China Energy Policy Newsletter – January 2026

China’s share of non-fossil fuel in total primary energy consumption exceeds 20% in 2025
MEE releases the 2023 power generation CO₂ emission factors
NDRC releases 2025 standards for coal consumption and pollutant emissions in the coal sector
NDRC clarifies the 2030 installed capacity target for CSP
NDRC revises the basic rules for medium-to long-term power transactions
China’s first GW-scale offshore PV project enters operation
China’s first commercial supercritical CO₂ power generation unit enters operation

China revises the guidelines for compiling provincial greenhouse gas inventories
NDRC issues the 2026 “Two New” policy provisions
NDRC clarifies the 2030 development targets for new-type power grids
NDRC releases the first batch list of national-level zero-carbon industrial parks
MEE releases the first CCER methodology in the H₂ sector
MIIT releases the 2025 list of the national-level green computing power facilities
MEE releases guidelines for building a product carbon footprint factor database
NDRC will carry out power market evaluations
NDRC allows utility-scale new energy generators to conduct centralised bidding

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