of the State Energy Administration of the
State Development and Reform Commission on the Issuance of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development" Development and Reform Energy [2026] No.
1067 Development and Reform of Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Municipalities directly under the Central Government, Sinkiang Production and Construction Corps and Energy Authorities. The agencies of the National Energy Administration and relevant central enterprises:
In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and all previous Plenary sessions of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, conscientiously implement the arrangements of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, thoroughly implement the new energy security strategy of "four revolutions and one cooperation", anchor the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, and promote the high-quality development of renewable energy, In accordance with the requirements of the Outline of the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China and the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Construction of a New Energy System, we have organized the formulation of the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Development of Renewable Energy. It is now printed and distributed to you for implementation. During the period of the 15th Five-Year Plan
for Renewable Energy Development of the State Energy Administration
of
the National Development and Reform Commission
on July 6
, 2026, China actively and steadily promoted and achieved carbon peak. The main supporting role of renewable energy 1 in the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development will become more prominent, and China's renewable energy will enter a new stage of development of expanding quantity, improving quality and reliable substitution. This plan is formulated in accordance with the Outline of the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China and the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Construction of a New Energy System.
First,
under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we should thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th and 20th Plenary sessions of the CPC, conscientiously implement the deployment of the 4th Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, thoroughly implement the new energy security strategy of "four revolutions and one cooperation", and strive to build a well-off society in an all-round way. Anchoring the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, implementing a new round of national independent contribution goals, coordinating development and security, taking quantity expansion, quality improvement and reliable substitution as the main line, taking electricity as the core and non-electricity as the breakthrough, adhering to integration, multi-coordination, high efficiency and orderliness, promoting the high-quality development of renewable energy, and contributing to the green development of building a strong energy country and promoting Chinese-style modernization in an all-round way. The main targets for the development of renewable energy during
the Tenth Five-Year Plan period are:
aggregate target. In 2030, the total consumption of renewable energy will reach about 1.8 billion tons of standard coal.
Power generation target. In 2030, the total installed capacity of renewable energy power generation will reach about 3.5 billion kilowatts, and the annual power generation will reach about 6 trillion kilowatt hours; the total installed capacity of wind power and solar power generation will reach more than 2.8 billion kilowatts, accounting for more than 50% of the total installed capacity, and the annual power generation will reach more than 4 trillion kilowatt hours, accounting for 30% of the total power generation.
Non-electric utilization target. In 2030, the total scale of non-electric utilization of renewable energy will increase by 1.5 times compared with 2025, which is equivalent to about 1.
Reliable substitution target. In 2030, the average confidence output of wind power and photovoltaic power (including source-side energy storage) in China will reach 8% (about 11% for wind power and about 6% for photovoltaic power), and the proportion of wind power and photovoltaic power (including source-side energy storage) in summer and winter evening peak will reach more than 20%, an increase of about 10 percentage points. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the reliable peak power generation capacity of renewable energy will be increased by more than 300 million kilowatts.
of" Three-North "wind power photovoltaic base to" Shage wasteland "land The district will further promote the construction of the "Three North" wind power photovoltaic base, and scientifically promote the pilot projects of photovoltaic sand control and 100% green power transmission base. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the "Three North" wind power photovoltaic base was newly installed. 3.
Xinjiang base. We will accelerate the planning and construction of new energy delivery bases, focusing on Tuha and southern Xinjiang. New energy bases for self-use will be built in combination with the transfer of high-energy industries and the development of emerging industries. Upper
Yellow River base. We will accelerate the planning and construction of new energy delivery bases, focusing on the Gobi in Hainan and the Qaidam Basin. Combining with the development layout of emerging industries such as data infrastructure, we will build a new energy base for self-use.
Hexi Corridor Base. Focus on Jiuquan, Wuwei, Jinchang and other areas to speed up the planning and construction of new energy delivery bases. Combining with the green transformation of traditional industries and the development of emerging industries, we will lay out and build new energy bases for self-use.
