Notice from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and five other departments on soliciting typical cases of intelligent photovoltaics

Notice from the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, the General Office of the Ministry of Transport, the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration on the Collection of Typical Cases of Intelligent Photovoltaics

MIIT Electronic Letter [2025] No. 526

To the competent departments of industry and information technology, housing and urban-rural development, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, and energy in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, cities specifically designated in the state plan, and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

In order to further accelerate the progress and industry application of intelligent photovoltaic technology, promote the deep integration of energy technology with artificial intelligence, new materials, and advanced manufacturing technology, and assist in the upgrading of China's photovoltaic industry, according to the work deployment of the "Action Plan for Innovative Development of Intelligent Photovoltaic Industry (2021-2025)" (MIIT Liandian [2021] No. 226), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Energy Administration have decided to organize the collection of typical cases of intelligent photovoltaics. The relevant matters are notified as follows:

1、 Typical Case Content

A project that applies intelligent photovoltaic products, integrates 5G communication, big data, Internet, artificial intelligence and other new generation information technologies to provide users with intelligent photovoltaic services. Including but not limited to:

1. Light storage fusion. Applying new energy storage technologies and products to enhance the stability, grid friendliness, and consumption capacity of photovoltaic power generation, including photovoltaic DC systems, photovoltaic microgrids, rural photovoltaic charging systems, portable photovoltaic storage products, and other directions.

2. Building photovoltaics. Building photovoltaic projects that integrate photovoltaics as building components such as roofs, curtain walls, or sunshades, and match photovoltaic power generation with building electrical loads.

3. Transportation applications. Including scenarios such as highway passenger and freight hubs, highway service areas (parking areas), gas stations, highway toll stations, maintenance work areas, and port terminals, a "distributed photovoltaic+energy storage+microgrid" transportation energy system will be constructed to achieve a high proportion of green electricity self use.

4. Agricultural and rural applications. In production scenarios such as facility agriculture, large-scale planting and breeding, and initial processing of agricultural products, we will develop a complementary ecological composite model of agriculture and photovoltaics, and give priority to supporting photovoltaic assistance projects that meet the conditions.

5. Photovoltaic hydrogen production/ammonia/alcohol. Including the construction of integrated wind solar hydrogen/ammonia/alcohol bases, the synthesis of green hydrogen/green ammonia/green alcohol in chemical and other scenarios, and the implementation of carbon reduction projects in transportation, industry, construction and other fields.

6. Water photovoltaics. Carry out floating photovoltaic projects in scenarios such as nuclear power thermal drainage areas, salt fields and ponds, and offshore photovoltaics to achieve diversified technology integration and comprehensive resource utilization.

7. Greening of photovoltaics. Including green design and manufacturing of photovoltaic products, recycling and reuse of retired photovoltaic modules, remanufacturing of photovoltaic module components, evaluation and certification of photovoltaic "carbon footprint", and traceability system of photovoltaic supply chain.

8. Key information technologies. Including intelligent scheduling and operation of photovoltaic systems, as well as communication and information systems for intelligent photovoltaic systems, flexible power electronics, smart microgrids, virtual power plants, industrial software, industrial robots, and other directions.

9. Advanced photovoltaic products. Including high conversion efficiency perovskite and stacked solar cells, flexible solar cells, as well as related industrial chain supporting high-quality, high reliability, low-cost equipment and materials.

10. New facilities and empirical testing. Including intelligent photovoltaic systems for new infrastructure such as data centers and 5G, and the construction of photovoltaic applications and empirical testing for typical scenarios such as extreme cold, extreme heat, high humidity, low radiation, and high salt spray.

2、 Declaration conditions

The applicant is the case organization and implementation unit, which can be related application units, manufacturing enterprises, the park where the case is located, third-party integration service agencies, etc. The relevant cases should meet the following conditions:

1. An intelligent photovoltaic application or service system with distinctive service content and close to the actual development of the region has been established;

2. Adopt no less than 3 types of intelligent photovoltaic products (generally provided by enterprises that meet the "Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry Standards and Conditions (2024 Edition)") or services, and provide large-scale (centralized 10MW or more, distributed 1MW or more) intelligent photovoltaic services; For individual projects of intelligent photovoltaics and building integration applications in the fields of architecture and urban areas, photovoltaic assistance projects, as well as highway service areas and gas station projects in the field of transportation applications, the installed capacity shall not be less than 0.1MW;

3. Photovoltaic systems installed on buildings should have emergency automatic power-off function and be firmly connected to the building body to ensure structural safety, fire safety, and no water leakage. For integrated development with other industries, the dominant function should not be affected;

4. Possess flexible service expansion capabilities and long-term operational capabilities, innovative models with independent innovation, continuous operation, and profitability, and development plans for continuously improving service capabilities and enriching service content.

3、 Organize and implement

（1） The applying unit shall strictly follow the requirements of the notice and the attachment format (which can be downloaded from the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), fill in the application form for typical cases of intelligent photovoltaics in a standardized manner, and submit the application materials to the provincial industrial and information technology competent department where it is located.

（2） Provincial industrial and information technology authorities, together with housing and urban-rural development, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, and energy authorities, conduct on-site inspections and expert evaluations, recommend enterprises and projects based on the evaluation results, and issue recommendation letters.

（3） Each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the central government shall recommend no more than 8 typical cases; There are no more than 5 typical cases recommended by planned cities and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The number of typical cases recommended by various regions should be strictly controlled, and those exceeding the recommended number will not be accepted.

（4） Please submit the recommendation letter along with the application materials (two copies in hard copy and an electronic CD) to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Electronic Information Department) via EMS or confidential exchange before January 20, 2026.

（5） The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Energy Administration, will evaluate the declared enterprises and projects. The selection results will be publicly announced on the official websites of relevant departments and media, and enterprises and projects that have no objections to the announcement will be officially released.

4、 Management and incentive measures

（1） The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Energy Administration, will increase the publicity and promotion of typical cases, enhance their influence, and expand their driving effect. Organize evaluation and assessment of typical cases of intelligent photovoltaics, and dynamically adjust the list of typical cases.

（2） Encourage government departments at all levels and all sectors of society to increase their support for typical case work, and support the construction and promotion of typical cases from various aspects such as policies, standards, projects, and resource matching.

（3） Typical cases should implement the "Action Plan for Innovative Development of Intelligent Photovoltaic Industry (2021-2025)", strive to establish industry benchmarks, give full play to the driving role of typical cases, and accelerate the application and promotion of advanced products, technologies, models, etc.

Contact person and phone number: Xue Jinxin/Li Qicong 010-68208264

Address: No. 27 Wanshou Road, Haidian District, Beijing

Attachment: Application Form for Typical Cases of Intelligent Photovoltaics. docx 

Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development

Office of the Ministry of Transport

Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Comprehensive Department of National Energy Administration

December 10, 2025