I am a staff member of the development and Reform Bureau of the county level (municipal district) at the most basic level. In my actual work, I have a lot of contact with relevant enterprises and grassroots units such as towns and townships, and often encounter questions related to photovoltaic power generation policies and approval requirements.   In order to better implement the national photovoltaic power generation policy, implement energy conservation and emission reduction, vigorously develop clean energy, and reduce the consumption of coal and other fossil energy, we hereby consult the following specific questions raised by the grassroots:  

I. Policies and approval requirements for household photovoltaic power generation.  In our region, the application for household photovoltaic power generation involving rural areas is generally put forward by suburban rural electric power company on behalf of farmers, and the power department provides opinions on power access. After receiving the application and opinions on power access, we put them on record through the examination and approval platform.  But is there any limit to the size of rural household power generation that can be approved?  What's the limit?   Is it necessary to check the housing title certificate of rural villagers (in our area, due to historical reasons, most of the villagers' houses do not have the title certificate)?  

Ii. Do industrial enterprises need to strive for national and provincial photovoltaic indicators for self-use photovoltaic projects?  If so, what is the specific working process?  2. Are there any requirements on site selection for industrial enterprises' self-use photovoltaic projects?  Does it have to be in the industrial area?  Is it necessary for the industrial enterprises to have their own photovoltaic power generation site to be isolated and not connected to the normal grid?  Or can the site be connected to the normal grid?   3. If industrial enterprises' self-use photovoltaic projects do not need to strive for national and provincial photovoltaic indicators, do they still need to be approved by the development and reform department (there is no energy bureau department at the grass-roots level, and the development and reform department performs some functions of the Energy Bureau)?  Should the approval be put on record or approved?  4. What are the approval requirements for enterprises to develop photovoltaic power generation projects in the form of agro-light complementary?  Are photovoltaic indicators required?   Are there specific requirements for the approval level?  There are no limits on the size of photovoltaic plants.  

Third, the policy of photovoltaic power generation as boiler energy for residential district central heating.  Does the state support residential heating using photovoltaic power generation as boiler heat source?  Is it technically feasible?   If so, does this kind of self-generated photovoltaic power generation project solely for heating need to strive for photovoltaic index?  What are the requirements and procedures for declaration?  

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Answer:  

I. Policies and approval requirements for household photovoltaic power generation  

Currently, the filing of photovoltaic projects is the responsibility of local energy authorities.  In terms of the scale of household photovoltaic power generation, there is no limit on installed capacity in our policy documents.  As for the housing property right certificate, the specific management regulations for the filing of photovoltaic power generation projects are formulated by the local energy authority, we suggest you consult the local energy authority further.  

Ii. Policies and approval requirements for photovoltaic power generation of industrial enterprises  

Photovoltaic power generation projects built by industrial enterprises for their own use have the advantages of being developed and constructed locally and used locally, and are conducive to the direct supply of green electricity and the replacement of coal burning. The State strongly encourages and supports them.  

Indicators.  At present, the scale of photovoltaic power generation construction is no longer assigned at the national level, and the scale of grid connection and new approval (record) of newly added wind power and photovoltaic power generation projects is determined by the provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) according to the weight of responsibility for non-hydropower renewable energy power consumption and the target of reasonable utilization of new energy in their provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities).  

As to whether the industrial enterprises' self-use photovoltaic projects occupy the indicators issued by the province, we suggest you further consult the local energy authorities.  

The venue.  Industrial enterprises' self-use photovoltaic projects can rely on the construction of buildings, sites or facilities within or near the site.  

Network connection.  Photovoltaic projects for self-use by industrial enterprises can submit application forms for grid connection to power grid enterprises according to relevant requirements and connect to power grid normally.  

Process.  At present, photovoltaic power generation projects implement the record system, and photovoltaic power generation projects such as agro-optical complementary also require investors to put on record with local energy authorities in accordance with relevant requirements, and there is no limit on installed capacity.  

Iii. Photovoltaic power generation is to be used as boiler heat source for residential district central heating  

The state encourages the diversified development and application of photovoltaic power generation. Local governments can explore the use of photovoltaic power generation as boiler heat source and central heating for residential communities, promote clean heating and effectively replace coal burning on the basis of overall consideration of economy, heating demand and other factors.   For photovoltaic power generation projects that generate all of their energy for self-use and heating, they should apply to local energy authorities for filing according to relevant procedures. Please consult the local energy authorities further.  In addition, the state has no restrictions on photovoltaic power project investors, and encourages all kinds of qualified investors to participate in investment and construction.