Yellow River "a few words bend" base. We will focus on accelerating the planning and construction of new energy delivery bases in western Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi and northern Shanxi. In combination with the transfer of high-energy industries, the development of new industries such as data infrastructure, and the green transformation of traditional industries, new energy bases for self-use will be built by using the layout of coal mining subsidence areas. North
Hebei base. We will accelerate the planning and construction of new energy delivery bases focusing on Hunshandake Sandy Land. We will continue to promote the construction of new energy bases in Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Ulanchabu, Xilingol and other regions, and build self-use base projects in combination with the development and layout of emerging industries such as data infrastructure.
Songliao base. We will accelerate the construction and operation of clean energy delivery bases in Songliao, Northeast China, and accelerate the planning and construction of new energy delivery bases focusing on Hunshandake Sandy Land, Horqin Sandy Land, Hulunbeir Sandy Land and Eastern Heilongjiang. We will focus on promoting the construction of new energy bases for self-use in Daqing, Baicheng and other areas, and explore the large-scale utilization of renewable energy to produce hydrogen, ammonia and alcohol.
We will vigorously promote the layout and construction of offshore wind power bases. Establish a deep offshore wind power base project bank, coordinate the use of sea and other elements, and promote the standardized and orderly construction of base projects in batches. Promote the planning and construction of source network projects as a whole, and promote the intensive sharing of submarine transmission corridors and landing points.
(3) Focusing on the integration of water and scenery, we will promote hydropower development and construction
, coordinate hydropower development and ecological protection, and take into account the needs of flood control, water supply, irrigation and shipping. The installed capacity of conventional hydropower in China has reached 4.
Actively and steadily promote the development and construction of major hydropower projects. High-quality construction of hydropower projects in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. We will comprehensively promote the adjustment of hydropower planning in key river basins or river sections, and study and demonstrate the hydropower planning in the Nujiang River Basin. We will firmly promote the preliminary work of major hydropower projects such as leading reservoirs and power stations in the basin. We will continue to promote the construction of projects under construction and put projects such as Shuangjiangkou on the Dadu River and Lawa on the Jinsha River into operation on schedule.Promote the flexibility upgrading and transformation of stock hydropower in a
scientific and orderly manner. We should adhere to the integrated planning of upstream and downstream, left and right banks of the river basin, focus on hydropower bases in the river basin with a higher degree of development, support the construction of hydropower expansion projects, and implement capacity expansion and transformation of old hydropower units according to local conditions. Promote the green transformation and upgrading of small hydropower.
Speed up the planning and construction of the integrated base of water and scenery in the river basin. We will improve the planning and layout of integrated water and scenery bases in major river basins throughout the country, and accelerate the construction of planned bases. Local consumption and delivery will be coordinated to promote the integrated development of water, scenery and industry.
Promote the integrated development of distributed new energy and industry and commerce. In industrial parks, economic development zones, coal, oil and gas mining areas, resource-based cities and surrounding industrial and commercial agglomeration areas, we will actively promote the development of distributed photovoltaic and decentralized wind power. Speed up the construction of industrial green micro-grid.
Promote the integration of distributed new energy and traffic scenarios. We will encourage the integrated development of distributed new energy sources along transport infrastructure and surrounding energy-using facilities, and build a number of "zero-carbon highways.". We will actively apply technologies such as flexible convergence access and vehicle-network interaction to expand the space for the development and utilization of distributed new energy sources.
Strengthen the integrated development and comprehensive utilization of distributed photovoltaic in the building field. We will carry out pilot projects of photovoltaic integration in new public buildings, promote research and development of building photovoltaic integration products, and promote the integration of photovoltaic industry and buildings. Support willing and qualified residents to use their own houses and courtyards to build distributed photovoltaics. Combined with distributed energy storage and charging piles, the level of building photovoltaic self-absorption is improved, and the level of building photovoltaic safety and appearance is improved.
Accelerate the integration of distributed new energy and agriculture. We will further promote the action of controlling the wind in thousands of villages and thousands of households, and build village-level photovoltaic power stations according to local conditions.
