Five Departments Jointly Issued a Document to Carry Out the Third Batch of Intelligent Photovoltaic Pilot Demonstration Activities

On November 8, 2022, General Office of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and National Energy Administration Comprehensive Department (“Five Departments”) jointly issued Notice on the Third Batch of Intelligent Photovoltaic Pilot Demonstration Activities (“Notice”), which came into effect on the same day.

The Notice clarifies the following pilot demonstration contents: (i) supporting the cultivation of a group of intelligent photovoltaic demonstration enterprises, including enterprises that can provide advanced, mature intelligent photovoltaic products, services, system platforms or overall solutions; (ii) supporting the construction of a group of intelligent photovoltaic demonstration projects, including the application of intelligent photovoltaic products, the integration of the use of 5G communications, big data, industrial Internet, artificial intelligence and other new generation information technology, to provide users with intelligent photovoltaic services. The Notice clears up that solar-storage fusion, transportation applications, agricultural applications, information technology, industry chain promotion, advanced technology products and applications are the priority direction, and clarifies the declaration conditions, organization & implementation, management and incentives, etc.