China strictly controls new photovoltaic manufacturing projects that simply expand production capacity
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Thursday revised and announced the "Specification conditions for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry (2015 Edition)", which will strictly control new photovoltaic manufacturing projects that simply expand production capacity, and forbid construction of projects that fail to pass the environmental impact assessment.
"Normative conditions" from the production layout and the establishment of projects, production scale and technology, comprehensive utilization of resources and energy consumption, environmental protection, quality management, safety, health and social responsibility, supervision and management and other several generous to the photovoltaic industry clearly put forward "more stringent" requirements.
The document said new photovoltaic manufacturing projects that simply expand production capacity will be strictly controlled. New construction, renovation and expansion projects necessary to strengthen technological innovation and reduce production costs shall be reported to the competent departments of the industry and the competent departments of investment for the record. The minimum capital ratio for new construction, renovation and expansion of photovoltaic manufacturing projects is 20%.
The document makes it clear that the environmental impact assessment system should be strictly implemented for new and expanded photovoltaic manufacturing projects, and projects that fail to pass the approval of environmental impact assessment shall not start construction. Exhaust gas and wastewater discharge shall meet the national and local air and water pollutants discharge standards and total volume control requirements.
The revised specifications will help further promote the restructuring and transformation and upgrading of China's photovoltaic industry, continuously strengthen industry management and improve the development level of the industry, the document said.