(5) Actively promote the development
of biomass, solar thermal and marine power generation, and vigorously promote the transformation and upgrading of biomass power generation. Promote biomass power generation according to local conditions to enhance the added value of heating. We will encourage the integrated development of biomass power plants with wind power and photovoltaic power, and actively expand the application of biomass power generation in new formats such as direct connection of green power.
Actively promote the large-scale development of photothermal power generation. Photothermal power generation should be rationally allocated in large-scale wind power and photovoltaic bases. A number of large-capacity photothermal power stations will be built in Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Xizang. Promote the coordinated layout of photothermal power generation and industry, and explore new formats such as green power direct connection based on photothermal power generation. Explore the construction of small photothermal power generation system according to local conditions. By 2030, the installed capacity of photothermal power generation in China will strive to reach 15 million kilowatts.
We will accelerate the large-scale development and utilization of marine energy. Promote the large-scale utilization of ocean energy such as tidal current energy, wave energy and temperature difference energy according to local conditions, and continue to expand the pilot projects. Promote the complementary development of marine energy and guide the integration of marine energy and related marine projects. By 2030, the installed capacity of marine energy in China will strive to reach 400000 kilowatts.
3. Accelerate the improvement of reliable substitution capacity
of renewable energy power, adhere to the concept of system, coordinate new construction and stock transformation, promote multi-source complementary development, strengthen the coordinated operation of source and storage, guide the two-way matching of source and load, and enhance the reliable substitution capacity of renewable energy power.
(1) Improve the friendly performance
of wind and solar power stations, speed up the construction of system-friendly wind and solar power stations, focus on improving reliable peak power generation capacity, and enhance the support of new energy for the safe and stable operation of power systems. By 2030, the confidence output of new centralized wind and solar power stations should not be less than 10% in principle, and more than 20% of qualified projects should be encouraged. Promote the improvement of the friendly performance of the existing wind and solar power station system. We will steadily and orderly promote the network-related performance transformation of new energy projects in stock that have been included in the scope of network-related security management.
(2) Promote the development
of new energy multi-energy integration, scientifically promote the construction of wind power and photovoltaic power generation in the same field or nearby layout, share power transmission and transformation facilities inside and outside the field, and implement joint power forecasting and integrated operation. Promote the coordinated construction and operation of photothermal power generation, biomass power generation and wind power photovoltaic.
Promote the coordinated development of pumped storage and clean energy. We will encourage the development of new forms of "pumped storage + new energy" and "pumped storage + nuclear power". In the Southwest Water, Wind and Solar Integration Base and the "Three North" Wind Power and Photovoltaic Base, pumped storage power stations serving specific power sources are scientifically planned and constructed. In the load center area, we should explore the development of small and medium-sized pumped storage power stations combined with distributed generation and balanced regulation in the distribution network system.
4. Strive to promote breakthroughs
in the non-electric utilization of renewable energy, combine renewable energy resources with green low-carbon alternative demand such as fuel, raw materials and heat on the consumption side, and promote new breakthroughs in the non-electric utilization mode and scale of renewable energy.
(1) Scientific layout and development of green hydrogen, ammonia
and alcohol, overall planning of wind and solar resources, carbon sources, water sources and other elements, combined with infrastructure construction such as transportation, filling and transshipment, planning and layout of green hydrogen, ammonia and alcohol production bases according to local conditions. According to
the market demand, the integrated project of wind, solar, hydrogen, ammonia and alcohol will be built. Encourage the development of weak networking and off-grid mode of wind and solar hydrogen production. We will accelerate the construction of a green hydrogen, ammonia and alcohol storage and transportation system, and strengthen the construction of green fuel filling and transshipment infrastructure in key regional ports and airports.
(2) Actively promote wind and solar heating
to meet the heat demand in the industrial field, rationally allocate heat collection and heat storage systems, optimize the production process of the heating industry, and achieve a high proportion of wind and solar heating. Actively and orderly promote the central heating mode of "wind and solar + thermal storage electric boiler" in residential areas, and encourage the application of high-efficiency heating (refrigeration) technologies such as distributed new energy coupling electric heat pump in parks and large buildings. Explore the coupling application of new energy heating and heat storage technology, and promote the joint optimal operation of new energy and building thermal system.
(3) Promote the diversified and efficient utilization
of biomass energy according to local conditions and promote the application of biomass heating. Promote the application of straw bundling direct combustion, biomass solid briquette fuel and other heating and heating according to local conditions. Large and medium-sized, high-efficiency biomass boilers are used for central heating, and ultra-low emission levels are encouraged. Support the promotion and application of biomass solid briquette fuel stoves in remote rural areas outside the key areas of air pollution prevention and control.
Promote the industrialization of bio-natural gas. We will promote the planning and construction of bio-natural gas projects in areas with abundant agricultural and forestry wastes and developed cultivation and breeding industries, and build bio-natural gas projects for kitchen waste relying on the urban waste classification system. Explore the establishment of bio-natural gas production, transmission and distribution system in areas where conditions permit.
Steadily develop non-grain bio-liquid fuels. Develop biodiesel, non-grain fuel ethanol and bio-aviation kerosene according to local conditions, improve raw material supply and industrial standard system, and promote alternative applications in the field of transportation.
(4) Accelerate the promotion of geothermal energy heating (refrigeration)
and strengthen the exploration and evaluation of geothermal resources in key areas.Actively promote the application of geothermal energy for heating (cooling), strengthen the cluster utilization of shallow geothermal energy, promote the centralized development and cascade utilization of deep geothermal energy in areas rich in geothermal resources, and minimize the interference to underground soil, rock strata and water bodies.
of minimum proportion of renewable energy consumption and implement key energy-using industries The minimum proportion target of renewable energy power consumption will gradually expand the scope of compulsory renewable energy power consumption industries. We will accelerate the establishment of a monitoring, statistical and accounting system for the non-electric utilization of renewable energy, and timely determine the scope and indicators for the assessment of key non-electric energy-consuming industries.
(2) Actively promote the voluntary consumption of renewable energy
in the whole society and enrich renewable energy consumption services. Encourage energy supply enterprises to provide diversified renewable energy consumption services or products. We will actively promote the certification of green electricity consumption and study the evaluation of non-electricity consumption of renewable energy. We will support the establishment of green certificate and green electricity service centers in various places, and study the introduction of green electricity packages for residents.
Encourage the voluntary consumption of renewable energy. Public institutions are encouraged to prioritize the use of renewable energy. Support key energy-using industries to further increase the proportion of renewable energy consumption. Leading enterprises and multinational corporations are encouraged to build green industrial chains and supply chains. Renewable energy consumption will be included in enterprise information disclosure. Large-scale mass activities are encouraged to consume 100% renewable energy.
(3) Vigorously implement the action
of renewable energy substitution, vigorously implement the action of renewable energy substitution, accelerate the cultivation of new scenarios, new models and new formats, and enhance the level of renewable energy consumption in key energy-using areas.
Promote the upgrading of rural energy infrastructure. Establish a long-term development mechanism for rural power grids, build new rural power grids, and comprehensively enhance the carrying capacity of new energy sources and power supply guarantee capacity. We will actively support the construction of renewable energy heating (refrigeration) facilities and heat and cold storage facilities in rural areas to meet the diverse green energy needs of rural areas.
tackle key problems in renewable energy technology innovation and strengthen new energy and Layout and construction of disciplines related to renewable energy. We should improve the innovation mechanism of renewable energy industry, University and research, and promote the construction of demonstration platform. Focusing on the construction of new power systems, we will promote the large-scale application of advanced renewable energy technology and equipment. We will strengthen cutting-edge, original and subversive technology research and equipment research to enhance the reliable substitution capacity of renewable energy. Promote the innovation and application of renewable energy engineering technology, accelerate the application of artificial intelligence technology, and promote the iterative upgrading of industry.
