greater policy effect on stabilising the economy and helping enterprises to alleviate their difficulties.

State Office issues 21 specific measures to promote new energy quality development

On May 30, the General Office of the State Council forwarded the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Board "on the promotion of a new era of new energy quality development of the implementation of the programme", from the innovation of the development and utilization model, to build a new type of power system, to deepen the "release of" reform, to support and guide the healthy development of the industry, to ensure that the reasonable space demand, give full play to the benefits of ecological and environmental protection, and to improve the fiscal and financial policies and so on 7 aspects, put forward 21 specific policy initiatives.

Brief comment:The Implementation Programme will focus on solving the problem of new energy "standing", giving better play to the role of new energy in energy security and supply, and laying a solid foundation for new energy development for China to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality as scheduled.

Ministry of Finance: optimising clean energy support policies for renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics

On 30 May, the Ministry of Finance issued the Opinions on Financial Support for Good Carbon Peak Carbon Neutral Work. The document proposes to support the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system. Orderly reduction and substitution, and promote the transformation and upgrading of coal consumption. Optimise clean energy support policies, strongly support the application of a high proportion of renewable energy, and promote the construction of a new power system with a gradually increasing proportion of new energy. Support for photovoltaic, wind power, biomass and other renewable energy, as well as smooth new energy to replace fossil energy.

Brief comment:As one of the "1+N" policy systems for building carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the Opinions is a top-level design document for the financial sector to implement the relevant major decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and it is an important guarantee programme for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.

State Administration of Taxation: Supporting Green Development, Distributed PV Gets 4 Tax Benefits

On 31 May, the State Administration of Taxation issued the Guidelines on Preferential Tax Policies for Supporting Green Development, which implemented 56 preferential tax policies for supporting green development in four aspects, namely, supporting environmental protection, promoting energy conservation and environmental protection, encouraging the comprehensive utilisation of resources, and promoting the development of low-carbon industries. Among them, there are 4 tax incentives involving photovoltaic power generation industry, distributed photovoltaic power generation self-generated electricity exempted from the construction fund of major national water conservancy projects, renewable energy tariff surcharge, large and medium-sized reservoirs migrant later support fund, agricultural network loan repayment funds.

Brief comment:The State Administration of Taxation, by increasing policy support for the development and utilisation of solar energy and other clean energy sources, will provide a guarantee for the scientific and orderly promotion of achieving the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality and the construction of a modernised economic system in a timely manner.

Guizhou: carry out one million wind-solar complementary demonstration base project construction

May 31, Guizhou Energy Bureau, Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology issued "Guizhou Province, energy science and technology innovation and development" 14th Five-Year Plan ", in which the major scientific and technological demonstration, including one million wind and solar complementary demonstration base project construction. Hezhang County as a pilot, to carry out "photovoltaic projects 2 million kilowatts, wind power projects 300,000 kilowatts" of wind and solar complementary demonstration base project construction, through the physical and working object of the power station of the whole life cycle of quantification, analysis, control and decision-making, to achieve the project of high efficiency, clean, economic and safe operation.

Fujian: strive "14th Five-Year Plan" photovoltaic 3 million kilowatts of new

On 1 June, the Fujian Provincial Government Office issued "Fujian Province," 14th Five-Year "Energy Development Special Plan". The document requires that in 2025 the province's power planning installed capacity of 85 million kilowatts, of which 5 million kilowatts of photovoltaic, accounting for 5.9 per cent of the new 3 million kilowatts. The proportion of clean energy installed capacity increased from 55.8% in 2020 to 58.5%. Actively promote the whole county roof distributed photovoltaic pilot; combined with the creation of national new energy industry demonstration zones, support for state organs, schools, hospitals, industrial parks, large shopping malls, transport stations and other construction of rooftop solar photovoltaic distributed power generation, and actively develop the light resources in better areas of the building integration technology, the moderate construction of offshore farms fishing and light complementary projects, research and pilot project for agricultural and light complementary, and strive for the "14th Five-Year Plan", the "14th Five-Year Plan". "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" the province's photovoltaic power generation installed capacity of 3 million kilowatts.

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Egypt plans to develop 10 GW of renewable energy by 2023

Egypt is looking to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy projects in the country, according to foreign media reports. A government official said in an interview that it plans to develop 10 gigawatts of renewable energy in 2023, including photovoltaic systems. Egypt aims to increase the share of clean and green energy in the country's energy mix, and the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has developed plans that will help strengthen investment in the renewable energy sector.

Israel plans to deploy 17 GW of solar energy by 2030

In order to meet its goal of generating 30 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, Israel is planning to expand solar energy development as part of a new strategy by the Israeli government. According to a new roadmap recently released by the Israel Electricity Authority and the Ministry of Energy, 3,591 megawatts (MW) of solar energy have been developed in Israel by the end of 2021; by 2025, that number will jump to 9,800 MW; and by 2030, it will reach 17,145 MW. The Government's strategy highlights the need to explore photovoltaic power generation in agriculture, upgrade network infrastructure and encourage local governments to build new renewable energy power plants.