Shandong Heavy Industries has revealed plans to build a green energy smart industry, which will include gathering new technologies such as fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells and HPDI natural gas engines, in Laiwu district, Jinan city, Shandong province, with a total investment of CNY 153 billion.

Authorities in Gaoming District of Foshan, Guangdong, have released the Development Plan for the Hydrogen Energy Industry in Gaoming District (2019-2030), which states that the urban district will focus on building a "new airport and new energy" with a target to establish a "China Hydrogen City" featuring hydrogen rail transportation, an airspace hydrogen economy and hydrogen related tourism by 2030.

The National Energy Administration (NEA) has issued a document titled Measures for Fair and Open Grid Services (Draft) in an effort to promote indiscriminative grid connection services for incremental distribution power networks, microgrids and new energy generation projects.

On December 2, the leaders of China and Russia witnessed the launch of the eastern natural gas pipeline between the two countries.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has released a request for comment regarding the Supervisory Measures for Grid Enterprises to Fully Guarantee Purchase of Renewable Energy.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has released the 2020 renewable energy subsidy budget of 5.7 billion CNY, to be distributed amongst local power grids in West IMAR, Jilin, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang.