China plans to carry out a pilot program to develop rooftop distributed solar photovoltaics (PVs) across the country, according to a notice issued recently by the nation's National Energy Administration (NEA).
Metal market participants were bullish about the long-term development of solar energy in China. They said that such a policy would benefit solar energy-related markets such as tellurium and silicon.
The notice encouraged counties and cities that have roof resources available for scaled installation of photovoltaic facilities and a high capacity to consume electric power to apply...