BEIJING, Nov 20 (Reuters) - China's industry ministry on Wednesday finalised investment guidelines for solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing projects in an effort to rein in overcapacity, according to a notice on the ministry website. The guidelines direct companies to ensure a minimum capital ratio of 30% for solar PV projects.
REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - China's industry ministry issued draft rules on Tuesday tightening investment regulations for solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing projects as it looks to pare back overcapacity. Projects will need to have a minimum capital ratio of 30% under the new rules.
With the largest installed solar PV capacity worldwide since 2015 and a dominant position in PV product manufacturing and export, the industry continues to expand. Even in the pursuit of carbon neutrality, China's potential for PV growth remains significant.
China has invested over USD 50 billion in new PV supply capacity – ten times more than Europe − and created more than 300 000 manufacturing jobs across the solar PV value chain since 2011. Today, China’s share in all the manufacturing stages of solar panels (such as polysilicon, ingots, wafers, cells and modules) exceeds 80%.
Over recent decades, China has risen to a preeminent global position in both solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption and production, a feat underpinned by a suite of pivotal policy measures. With a burgeoning demand for PV systems on the horizon, there is an urgent need to reassess past policies and chart new directions.
Global solar PV manufacturing capacity has increasingly moved from Europe, Japan and the United States to China over the last decade. China has invested over USD 50 billion in new PV supply capacity – ten times more than Europe − and created more than 300 000 manufacturing jobs across the solar PV value chain since 2011.