Overview of the 14th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development in China

In June 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) united eight ministries to release the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for Renewable Energy Development , which clarified the renewable energy development targets, key tasks and supporting measures from 2021 to 2025.

The theme of RE development in the 14th Five-Year Plan period is high-quality leap-forward development, including four distinctive features: large-scale development as the foundation, high-level consumption as the key support, market-oriented development as the driving force, and high-quality development as the result.

In addition, it is worth noting that the development of RE in the 14th Five-Year Plan period has put forward higher requirements for resources, the use of the land and ocean, meteorological services, ecological environment, and finance. Therefore, this is the first time that the Plan adopted the form of joint issuance by nine departments, which is more conducive to integrating the forces of all parties to achieve the targets.