Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation: Contributing to an Energy Solution for Targeted Poverty Alleviation

"In areas with suitable solar thermal conditions, photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects are implemented by building village-level photovoltaic power stations. The income generated from these stations forms the village collective economy, which is then used for poverty alleviation through public welfare jobs, small public welfare undertakings, and reward subsidies." In June 2017, at the symposium on poverty alleviation in deeply impoverished areas, the concern and affirmation expressed by General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the direction and boosted the morale for the subsequent development of photovoltaic poverty alleviation.

Over the past five years since the implementation of photovoltaic poverty alleviation, with the policy support and financial guarantee from multiple departments such as the National Energy Administration, and the practical exploration and model innovation by energy and power enterprises, photovoltaic poverty alleviation in China has gained widespread momentum. It features scientific pilot implementation, precise targeting of poverty-stricken populations, long - term operation and maintenance, and maximized poverty alleviation benefits. It has achieved multiple positive outcomes, including stably increasing the income of poverty - stricken people and helping them get out of poverty, effectively protecting the ecological environment, and actively promoting the supply - side reform in the energy sector. As a result, it has become an effective means of targeted poverty alleviation and an important form of industrial poverty alleviation.