Solar Power Gets a Boost in Kunming

Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan province, which receives an annual average sunshine of more than 2,400 hours, has the potential to generate 1500 kilowatt-hours of electricity from solar energy, according to statistics from the Kunming municipal government.

Yankun Liu, director of the Kunming Science Bureau, told Emerging China that the municipal government will introduce policies and special funding to encourage private sector participation in the city's solar energy-based infrastructure development.

The fund, which will be included in the municipal government's annual budget, will particularly finance LED for public lighting, solar photovoltaic projects, and the propagation of energy saving projects.

"Low-interest loans, tax exemption and other concessions or subsidies will be provided for institutions and enterprises engaged in the research and development, production and sales of solar products," Liu told Emerging China.

Large-scale solar energy equipment users will also be given preferential treatment, he said.

It is part of the preferential policy framework announced by the Kunming Economic Committee, concerning the policy environment, technology transfer, financial support, and product applications to optimize industrial development of solar energy.

Kunming residents will also be encouraged to install solar water heaters on the roofs of their apartments.

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