In November, the City of Rongcheng will once again draw the world's attention. The 2026 9th China International Photovoltaic & Energy Storage Industry Conference will be grandly held in Chengdu, China from November 17–20. The conference's new theme — "PV-Storage Integration, Ecosystem Co-Building, Chain-Driven Future" — has been officially unveiled. This new theme is not merely an upgrade of the conference's philosophy, but a declaration of the era in which China's PV and energy storage industry anchors its direction, consolidates its strength, and strides 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 and centered on this theme, this year's conference focuses on three key directions: PV-storage integrated development, industrial ecosystem synergy, and full-chain value exploration — building a high-end platform for global exchange, technological exchange, and resource matchmaking. Let us take an in-depth look at the core theme of this conference, and explore how this global PV-storage industry event will lead the industry toward breakthrough upgrades and a brand-new future.

01 PV-Storage Integration

Solving Curtailment Challenges, Accelerating New Power System Construction

From the national "15th Five-Year Plan" proposing "vigorously developing new energy storage" to the issuance of the Implementation Plan for New Energy Storage Development, the national level has continuously strengthened policy guidance for PV-storage integration. The PV-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 PV & Energy Storage Conference will make "integration" concrete and profound. This year's conference will feature a major upgrade in its exhibition, establishing dedicated zones for "PV-Storage-Charging Integration" and "Source-Grid-Load-Storage," showcasing everything from high-efficiency PV modules to long-duration energy storage and solid-state batteries and other cutting-edge technologies, to smart energy management systems — the entire industry chain will perform on the same stage.

In terms of agenda design, the conference will closely follow the frontier trend of "AI + PV-Storage," bringing together top scientists and industry leaders to discuss new models such as PV-storage synergy, virtual power plant dispatch, and intelligent O&M. Parallel sessions on PV-storage integration will also be held, inviting industry chain enterprises to share frontline practices, exchange new technical solutions, and explore new business models around hot topics including grid-forming energy storage, PV-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-Building

Saying Goodbye to "Involution-Style" Competition, Reshaping the Global Industry Backbone

"Involution-style" cutthroat competition not only erodes industry innovation momentum, but also shakes global market confidence in the quality and sustainability of Chinese manufacturing — severely constraining the sustainable development of China's PV and energy 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, laying out a comprehensive "anti-involution" governance package — from capacity regulation and standard-setting, to price enforcement and quality supervision, to innovation-driven development and intellectual property protection — pushing PV-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 PV & Energy Storage Industry Conference, drew widespread attention across the industry.

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

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

At the 2025 8th China International PV & Energy Storage Industry Conference,

the Global PV & Energy Storage Industry New Media Alliance was grandly established.

Meanwhile, the Global PV & Energy 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 PV-storage story, spread positive industry energy, and foster a favorable public opinion environment. The conference will also work 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 ecosystem barrier for healthy industry development.

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

03 Chain-Driven Future

Linking Global Resources, Co-Building a Sustainable Future for Humanity

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

The China International PV & Energy Storage Industry Conference has always been grounded in the national strategic picture, adhering to the principle of "driving industry through the conference, energizing chains through industry, and empowering through chains," continuously connecting upstream and downstream, stabilizing the supply chain system, and elevating the industrial value chain — helping to build a secure, autonomous, high-end, and efficient modern PV-storage industry system.

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

As a major parallel session of this conference, the 2026 Tongwei Co., Ltd. 2nd Global Supply Chain Ecosystem Partners Conference will be comprehensively upgraded under the theme "Gathering Momentum for Resilient Chains, Sailing Far Together." The conference will deeply focus on practical topics such as supply chain risk sharing, collaborative technology 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 PV & Energy Storage Conference will continue to expand its global procurement "circle of friends." Building on last year's invitation of over 100 international buyers, this year's conference will specifically invite energy authorities, power companies, and large-scale project developers from Belt and Road countries, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Europe for a high-profile global procurement matchmaking event. By showcasing system solutions across China's full PV-storage industry chain, the conference will help overseas clients connect with 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 PV-storage industry system more autonomous, controllable, high-end, efficient, and resilient; bolstering 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 Rendezvous of the Era for the PV-Storage Community

November 17–20, Chengdu, China — the 2026 9th China International PV & Energy Storage Industry Conference will be grandly held. This year's conference will further optimize exhibition zone layout and expand display scale, fully covering PV, energy storage, new energy supporting equipment, intelligent equipment, and other full-chain sectors, showcasing a rich array of frontier technologies and innovation achievements. The speaker lineup will be continuously upgraded, inviting global industry leaders, authoritative technical experts, representatives of leading enterprises, and international buyers to gather in the City of Rong, pooling global wisdom and resources. The conference will proactively align with new industry trends, extend the boundaries of the new energy industry chain, and deeply integrate into frontier tracks such as artificial intelligence, digital empowerment, and smart energy — driving the deep fusion of the PV-storage industry with the digital economy and intelligent technology, unlocking brand-new scenarios and growth opportunities for industrial development.

PV-Storage Integration, Ecosystem Co-Building, Chain-Driven Future. This conference sincerely invites global new energy enterprises and industry peers to gather in Chengdu — to explore innovative paths for PV-storage integration, to co-build a healthy industrial ecosystem, and to jointly usher in a new era of high-quality development for the global energy industry!