(3) Improve the market-oriented operation ability
of new energy power stations, improve the supply level of new energy meteorological forecast and the accuracy of power forecast, and enhance the performance ability of electricity market transactions. Artificial intelligence and other technologies should be applied to enhance the decision-making ability of new energy to participate in the electricity market. Support the integrated centralized control, operation and maintenance of regional new energy station group. New energy power generation enterprises should strengthen their professional input, fully study, participate in and adapt to the market, and support the signing of multi-year power purchase agreements and contract energy management agreements. Accelerate the cultivation of new energy power generation professional operators.
7. Improve the policy system and long-term mechanism
for high-quality development of renewable energy, adhere to the combination of effective market and promising government, and improve the policy system and long-term mechanism for renewable energy development.
(1) Improve the laws and regulations
on the development of renewable energy, do a good job in revising the renewable energy law, focus on key links and improve the system design, so as to provide a strong legal guarantee for the high-quality development of renewable energy. Publicize and implement the Renewable Energy Law.
(Two) optimize the renewable energy development mechanism
and improve the renewable energy consumption promotion mechanism. Establish a monitoring, evaluation and assessment mechanism for the target of minimum proportion of renewable energy consumption, and clarify the requirements of implementation, accounting methods and assessment supervision. To formulate relevant standards and norms for renewable energy power consumption accounting, and incorporate the requirements of the minimum proportion target of renewable energy consumption into industry carbon control and enterprise carbon management.
Improve the coordinated development mechanism of renewable energy. Strengthen the monitoring, evaluation and assessment of the responsibility weight of renewable energy power consumption. Promote the simultaneous completion and operation of new energy projects and transmission channels, and help further optimize and improve the layout of major productive forces.
Improve the management mechanism of renewable energy development and construction. We will improve the management system for investment approval (filing) of renewable energy projects, and support qualified distributed energy integration projects and integrated energy projects with new energy as the main body to go through administrative licensing or filing procedures as a whole. We will encourage private capital to participate in the investment of large bases, and improve the management mechanism for the planning and construction of offshore wind power, water and wind integrated bases. Environmental impact assessment of renewable energy development and utilization planning and project environmental impact assessment shall be carried out in accordance with the law and regulations.
Strengthen the supervision and management of renewable energy industry. We will strengthen supervision over the planning and construction of renewable energy, grid-connected consumption, and transaction scheduling. We will improve the management mechanism for the safe production of renewable energy, and strengthen the risk assessment and early warning management and control of major construction projects. Power grid enterprises buy back the self-built grid connection projects of renewable energy enterprises according to the requirements, and provide grid connection services fairly and without discrimination.
(3) Improve the market-oriented development mechanism
of renewable energy and improve the electricity market mechanism adapted to the high proportion of new energy development. Construct a power market system adapted to the full entry of new energy into the market. We will improve the inter-provincial and inter-regional electricity trading system. Promote the overall participation of large bases in electricity market transactions. Optimize the centralized new energy quotation method and support the joint quotation of qualified new energy projects. Distributed new energy is encouraged to participate in electricity market transactions as a whole through aggregation, and to bear the cost of system regulation reasonably. Improve the ancillary service market and reasonably transmit the cost of ancillary services to the user side.
Improve the price formation mechanism to promote the high-quality development of renewable energy. Improve the price settlement mechanism for sustainable development of new energy. Study the cost dredging mechanism of offshore wind power transmission project. We will improve the capacity pricing mechanism for regulatory resources such as pumped storage and new energy storage, and establish a reliable capacity compensation mechanism in an orderly manner.
Improve the green certificate and green electricity trading mechanism. We will improve the unified national green certificate issuance and trading system, and promote the construction of medium and long-term green certificate trading and multi-time-scale green electricity trading policy. We will encourage cross-provincial and cross-regional green power trading and promote the aggregation of distributed new energy sources to participate in green power trading. We will improve the price formation mechanism of green certificates and issue the price index of green certificates. Promote the convergence of electricity, carbon and certification.
