The latest news on photovoltaics in the 2022 Two Sessions proposals: How does the government subsidize photovoltaic power generation?

The 2022 National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are in full swing, and in this proposal, photovoltaic power generation is still a hot topic of concern. So far, many representatives of new energy companies have put forward relevant suggestions. What is the latest news about photovoltaic power generation in the 2022 Two Sessions proposal? How does the country subsidize photovoltaic power generation?

1. What is the latest news on photovoltaic proposals at the 2022 Two Sessions?

The latest news on photovoltaics in the 2022 Two Sessions proposals is that Cao Renxian, Liu Hanyuan, Nan Cunhui and other representatives of the Two Sessions suggested that the mechanism for forming the on-grid electricity price of photovoltaic power generation should be improved as soon as possible, the construction of the green electricity trading market should be further accelerated, and the price formation mechanism for photovoltaic power generation should be improved as soon as possible. Specific suggestions are as follows:

1.2022 Two Sessions Cao Renxian proposed the latest news on photovoltaics:

At the 2022 National People's Congress, Cao Renxian, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Sungrow Power Supply, suggested that the price formation mechanism for photovoltaic power generation be improved as soon as possible, and the guaranteed purchase price for new projects be determined based on the cost per kilowatt-hour of photovoltaic power stations in each region plus reasonable profits. The price should be calculated once a year, and adjustments should be made in a timely manner if there are major changes, so as to decouple it from local coal-fired power prices. The electricity generated by the photovoltaic power station is fully guaranteed to be purchased, and the electricity within the reasonable utilization hours will be subject to the guaranteed purchase price. The current power generation price will be guaranteed to remain unchanged for 20 years. The electricity that exceeds the reasonable utilization hours can participate in market transactions, and the price will be formed by the market mechanism.

2.2022 Two Sessions Liu Hanyuan proposed the latest news on photovoltaics:

At the 2022 National People's Congress, Liu Hanyuan, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of the board of directors of Tongwei Group, suggested that the State Administration of Taxation clarify that the areas where photovoltaic modules are laid in photovoltaic power generation projects are exempt from farmland occupation tax and urban land use tax.

3.2022 NPC and CPPCC Nan Cunhui's proposal on photovoltaic latest news:

At the 2022 National Two Sessions, Nan Cunhui, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of Chint Group, suggested accelerating the inclusion of household photovoltaics into the three markets of green electricity, green certificates, and carbon emission rights trading, increasing farmers' income, and promoting the development of distributed household photovoltaics.

4.2022 NPC and CPPCC Chen Kangping's proposal on photovoltaic latest news:

At the 2022 National Two Sessions, Chen Kangping, deputy to the National People's Congress and general manager of JinkoSolar, suggested further optimizing the construction environment for renewable energy projects, promoting high-quality development of new energy storage, and strengthening land guarantees for photovoltaic composite projects to help rural revitalization.

5.2022 Two Sessions Peng Shou Proposal Photovoltaic Latest News:

At the 2022 National Two Sessions, National People's Congress deputy and Kaisheng Technology Group Chairman Peng Shou suggested revising the "Implementing Regulations of the Government Procurement Law of the People's Republic of China" and the Local Government Procurement Regulations, and requiring the purchase of photovoltaic material products such as power-generating glass, new photovoltaic cells, and photovoltaic components in government procurement projects, and actively applying new building industrialization construction methods such as prefabricated and intelligent construction to promote the development of BIPV from the demand side.

6.2022 Two Sessions Wang Gang proposed the latest news on photovoltaics:

At the 2022 National Two Sessions, Wang Gang, a member of the National People's Congress and chairman of Jinjing Technology, suggested developing the photovoltaic glass industry to help develop clean energy.

7.2022 Two Sessions Zheng Yueming proposed the latest news on photovoltaics:

At the 2022 National Two Sessions, National People's Congress deputy and Lianhe New Materials Chairman Zheng Yueming suggested that in the context of achieving the dual carbon goals, new energy industries such as wind, solar, storage, and hydrogen should be vigorously developed to drive the growth of demand for new energy materials.

2. How will the country subsidize photovoltaic power generation in 2022?

The country will not issue subsidies for photovoltaic power generation in 2022, because in April 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Notice on Matters Related to the 2021 New Energy Grid-Connected Electricity Price Policy (Draft for Comments)". According to the draft for comments, starting from 2021, the central government will no longer subsidize newly registered centralized photovoltaic power stations, industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaics, and newly approved onshore wind power projects. However, some areas can enjoy city-level and district-level subsidies. The photovoltaic power generation subsidies in some areas in 2022 are as follows:

1.2022 photovoltaic power generation subsidies in Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province:

According to the "Notice on Issuing the Implementation Plan for Large-Scale Development of Distributed Photovoltaic in Wujiang District" issued by the People's Government of Wujiang District, Suzhou City on November 19, 2021, the user (rooftop party) of distributed photovoltaic projects of industrial enterprises will be subsidized 0.1 yuan/kWh, and the subsidy will be for one year's power generation of the project. Residential rooftop photovoltaic projects will provide investors with a one-time installation subsidy of 1 yuan/watt. Rooftop photovoltaics and other projects in public buildings such as schools, hospitals, party and government agencies, villages (communities), etc. will be subsidized 0.2 yuan/kWh for investors, and the subsidy will be for two years of power generation.

2.2022 Shenzhen photovoltaic power generation subsidies:

According to the "Operational Guidelines for the Management of Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation Projects in Shenzhen (Draft for Comments)" issued by the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission on January 21, 2022, the subsidy standard for benchmark conventional photovoltaic projects connected to the grid for power generation in 2022 and 2023 is 0.3 yuan/kWh, and the subsidy standard for building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) projects is 1.2 times that of benchmark conventional photovoltaic projects.

Photovoltaic power generation subsidies in Yunhe County, Zhejiang Province:

According to the "Notice on Matters Concerning Subsidies for Household Photovoltaic Power Generation Projects" issued by the Yunhe County Development and Reform Commission on November 30, 2021, household photovoltaic power generation projects connected to the grid in 2022 will be given a subsidy of 0.8 yuan per watt.

Summary: The latest news on photovoltaics in the 2022 Two Sessions proposals is that Cao Renxian, Liu Hanyuan, Nan Cunhui and other representatives of the Two Sessions suggested that the photovoltaic power generation grid-connected electricity price formation mechanism should be improved as soon as possible, the construction of the green electricity trading market should be further accelerated, and the photovoltaic power generation price formation mechanism should be improved as soon as possible. At present, the country will not issue subsidies for photovoltaic power generation, but some areas can enjoy municipal and district subsidies. The subsidy standards vary from place to place. Please go to the local relevant departments for consultation for details.