In November, the City of Rongcheng will once again draw the world's attention. The 2026 9th China International Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Industry Conference will be grandly held in Chengdu, China from November 17 to 20. The conference's brand-new theme — "Light-Storage Integration, Ecosystem Co-Construction, Chain-Driven Future" — has been officially released. This new theme is not only an upgraded evolution of the conference's philosophy, but also a declaration of the era in which China's light-storage industry anchors its direction, gathers its strength, and moves toward high-quality development.

Currently, the global "dual carbon" process continues to deepen, and the pace of energy transition is accelerating. Grounded in the broader trends of industrial development, this conference takes its theme as the core thread, focusing on three major directions: light-storage integrated development, industrial ecosystem synergy, and full-chain value exploration. It serves as a high-end platform for global exchange and cooperation, technological exchange, and resource matching. Let us take an in-depth look at the core theme of this conference, and together explore how this global light-storage industry event will lead the industry toward breakthrough upgrades and a brand-new future.

01 Light-Storage Integration

Solving Consumption Challenges and Accelerating New Power System Construction

From the national "15th Five-Year Plan" proposing to "vigorously develop new energy storage" to the issuance of the "Implementation Plan for New Energy Storage Development," the national level has continuously intensified policy guidance on light-storage integration. The light-storage industry has officially moved from a "multiple-choice question" into a "must-answer question" era, and the deep integration of photovoltaics and energy storage will become the "stabilizer" and "new engine" supporting China's energy security transition.

Facing this historic opportunity, the 2026 9th China International Light-Storage Conference will make the word "integration" both concrete and profound. This conference will feature a major upgrade in its exhibition, with dedicated "Light-Storage-Charging Integration" and "Source-Grid-Load-Storage" special exhibition zones. From high-efficiency PV modules to long-duration energy storage, solid-state batteries, and other cutting-edge technologies, to smart energy management systems, the entire industrial chain will take the stage together.

In terms of agenda design, the conference will closely follow the frontier trend of "AI + Light-Storage," gathering top scientists and industry leaders to explore new models such as light-storage synergy, virtual power plant dispatch, and intelligent O&M. Additionally, dedicated parallel sessions on light-storage integration will be held, inviting industrial chain enterprises to share frontline practices, exchange new technical solutions, and explore new business models around hot topics including grid-forming energy storage, light-storage microgrids, and electricity spot market trading.

This "integration" is not merely industrial convergence — it is the deep alignment of technological logic, business models, and national strategy.

02 Ecosystem Co-Construction

Bidding Farewell to "Involution-Style" Competition and Reshaping the Global Industrial Backbone

"Involution-style" destructive competition not only weakens industry innovation momentum, but also shakes global market confidence in the quality and sustainability of Chinese manufacturing, seriously constraining the sustainable development of China's light-storage industry.

In response, the national level has acted decisively. Since 2026, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Energy Administration, and other ministries have issued joint statements. From capacity regulation and standard-setting, to price enforcement and quality supervision, to innovation-driven development and intellectual property protection, a comprehensive "anti-involution" governance package has been rolled out — pushing light-storage enterprises to return to the essence of technology, enhance core competitiveness, and ultimately achieve high-quality, sustainable development across the entire industry.

The Chengdu Declaration — "Breaking 'Involution-Style' Competition, Building a Solid Foundation for Global Energy Security" 

— released at the 2025 8th China International Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Industry Conference, drew widespread industry attention

At the 2025 8th China International Light-Storage Conference, the organizing committee, together with more than 30 universities and research institutes, over 50 leading light-storage enterprises, and more than 100 global industry media outlets, released the Chengdu Declaration — "Breaking 'Involution-Style' Competition, Building a Solid Foundation for Global Energy Security." Like a thunderclap, it resonated powerfully across the entire industry. This year, the 9th China International Light-Storage Conference will take "co-building a healthy ecosystem" from consensus to practice.

This conference will further build a pragmatic and efficient "government-industry-academia-research-application" collaborative platform, focusing on topics such as "product quality and lifespan evaluation" and "green supply chain ESG management," guiding the industry to shift from single-minded "price competition" toward high-quality competition based on "efficiency, carbon footprint, and full lifecycle value."

