China will build 100 new energy demonstration cities in the next five years

On February 22nd, Liang Zhipeng, deputy director of the New Energy and Renewable Energy Division of the National Energy Administration, said in Shanghai that during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, China will build a microgrid demonstration area in regions where solar and wind power predominate and will also promote Build 100 new energy demonstration cities.

At the 5th International Solar Energy Industry and Photovoltaic Engineering Forum, Liang Zhipeng said on the same day that the “12th Five-Year Plan” period is a critical period for the development of China's photovoltaic industry. The state hopes to encourage enterprises to reduce the cost of photovoltaic power generation through technological advancement, thereby increasing photovoltaic power generation. With the competitiveness, it is expected that the cost of photovoltaic power generation will be significantly reduced in the next 3-5 years.

The photovoltaic industry market was previously mainly concentrated in Europe, where Germany and France dominated. In recent years, the photovoltaic industry in Japan, China, and other Asian countries has also risen rapidly. According to authoritative statistics, in 2010, the total output of China's photovoltaic products was 8GW, which accounted for 50% of the world's total output, ranking first in the world.

However, although China has become a manufacturing powerhouse for the photovoltaic industry, the development of the domestic photovoltaic application market has not yet been significantly advanced. About 95% of PV modules are exported to foreign countries every year.

How to effectively start the domestic demand market for the photovoltaic industry is a question that is being considered by the National Energy Administration. Liang Zhipeng emphasized that in the initial stage, it needs to proceed steadily, not to pursue speed, but to focus on quality.

He explained that during the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, the country will mainly promote the application of photovoltaic power generation from two aspects: First, it will continue to initiate a number of large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power plants through tendering. “By using the tender approach, some companies may not be satisfied, but can promote the optimization of the industrial chain through competition to find a low-cost portfolio, but there are also such realistic possibilities.” Liang Zhipeng said.

Liang Zhipeng said that the second is to continue to promote the application of photovoltaic power generation "Golden Sun demonstration project", "Twelve Five" period will continue to expand the "Golden Sun" project scale.