{"id":990,"date":"2025-12-24T01:58:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/?p=990"},"modified":"2025-12-26T07:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:39:45","slug":"china-targets-15-gw-of-solar-thermal-power-capacity-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/china-targets-15-gw-of-solar-thermal-power-capacity-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"China targets 15 GW of solar thermal power capacity by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21.png 899w, https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China unveiled a policy roadmap on Tuesday to accelerate solar thermal power development, targeting around 15 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2030, with costs broadly comparable to coal-fired power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guideline, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, emphasizes project construction and the expansion of application scenarios to facilitate large-scale deployment of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadailyhk.com\/hk\/article\/237324\"><strong>solar thermal power<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 2030, China aims to build the sector into an internationally competitive&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadailyhk.com\/hk\/article\/604110\"><strong>new energy<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;industry, characterized by globally leading technologies that are fully domestically controllable, alongside market-oriented and industrialized growth, according to the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After years of development, China has achieved significant advancements in major solar thermal technologies and built a leading industrial chain, with construction costs per kilowatt falling from about 30,000 yuan (about $4,253.9) a decade ago to around 15,000 yuan. Generation costs have also experienced a substantial reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the sector still faces challenges, including high upfront investment and relatively weak market competitiveness, an official with the National Energy Administration said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To tackle these obstacles, the document outlines strategies such as developing large-capacity solar thermal plants tailored to regional conditions, and implementing integrated projects combining solar thermal, wind and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadailyhk.com\/hk\/article\/600904\"><strong>photovoltaic power<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;under coordinated operation. These initiatives aim to fill local power gaps, support grid operations and enhance power supply security and stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also encourages fair market participation by solar thermal power, with provincial-level regions urged to adopt region-specific pricing mechanisms that balance competition and operational stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The document stresses accelerating research and development in key technologies, materials and equipment, supporting leading solar thermal firms and research institutions in establishing joint R&amp;D platforms to enhance technological self-reliance and domestic production of core equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China unveiled a policy roadmap on Tuesday to accelerate solar thermal power development, targeting around&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headline","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":992,"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions\/992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.esplaza.com.cn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}