Announcement of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on PV Requirements for New Buildings

On October 13, 2021, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development officially released the announcement of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on the issuance of the national standard “General Specification for Building Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Utilization”, and approved the “General Specification for Building Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Utilization” as a national standard, It will be implemented from April 1, 2022.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development stated that the specifications released this time are mandatory engineering construction specifications, and all provisions must be strictly implemented. The relevant mandatory provisions of the current engineering construction standards shall be repealed at the same time. If the relevant provisions of the current engineering construction standards are inconsistent with the specifications released this time, the provisions of the specifications issued this time shall prevail.

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The “Code” makes it clear that solar energy systems should be installed in new buildings, the designed service life of the collectors should be higher than 15 years, and the design service life of photovoltaic modules should be higher than 25 years.

Announcement of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Issuing the National Standard “General Specifications for Building Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Utilization”:

The “General Specification for Building Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Utilization” is now approved as a national standard, numbered GB 55015-2021, and will be implemented from April 1, 2022. This specification is a mandatory engineering construction specification, and all provisions must be strictly implemented. The relevant mandatory provisions of the current engineering construction standards shall be repealed at the same time. If the relevant provisions in the current engineering construction standards are inconsistent with this code, the provisions of this code shall prevail.

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Post time: Apr-08-2022