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FIGURE 2.1 PV power installations and share in China total. Author’s compilation, on statistics by China Electricity
Council (CEC): http://www.cec.org.cn/guihuayutongji/tongjxinxi/
FIGURE 2.2 Solar power output in China. Author’s compilation, on statistics by CEC: http://www.cec.org.cn/
guihuayutongji/tongjxinxi/
2 GW, integrated into grid and put into operation in June 2016, is the largest PV power
station in China and in the world.
The aim of this chapter is to provide a detailed description of solar power development
in China, with regard to the present status, dynamics, as well as the policies of the Chinese
Government. This chapter is organized as follows: Section 2.2 reviews the development of
China’s PV manufacturing industry over the last 5 years and the achievements; Section 2.3
discusses China’s policy for solar power and the changes; Section 2.4 presents China’s
development plan on solar PV industry over the next 5 years; and Section 2.5 concludes.
2.2 Photovoltaic Manufacture
After a decade of development, a complete PV industrial chain has been established in
China, composed of poly-Si materials, wafers, cells and modules, as well as various PV
special equipment and application products (Fig. 2.3).
