On the second day, another four professional sub-forums were organized, among which one was organized by Asian Development Bank concerning “the Belt and Road Initiative” Asian PV market docking. Guests attended the forum included PV sectors and power investment companies from Southeast Asia, such as Pakistan, Philippines, Indonesia, etc. A series of discussions were conducted focusing on the potential and challenges of developing China’s PV market in Asia. Zhang Shiguo, vice chairman and secretary general of China New Energy Overseas Development Alliance, said countries along the routes actively support "the Belt and Road Initiative” and the energy policies of countries in Southeast Asia are getting clearer. Southeast Asia is becoming the main emerging market of international cooperation of new energy and the “going global” plan of China’s PVs step by step. But varied national conditions of countries along the routes make the situation more complicated with great challenges and opportunities. The government and PV enterprises of China need to further innovate their ways of exchange and mechanisms of cooperation.
In other three sub-forums, senior executives and technical experts from more than 30 enterprises gave keynote speeches on subjects of technical innovation of high-efficiency battery components, inverters, energy storage, trackers,support frames, design innovation of power stations, investment and transaction authentication of construction of PV plants and innovation of intelligent operation and maintenance.
