China adopts tougher mandatory energy limits for polysilicon plants

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China has implemented stricter energy consumption regulations for polysilicon plants to reduce energy use, effective January 1, 2027. This move may reduce the compliant production capacity but short-term supply impact is expected to be limited due to idled facilities.

China has published a stricter mandatory energy consumption standard for polysilicon production, lowering the maximum allowable energy use for existing rod-silicon plants and tightening accounting rules. The revised standard, effective Jan. 1, 2027, could significantly reduce China's compliant polysilicon capacity, although the near-term supply impact may be limited because much of the affected capacity is already idle. The post China adopts tougher mandatory energy limits for polysilicon plants appeared first on pv magazine Global.