The results can be a useful reference for the development of solar PV power industry in China and other countries. With the rapid development in the last 30 years, China's energy demand has grown at a rapid pace.
During the past decade, the Chinese Government has stimulated PV industry development with such measures as R&D investment, demonstration projects, feed-in tariffs and tax preferences, which provides important motivation for the development of China’s solar PV industry. 3.2.1. R&D investment
The installed capacity of PV modules reached 19.6 MWp, which strongly promoted the development of China’s solar PV industry and stimulated market expansion. This is by far the largest construction project based on solar PV power generation in rural areas without a power supply that has been carried out to date.
Since 2000, China’s PV power technology development has improved dramatically, with technological advances in the efficiency, the reliability, and reduced pollution of PV cells and PV power generation systems.
Pilot projects In 2002, China initiated the “Power Supply Plan for Rural Areas without Electricity in the Western Provinces and Regions”, with a total investment of 2.6 billion. The installed capacity of PV modules reached 19.6 MWp, which strongly promoted the development of China’s solar PV industry and stimulated market expansion.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) power is a new and green energy source. China has significant opportunities for solar energy utilization with its huge solar resource. The solar PV power in China has developed for 50 years, and experienced a rapid progress in the last 10 years.