China Energy Policy Newsletter – August 2025

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In this month’s newsletter:

China energy transition updates

  • China’s largest hydropower project starts construction in Xizang (Tibet)
  • China added over 260 GW of wind and solar power capacity in 2025 H1
  • NDRC releases renewable power consumption targets for 2025-2026
  • Green power consumption targets newly set in 2025 for the steel, polysilicon and cement industries
  • China’s first direct green power supply project in database centre puts into operation
  • China’s national ETS introduces the one-way bidding method
  • Gansu proposes the first new-type energy storage capacity price policy
  • NEA organises hydrogen energy pilots in the energy sector

Special column – power market reform

  • China has initially established a unified national power market system
  • Spot power price is in general lower than the medium and long-term price in 2024

Policy monitoring

  • The application of national zero-carbon parks starts
  • SAMR releases the first batch of product carbon footprint certification catalogues
  • The government releases a specific plan for high-power charging facilities

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