News & insights · Published February 20, 2026
Five takeaways from the NEA 2025 reclassification of agri-PV and fishery-PV
From registration rules to land-use compliance, soil protection, grid metering, and revenue-sharing — how the new rule reshapes agri-PV compliance.
In 2025 China's National Energy Administration reclassified Agri-PV and fishery-PV projects under centralised-station management, tightening the boundaries for projects that had expanded rapidly under distributed categorisation. Industry insiders say that this new regulation has impacts in five areas: filing and regulatory standards, land compliance, soil and drainage, grid connection and measurement, and village collective benefits.