Interim Measures for the Administration of the Collection and Use of the Renewable Energy Development Fund.

These Interim Measures, jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the National Energy Administration, is formulated in accordance with the Renewable Energy Law of the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of these Interim Measures is to promote the development and utilization of renewable energy. The Text consists of 23 Articles divided into 4 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Fund Raising (II); Use of the Funds (III); Supervision and Inspection (IV); Supplementary Provisions (V). 　
The renewable energy development fund shall include the special-purpose fund appropriated by the public budget of the national finance and the income from surcharges on renewable energy power prices as collected from power users according to law. The central treasury shall appropriate the special-purpose fund for the development of renewable energy from the annual public budget. The surcharges on renewable energy power prices shall be collected throughout the country, except the Tibet Autonomous Region, on the sales volume of electricity of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government after the electricity used for agricultural production purposes (including electricity used for agricultural irrigation and drainage) is deducted. Renewable energy development funds shall be used to support renewable energy power generation and development and utilization activities. The Measures further provides for the administration, supervision and inspection of the raising and use of the renewable energy development fund.