Between 2004 and 2006, a renewable energy law—based
closely on the German Renewable Energy Sources—was developed.
Since its entry into force in January 2006, the renewable
energy legislation has been constantly changed and adapted to
reflect the realities of the market while minimising any disruptive
impact on the domestic renewable energy market. Initially
the FIT focused on the wind industry but expanded in 2011: the
solar PV industry was added to the political roadmap and quickly
became another strategic technology under development. In
the beginning, solar PV support programmes used tendering
schemes for utility-scale projects and capital subsidies. Dueto major problems and a low deployment rate, solar PV, in July
2011, received a feed-in tariff, which helped the solar market
become as dynamic as the wind market.
Technology targets for wind and solar were established under the
11th Five-Year Plan (2006 – 2010), the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011
– 2015), and most recently in the “Air Pollution Prevention Plan
2014 – 2017” released by the National Development and Reform
Commission (NDRC) in June 2014.