Subsidies for solar power plants lower than expected

China's top economic planner has issued a draft regulation showing lower-than-expected subsidies for distributed solar power projects, industry insiders said. Distributed solar farms will received subsidies of 0.35 yuan (5 US cents) per kWh, the draft issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, PV-Tech reported on Sunday. Meanwhile, the country has set four rates from 0.75 yuan to 1 yuan per kWh for solar-power plants in different regions to sell electricity to grid operators, according to the draft.

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