Guidelines issued for locating solar farms

New guidelines have been released by the Ministry of Land and Resources for allocating land to solar farms, reported China Stock News. Permanent farmland is strictly off limits with developers advised to explore unutilised land before resorting to land for agricultural purposes. This includes land of low value, such as deserts and deserted grassland. China recognises three different types of land: agricultural, construction, and unutilised. The guidelines give favourable treatment to solar farms by allowing them to use agricultural and unutilised land without changing the land type. This avoids payment of usage fees for construction land.