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Notice on adjustments to feed-in tariffs for onshore wind and PV power
Original title: 关于调整光伏发电陆上风电标杆上网电价的通知(发改价格[2016]2729号)
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National Development and Reform Commission
Notice on adjustments to feed-in tariffs for onshore wind and PV power
NDRC Pricing department, doc. no. 2729 [2016]
Development and Reform Commissions and Pricing Bureaus of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, State Grid Corporation, China Southern Power Grid Corporation, Inner Mongolia Electric Power Company：
In order to fulfill the requirements of the "Strategic energy action plan (2014-2020)" of the General Office of the State Council, to achieve grid parity for wind and PV power by 2020, to rationally guide renewable energy investment and promote the healthy and orderly development of PV and wind power industry, and in accordance with the "Renewable Energy Law", it has been decided to adjust the benchmark feed-in tariff for renewable power。After due research, notice is hereby given of the following：
1. Reduction in the benchmark feed-in tariff for PV and onshore wind power
In accordance with current technological progress and cost reduction in the renewable energy industry, the benchmark feed-in tariff for newly built PV is reduced, starting January 1, 2017, and for newly approved construction of onshore wind power, starting January 1, 2018. Specific prices are provided in Annexes 1 and 2。In case of significant changes to the costs of new onshore wind power projects prior to 2018, the national government may adjust the above-mentioned benchmark price, in line with such changes。Previously published benchmark feed-in tariffs for the years mentioned above are no longer valid。The part of the feed-in tariff for PV and onshore wind power equal to the locally applicable tariff for coal-fired power (including desulfurization, denitrification, dust removal), is settled with the local provincial power grid company；the part exceeding this is subsidized by the National Renewable Energy Development Fund。
2. A clear benchmark feed-in tariff for offshore wind power
For offshore wind projects that were not included in a tendering process, two feed-in tariffs have been decided, for offshore and inter-tidal wind power。The benchmark feed-in tariff for offshore wind power projects will be 0.85 RMB/kWh; the benchmark feed-in tariff for inter-tidal wind power projects will be 0.75 RMB/kWh。The part of the feed-in tariff for offshore and inter-tidal wind power equal to the locally applicable tariff for coal-fired power (including desulfurization, denitrification, dust removal), is settled with the local provincial power grid company；the part exceeding this is subsidized by the National Renewable Energy Development Fund。
3. It is encouraged to determine electricity prices for renewable energy projects through tenders and other market-based mechanisms
The State encourages localities to determine the ownership and feed-in tariffs for renewable energy projects such as PV, onshore and offshore wind power generation through tenders and other competitive market mechanisms. The price determined through such mechanisms, however, shall not exceed the benchmark feed-in tariff decided by the State, corresponding with the resource class of the area。The part of the feed-in tariff, as determined in tenders and other competitive market mechanisms, equal to the locally applicable tariff for coal-fired power (including desulfurization, denitrification, dust removal), is settled with the local provincial power grid company；the part exceeding this is subsidized by the National Renewable Energy Development Fund。
4. Other relevant provisions
The renewable power generation enterprises and power grid enterprises must truthfully and completely record and preserve information on the amount, price, and subsidy amount etc., of the power fed in to the grid by the renewable power project, and accept supervision and inspection by the relevant departments。Pricing departments at all levels should strengthen supervision of the implementation of renewable feed-in tariffs and the settlement of renewable energy development fund subsidies, and urge implementation of relevant policies on grid tariffs up to the required standard。
The above-mentioned regulations are effective starting January 1, 2017。
Annex：1. National PV feed-in tariffs list
2. National onshore wind feed-in tariffs list
National Development and Reform Commission
December 26, 2016
Annex 1
National PV feed-in tariffs list
Unit：RMB/kWh (including tax)
| Resource category area | 2017 Feed-in tariff for newly built PV stations | Resource area includes |
| Class I resource area | 0.65 | Ningxia; Qinghai: Haixi; Gansu: Jiayuguan, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and Jinchang; Xinjiang: Hami, Tacheng, Altay, Karamay; Inner Mongolia: areas other than Chifeng, Tongliao, Xing'an League and Hulunbeier |
| Class II resource area | 0.75 | Beijing; Tianjin; Heilongjiang; Jilin; Liaoning; Sichuan; Yunnan; Inner Mongolia: Chifeng, Tongliao, Xing'an League and Hulunbeier; Hebei: Chengde, Zhangjiakou, Tangshan, and Qinhuangdao; Shanxi: Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, and Yangquan; Shaanxi: Yulin, Yan'an; areas not included in class I resource areas in Xinjiang, Qinghai and Gansu |
| Class III resource area | 0.85 | Areas not included in Class I or II resource areas |
Note：1. The benchmark feed-in tariff for PV stations in Tibet is 1.05 RMB/kwh。2. The 2017 benchmark feed-in tariff is applicable to PV power generation projects included in the annual subsidy policy quota after January 1, 2017。3. The 2017 benchmark feed-in tariff is applicable to PV power generation projects which were registered and included in the annual subsidy policy quota prior to 2017, but have not started operating prior to June 30th, 2017。4. From now on, the benchmark feed-in tariffs for PV are tentatively adjusted once every year。
[Image added by China Energy Portal; map created on dituhui.com (link)].
Annex 2
National onshore wind feed-in tariffs list
Unit：RMB/kWh (including tax)
| Resource category area | 2018 Feed-in tariff for newly built onshore wind power | Resource area includes |
| Class I resource area | 0.40 | Inner Mongolia: areas other then Chifeng, Tongliao, Xing'an League, Hulunbeier；Xinjiang: Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Karamay, Shihezi City |
| Class II resource area | 0.45 | Hebei: Zhangjiakou, Chengde；Inner Mongolia: Chifeng, Tongliao, Xing'an League and Hulunbeier；Gansu: Jiayuguan, Jiuquan；Yunnan |
| Class III resource area | 0.49 | Jilin: Baicheng, Songyuan；Heilongjiang: Jixi, Shuangyashan, Qitaihe, Suihua, Yichun, Daxing'anling；Gansu: areas other than Jiayuguan, Jiuquan；Xinjiang: areas other than Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Karamay, Shihezi City；Ningxia |
| Class IV resource area | 0.57 | Areas not included in Class I, II, or III resource areas |
Note：The 2018 benchmark feed-in tariff is applicable to onshore wind power generation projects which were approved and included in the annual subsidy policy quota after January 1, 2018。The benchmark feed-in tariff at the moment of approval will not apply for projects that have not started construction within 2 years since approval。The 2018 benchmark feed-in tariff is applicable to onshore wind power generation projects which were approved and included in the annual subsidy policy quota prior to January 1, 2018, but have not started construction prior to the end of 2019。The 2018 benchmark feed-in tariff is applicable to onshore wind power generation projects which were approved prior to 2018 but included in the annual subsidy policy quota after January 1, 2018。
[Image added by China Energy Portal; map created on dituhui.com (link)]. Note: Yunnan has been changed from a category IV to a category II resource class in this FIT update.
