China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has announced regulations on the PV industry, setting standards intended for healthy development of the country's PV industry.
The regulations, which will come into force in October 2013, aim to reduce excessive PV production capacity in China, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
According to the regulations, newcomers to the PV industry must allocate an annual R&D spending equivalent to at least 3% of their yearly revenues, and the total sum must not be smaller than CNY10 million (US$1.63 million).
The regulations set a minimum annual production capacity of 3,000 tons for a polysilicon manufacturer, 1,000 tons for a solar-grade crystalline silicon ingot manufacturer, 50 million units for a solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer manufacturer, 200MWp for a crystalline silicon solar cell or PV module manufacturer, and 50MWp for a thin-film PV module manufacturer.
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MIIT: Minimum energy conversion rates |
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Type of product |
For existing manufacturers |
For newcomers and existing manufacturers seeking to expand capacity |
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Monocrystalline silicon solar cell |
17% |
20% |
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Polycrystalline silicon solar cell |
16% |
18% |
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Monocrystalline silicon solar module |
15.5% |
17.5% |
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Polycrystalline silicon solar module |
14.5% |
16.5% |
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a-Si thin-film PV module |
8% |
12% |
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CIGS thin-film PV module |
10% |
12% |
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CdTe thin-film PV module |
11% |
13% |
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Other thin-film PV modules |
10% |
12% |
