Challenges of PV energy use in China: lessons learnt for low carbon development?

However, with the weakness and volatility of the international markets continuing, the government met increasing pressure in 2011 to formulate more substantial and long-term policies. Hence, in 2011, the government expanded its policy support for the industry by propagating a first national feed-in tariff (FIT) for PV energy in August 2011 (NDRC 2011).