On June 3, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of Zhejiang Province issued a notice from the Zhejiang Provincial Energy Administration regarding the issuance of the "Guiding Opinions on the Supervision of Tender and Bid for Engineering Construction Projects in the Energy Sector of Zhejiang Province (Trial)".
The document states that these opinions apply to tendering and bidding activities for energy projects within the administrative region of Zhejiang Province. The term "energy projects" as used in these opinions refers to energy infrastructure projects approved or filed by the development and reform (energy) departments, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, hydropower, wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, ocean energy, as well as electricity, heat, and hydrogen energy. It does not include power distribution, power relocation, and other projects constructed as auxiliary facilities for the main part of the project in other industries. These opinions will come into effect on July 1, 2025, and will be implemented on a trial basis for three years.