(4) Strengthen the guarantee
of renewable energy development factors and strengthen the guarantee of land use, sea resources and other factors.We will carry out a national survey of wind power and photovoltaic resources, and promote the construction of an observation network and a database of exploitable resources. To study and formulate a policy of space composite utilization adapted to the characteristics of new energy sources, and to incorporate the space utilization needs of major renewable energy projects into the "one map" of natural resources management and territorial spatial planning. Strengthen multi-sectoral coordination and improve the efficiency of examination and approval of renewable energy projects, such as land use, sea use, forest use and grass use. We will promote innovation in green financial products and services and broaden direct financing channels.
Strengthen the support and guarantee of power system. We will improve the coordinated planning and construction mechanism for new energy, power grids, and regulatory capacity, and moderately advance the construction of power grid infrastructure. Enhance the capacity of trans-provincial and trans-regional transmission and inter-provincial mutual aid, continuously increase the proportion of trans-provincial and trans-regional clean energy transmission, strengthen the planning, construction and scientific transfer of various regulatory resources, promote the integrated development of distribution network, smart micro-grid and main power grid, and enhance the capacity of acceptance, allocation and regulation of new energy.
8. Deepening high-level international cooperation
in renewable energy, giving full play to the advantages of China's renewable energy industry and serving the diplomatic role of major countries, continuing to promote international cooperation in renewable energy, and contributing to the green and low-carbon transformation of global energy.
(1) Promote renewable energy projects and industrial cooperation
, continue to deepen international cooperation in green energy, strengthen coordination in investment and development, engineering construction and equipment manufacturing, and implement a number of major green energy projects with other SCO countries, such as "10 million kilowatts photovoltaic" and "10 million kilowatts wind power", with high quality. Promote more "small and beautiful" projects that benefit people's livelihood. We will actively promote the free circulation of China's high-quality green technologies and products in the global market.
(2) Improve the international standards and certification system
for renewable energy, attach equal importance to "bringing in" and "going out", and coordinate the formulation of international and domestic standards. We will support all kinds of institutions and enterprises to participate in the formulation of international standards and the docking of certification, promote the internationalization of China's renewable energy technology and management standards, and continue to promote international mutual recognition of certification results.
(3) Actively participate in the transformation and governance
of global green and low-carbon development, rely on bilateral and multilateral cooperation mechanisms, and strengthen docking with relevant countries and regions in laws and regulations, market access, technical standards, investment policies and trade rules. We should adhere to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, deepen exchanges and cooperation with other countries in the fields of energy transformation and green energy technology according to local conditions, and jointly address the challenges of climate change.
9. Strengthen the organization and implementation
of planning, adhere to and strengthen the overall leadership of the Party, and improve the planning guidance and restraint mechanism for renewable energy development. We will improve the consultation and coordination mechanism for energy planning and ensure the implementation of key planning tasks and major projects. Strengthen the coordination of departments, clarify the main body of responsibility, progress requirements and assessment mechanism. Strengthen the supervision of the implementation of the plan, and insist on dynamic monitoring, mid-term evaluation and summary evaluation of the implementation of the plan.
Notes:
1 Renewable energy refers to energy that can be continuously replenished and regenerated through natural processes in a relatively short period of time, including water energy, wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, ocean energy, etc. New energy refers to all renewable energy except water energy.
2 The credible output of wind power and photovoltaic power generation is the ratio of the guaranteed power generation of wind power and photovoltaic power generation (including source-side energy storage) within the provincial power grid or station scope to the installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation at the 95% confidence level during the guaranteed supply control period. The average confidence output of wind power and photovoltaic power in China is the weighted average of the confidence output of wind power and photovoltaic power (including source-side energy storage) in each province and region according to the local grid-connected installed capacity.
3 Reliable peak power generation capacity of renewable energy is the guaranteed power generation capacity that can be provided by renewable energy and supporting energy storage facilities under the control period of guaranteed supply and 95% confidence level.
浙公网安备33010802003254号