The National Development and Reformation Commission (NDRC) and National Energy Administration (NEA) have officially released a list of grid parity projects in 2020, unveiling that over 33GW of grid parity solar projects and 11GW of grid parity wind projects are entitled to grid parity preferential treatment.

In the last year of China’s 13FYP timeframe, top offshore wind developers are busy cultivating the next growth terrain for the next five years.

In the first half of the year total national power consumption reached 3,350TWh, a 1.3% YoY decrease.

The Ulanqab (Wulanchabu) Municipal Committee in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) recently announced that mines, wind power and PV projects under construction and in operation on its grasslands (which represent 63.4% of the city’s total area) will have to be terminated within a deadline (not specified), citing grassland ecological and environmental protection as the main reason. (IMAR gov)

The National Energy Administration (NEA) has released a list of outdated coal power plants subject to demolition before the end of December 2020.

The first batch of offshore wind turbines of the Luneng H14# project has been connected to the grid.