The government of Jiangsu Province, eastern China, plans to establish a feed-in photovoltaic (PV) power-generating network with a total installation capacity of 400MWp (megawatt-peak) in the province by the end of 2011, becoming the first area in China to implement a PV feed-in tariff scheme, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
The Jiangsu government's plan is in line with the China government's offering of subsidies for building projects integrated with installation of PV systems, the sources pointed out.
The target total of 400MWp is broken into 260MWp (65%) for PV systems installed on roofs of buildings, 130MWp (32.5%) for ground PV power-generating stations and 10MWp (2.5%) for building-integrated PV (BIPV) panels/structure, the sources indicated. The planned schedule of the 400MWp installation is 80MWp in 2009, 150MWp in 2010 and 170MWp in 2011, the sources noted.
Among many China-based makers of PV modules and/or systems, those which are headquartered or have set up operational bases in Jiangsu, including Suntech Power, Trina Solar, Solarfun Power and Yuhui, are expected to benefit the most from the plan, the sources pointed out.
| Jiangsu Province: planned feed-in tariff per kilowatt-hour (yuan) | |||
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| Type of PV system installations | ||
| Roof PV system | Ground power station | BIPV panel/structure | |
| 2009 | 3.7* | 2.15 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | 1.70 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 2.4 | 1.40 | 2.9 |
*Note: Approximately 6.8 Chinese yuan equals US$1
Source: Taiwan industry sources, compiled by Digitimes, July 2009
Article translated by Adam Hwang
