Photovoltaic Power Generation Grid Price Policy issued in 2020 to promote the Development of Photovoltaic Industry

Published: Apr 2, 2020 10:13

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SMM: in order to give full play to the role of the market mechanism, scientifically and rationally guide new energy investment, and promote the healthy and orderly development of the photovoltaic power generation industry, the National Development and Reform Commission recently issued a notice on matters related to the 2020 Photovoltaic Power Grid Price Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Circular"), announcing the 2020 Photovoltaic Power Grid Price Policy.

The circular proposes to continue to set guidance prices for centralized photovoltaic power generation. The guidance price of the new centralized photovoltaic power station in the I~III resource area, which will be included in the scope of state financial subsidy, is 0.35 yuan per kilowatt hour (including tax, the same below), 0.4 yuan and 0.49 yuan per kilowatt hour, respectively. In principle, the feed-in electricity price of the new centralized photovoltaic power station shall be determined by means of market competition and shall not exceed the guidance price in the resource area where it is located.

The Circular makes it clear that the industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaic power generation projects, which are included in the scale of financial subsidies in 2020, adopt the mode of "self-generating and surfing the Internet", and the subsidy standard for full power generation is adjusted to 0.05 yuan per kilowatt-hour; the industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaic power generation projects adopting the "full access to the Internet" model shall be implemented according to the guidance price of the centralized photovoltaic power stations in the resource area. For all industrial and commercial distributed projects uniformly allocated by the competent energy department in the form of market competition, the price formed by market competition shall not exceed the guiding price in the resource area, and the subsidy standard shall not exceed 0.05 yuan per kilowatt hour.

The notice stipulates that the subsidy standard for household distributed photovoltaic power generation, which will be included in the scale of financial subsidies in 2020, will be adjusted to 0.08 yuan per kilowatt hour. The grid electricity price of the village-level photovoltaic poverty alleviation power station (including Liancun power station), which conforms to the relevant management provisions of the national photovoltaic poverty alleviation project, remains unchanged.

In the process of studying and formulating policies, the National Development and Reform Commission has extensively and fully listened to the opinions and suggestions of relevant departments, photovoltaic power generation enterprises, photovoltaic manufacturing enterprises, trade associations and experts, and gathered wisdom from all aspects. the greatest consensus in the industry. The release of the notice will help stabilize industry expectations, guide the industry to make reasonable arrangements for investment and construction, and promote the healthy and orderly development of the photovoltaic industry.

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