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What are China's changes to photovoltaic manufacturing standards?

SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced revisions to photovoltaic manufacturing industry standards, addressing current challenges like businesses' repetitive expansion of low-level production capacity and falling profitability, to promote the PV industry's healthier development.

What are the new photovoltaic industry guidelines?

The revised guidelines encourage photovoltaic companies to focus on technological innovation, product quality improvement and production cost reduction, rather than merely expanding capacity, MIIT said. In recent years, the PV industry has faced significant internal competition.

What's new in the photovoltaic industry in 2021?

Revisions include raising the minimum proportion of investment that must be funded by shareholders' own capital to 30 percent. Previously, the 2021 regulations for the photovoltaic manufacturing industry set a minimum ratio of 30 percent for new and expanded polysilicon projects, and 20 percent for other new and expanded photovoltaic projects.

How did China's PV industry perform in 2024?

Data from the China Photovoltaic Industry Association revealed that despite a more than 32 percent year-on-year increase in the production of silicon wafers, cells and modules in the first half of 2024, the domestic PV manufacturing output value (excluding inverters) fell by 36.5 percent to approximately 538.6 billion yuan ($74.3 billion).

What are p-type and n-type solar cells?

P-type and N-type are the two major silicon cells and modules at present. Major types of PV cells and modules have evolved from polysilicon to monocrystalline silicon, and to the current P-type and N-type.