The 2025 Global Energy Interconnection Conference was grandly held in Beijing from September 8 to September 10, with attendees including government representatives, heads of international organizations, industry leaders, and authoritative experts from over 40 countries worldwide. This year's conference, under the theme "Global Energy Interconnection: Meeting Global Electricity Demand with Clean and Green Energy," focused on various hot topics such as digital technology integration, investment and financing innovation, international energy cooperation, and energy-climate synergy.
Zhong Baoshen, Chairman and General Manager of LONGi, was invited to participate in the high-level dialogue session titled "The Future of Clean and Green Energy Transition" at this conference. Zhong Baoshen pointed out that the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) products increases by approximately 50% per decade, while the cost reduction is even more substantial. Their notable advantages also include ease of deployment and short construction cycles — a household PV system requires only 10 to 15 days for installation, and even a gigawatt-level power plant can be completed in just 5 to 6 months.
Driven by technological iterations and the industrialization of innovations, the cost of PV power generation has dropped by 90% over the past decade, making it the most economical energy source in the vast majority of countries and regions worldwide. This has strongly supported the achievement of carbon neutrality goals.
Regarding the future of photovoltaics (PV), Zhong Baoshen emphasized the need to focus on the following “four aspects” to continue contributing the "LONGi Solution" to global energy transition and green, low-carbon, sustainable development.
First, accelerate the commercialization of high-efficiency technologies and upgrade existing production lines to advanced capacity as soon as possible, providing more efficient and reliable products for the global energy market. Second, continue to focus on technological economic performance and manufacturing excellence, leveraging digital means to enhance quality, delivery efficiency, and material utilization. Third, expand diversified application scenarios by promoting the integration of PV and buildings (BIPV), residential PV, and microgrid systems in unpowered or underpowered regions to improve energy equity and accessibility. Fourth, persist in advancing technological innovation, accelerating the mass production of high-efficiency technologies such as tandem solar cells, to further improve quality and reduce costs.
Zhong Baoshen stressed that cooperation is a key element in addressing climate change, and PV technology will provide solid support for energy transition and energy equity.
In September 2015, China proposed the initiative "to discuss constructing a global energy interconnection and to promote meeting global power demand in a clean and green way" at the UN Sustainable Development Summit, initiating the development of the global energy interconnection cause.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the "China Initiative" for global energy interconnection. Since its establishment, the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) has consistently adhered to its mission of promoting the construction of a global energy interconnection and fostering green, low-carbon, sustainable development.
GEIDCO has actively contributed innovative pathways and Chinese solutions for promoting global and regional sustainable development, built an international standard system focused on cutting-edge areas and aligned with development needs, promoted the Global Energy Interconnection initiative to become a flag leading energy transformation and transition, and made positive contributions to advancing the implementation of the "Belt and Road" Initiative and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
During the conference, the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization also successively released the Global Power Development Transformation Report 2025, the Global Power Development Index Research Report and the List of Global Energy Internet Demonstration Projects 2025 and other important achievements. At the same time, the organizer also set up an achievement exhibition at the Beijing Book Building, showcasing its important achievements in planning, technology, standards, project and mode innovation in recent years.
About LONGi
Founded in 2000, LONGi (Stock code: 601012. SH) is committed to being the world's leading solar technology company, focusing on customer-driven value creation for full scenario energy transformation.
Under its mission of 'making the best of solar energy to build a green world', LONGi has dedicated itself to technology innovation and established several business sectors, covering mono silicon wafers, cells and modules, commercial & industrial distributed solar solutions, green energy solutions, building integrated photovoltaic and hydrogen equipment. As an international company, LONGi's business covers more than 160 countries and regions. Actively practicing its "Solar for Solar" concept, LONGi is accelerating the global transition to sustainable energy and promoting energy equity, enabling more people around the world to access affordable clean energy.
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