At the 2025 8th China International Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Industry Conference,

the Global Light-Storage Industry New Media Alliance was grandly established

Meanwhile, the Global Light-Storage Industry New Media Alliance will further expand on the foundation established in 2025, bringing together more authoritative domestic and international media, industry self-media, and communication platforms to systematically tell China's light-storage story, spread positive industry energy, and foster a favorable public opinion environment. The conference will also partner with local governments, industry associations, and leading enterprises to promote a more transparent, fair, and rule-of-law-based market environment, using collective action to build an ecological barrier for healthy industry development.

Focusing global attention, the conference will show the world: China's light-storage industry has not only cost advantages, but also leading technology, quality confidence, and green responsibility.

03 Chain-Driven Future

Linking Global Resources to Build a Sustainable Future for Humanity

Currently, the nation continues to deeply implement the strategies of extending, supplementing, and strengthening industrial chains, focusing on the autonomy, controllability, safety, and efficiency of new energy supply chains, working to address industrial weaknesses, reinforce strengths, and elevate China's position in the global value chain. "Chain-Driven Future" is precisely this conference's proactive response and forward-looking deployment in line with this national strategy.

The China International Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Industry Conference has always been grounded in the national strategic picture, adhering to the principle of "promoting industry through the conference, energizing chains through industry, and empowering through chains." It has continuously connected upstream and downstream segments, stabilized the supply chain system, and elevated the industrial value chain, helping to build a secure, autonomous, high-end, and efficient modern light-storage industrial system.

Tongwei's 1st Global Supply Chain Co-Creation and Win-Win Ecosystem Partners Conference released the PV Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative

As a major parallel session of this conference, the 2026 Tongwei 2nd Global Supply Chain Ecosystem Partners Conference will be comprehensively upgraded under the theme "Gathering Momentum for a Resilient Chain, Sailing Together to Reach Far." The conference will deeply focus on practical topics such as supply chain risk sharing, technological collaborative innovation, and supplier ESG compliance, driving chain-leading enterprises and upstream-downstream partners to form an ecosystem alliance of shared benefits, shared risks, and long-term win-win outcomes.

Even more noteworthy, the 2026 9th China International Light-Storage Conference will continue to expand its global procurement "circle of friends." Building on last year's invitation of over 100 international buyers, this conference will prioritize inviting energy authorities, power companies, and large-scale project developers from Belt and Road countries, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Europe, and will hold a high-profile global procurement matchmaking event. By showcasing system-level solutions across China's entire light-storage industrial chain, the conference will help overseas clients access quality supply resources in one stop, while building a precise, efficient, and trustworthy cooperation bridge for Chinese enterprises going global.

The conference aims to extend, supplement, and strengthen chains, making China's light-storage industrial system more autonomous, controllable, high-end, efficient, and resilient — reinforcing the foundation of national energy transition and contributing the stable force of "China's chain" to the global fight against climate change.

04 Setting Off from "Rong"

A Date with the Era for All Light-Storage Professionals

November 17–20, Chengdu, China — the 2026 9th China International Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Industry Conference will be grandly held. This conference will further optimize exhibition zone layouts and expand display scale, fully covering the entire industrial chain including photovoltaics, energy storage, new energy supporting equipment, and smart equipment, with enriched showcases of cutting-edge technologies and innovative achievements. The speaker lineup will be continuously upgraded, inviting global industry leaders, authoritative technical experts, leading enterprise representatives, and international buyers to gather in Rongcheng, pooling global wisdom and resources. Proactively aligning with new industry trends, the conference will extend the boundaries of the new energy industrial chain, deeply integrating frontier tracks such as artificial intelligence, digital empowerment, and smart energy, driving the deep fusion of the light-storage industry with the digital economy and intelligent technologies, unlocking brand-new scenarios and growth opportunities for industrial development.

Light-storage integration, ecosystem co-construction, chain-driven future. This conference sincerely invites global new energy enterprises and industry colleagues to gather in Chengdu, to jointly explore innovative paths for light-storage integration, co-build a healthy industrial ecosystem, and together launch a brand-new future of high-quality development for the global energy industry!