Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Measures are formulated to fully leverage the guiding and incentivizing role of the city’s hydrogen energy industry policies, strengthen and standardize the management of municipal funds supporting the development of the hydrogen energy industry, enhance the efficiency of fiscal fund utilization, and promote the high-quality development of the city’s hydrogen energy industry, in accordance with the “Notice of the General Office of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government on Issuing Several Measures to Accelerate the High-Quality Development of the Hydrogen Energy Industry” (Sui Fu Ban Gui [2024] No. 16, hereinafter referred to as the “Several Measures”).
Article 2 These Measures apply to the management of municipal-level fiscal funds supporting the development of the hydrogen energy industry as stipulated in Articles 6, 7, 8, and 11 of the "Several Measures."
Article 3 The term “funds for supporting the development of the hydrogen energy industry” as used in these Measures refers to municipal-level fiscal funds incorporated into the budget of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission through statutory procedures, which are used to promote the industrialization of key components, facilitate large-scale application, support the development of industrial clusters, and support vehicle demonstration operations as outlined in the “Several Measures.”
Article 4 The use and management of the funds shall adhere to the principles of “compliance with laws and regulations, fairness and impartiality, and standardized management,” effectively leveraging the guiding and catalytic role of fiscal funds. The methods of financial support shall include post-grant, post-subsidy, and post-award mechanisms.
Article 5: The Municipal Development and Reform Commission is responsible for compiling the annual budget for the funds, proposing and issuing funding plans, organizing project applications, evaluations, and acceptance inspections, and supervising and managing the use of the funds. The Municipal Finance Bureau shall disburse the fiscal funds in accordance with regulations and cooperate with the Municipal Development and Reform Commission in supervising and managing the use of the funds. The Development and Reform Bureaus of each district are responsible for the preliminary review of project applications and for forwarding eligible projects to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission.
Article 6 Applicants shall submit application materials in accordance with these Measures and the application guidelines, and shall be responsible for the authenticity, legality, validity, and completeness of the materials. They shall not engage in fraud, misappropriation, or fraudulent acquisition of funds.
Chapter II: Support Standards and Application Requirements
Article 7: Promoting the Industrialization of Key Components
(1) Incentive Standards
Financial rewards shall be granted to enterprises that contribute to Guangzhou’s score in the national “Key Component R&D and Industrialization” assessment for the Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration City Cluster. Referring to the national comprehensive evaluation reward points, the reward shall generally be 50,000 yuan per point. The total amount of central, provincial, and municipal rewards received by a single enterprise for the same product category shall not exceed 50 million yuan.
(2) Application Criteria
1. The applicant must be an enterprise engaged in the production of key components for fuel cell vehicles in Guangzhou.
2. During the demonstration period of the Guangdong Province Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration City Cluster, the enterprise must have earned points for Guangzhou in the national assessment of the “Research, Development, and Industrialization of Key Components” for the Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration City Cluster.
Article 8: Promoting Large-Scale Application
(1) Subsidy Standards
For the first 10,000 vehicles that meet the national comprehensive evaluation and reward point requirements (vehicles registered and licensed within the Guangdong Province Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration City Cluster between August 13, 2021, and December 31, 2025; vehicles registered and licensed before August 13, 2021, shall be subject to the relevant national and provincial requirements in effect at that time),provided that the vehicle data has been integrated into the relevant national, provincial, and municipal information platforms for fuel cell vehicle demonstration applications, and at least five key components were manufactured within the demonstration city cluster, a subsidy of 3,000 yuan per kilowatt of the fuel cell system’s rated power shall be granted (with a maximum subsidy power of 110 kilowatts per vehicle and a minimum power of no less than 50 kilowatts). Central, provincial, and municipal reward funds shall be allocated in a 1:1:1 ratio. Subsidy standards after the provincial promotion targets have been met shall be formulated separately.
(2) Application Requirements
1. The applicant must be a fuel cell vehicle manufacturer (fuel cell system manufacturer or vehicle manufacturer) engaged in production and operations in Guangzhou.
2. The fuel cell vehicle must be sold and initially registered in Guangzhou, promoted and applied during the demonstration period, and remain in normal operating condition.
3. The fuel cell vehicles must meet national comprehensive rating requirements, with no fewer than five key components manufactured within the demonstration city cluster.
4. The applicant must have completed vehicle sales, issued sales invoices for the vehicles, fuel cell systems, and the eight key components, and completed vehicle registration. The applicant must also connect to the national and provincial fuel cell vehicle demonstration city cluster information platforms, as well as the Guangzhou New Energy Vehicle Big Data Monitoring Platform, in accordance with requirements.
Article 9: Support for Industrial Cluster Development
(1) Subsidy Standards
Innovation consortia that pass the project review organized by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall each receive a subsidy of 20 million yuan.
(2) Application Criteria
1. The applicant must be an innovation consortium led by a hydrogen fuel cell system manufacturer or a vehicle manufacturer in Guangzhou, in collaboration with key component manufacturers.
2. The applicant must be conducting engineering validation and application projects for domestically produced key fuel cell components in Guangzhou.
3. The applicant must meet other conditions and requirements set forth in national, provincial, and municipal policies regarding the hydrogen energy industry, as well as the application guidelines for the current year’s funding to support the hydrogen energy industry.
Article 10: Support for Vehicle Demonstration Operations
(1) Subsidy Standards
For light-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (gross vehicle weight less than 4.5 tons), medium-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (gross vehicle weight 4.5 tons or more but less than 12 tons), andheavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (gross vehicle weight of 12 tons or more), an operational subsidy of up to 0.5 yuan/km, 1.0 yuan/km, and 2.5 yuan/km, respectively, shall be provided for the mileage driven within each calendar year; distances less than 1 km shall be calculated as 1 km. The maximum annual subsidy per vehicle for the above three vehicle types is 20,000 yuan, 40,000 yuan, and 100,000 yuan, respectively.
(2) Eligibility Criteria
1. The applicant must be an entity engaged in the operation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Guangzhou.
2. The vehicles applied for must be registered and licensed in Guangzhou.
3. Operational data for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles must be integrated into the relevant national, provincial, and municipal information platforms for fuel cell vehicle demonstration applications, and data must be entered and transmitted as required.
4. The vehicles must meet other conditions and requirements set forth in national, provincial, and municipal policies on hydrogen energy industry development, as well as the current year’s guidelines for applying for hydrogen energy industry development funds.
Article 11: Projects applying for funds to support the hydrogen energy industry, or applicants, that fall under any of the following circumstances shall not be supported:
(1) Entities that have been included in the list of seriously dishonest entities in accordance with laws and regulations;
(2) Failure to conduct an energy conservation review as required, or failure to pass such a review;
(3) The same project has already received support from other municipal-level fiscal funds of the same type in Guangzhou.
Chapter III Application and Approval Process
Article 12: Promoting the Industrialization of Key Components
(1) Organization of Applications. In accordance with the requirements of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission regarding the application process for subsidy funds to promote technological innovation and industrialization of key components for fuel cell vehicles, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall issue application notices to the development and reform bureaus of each district. The district development and reform bureaus shall organize eligible enterprises within their jurisdictions to submit application materials, and enterprises shall submit the materials to the district development and reform bureau as required.
(2) Review of Materials. After conducting a preliminary review of the application materials, the relevant district development and reform bureau shall submit the eligible application materials and preliminary review opinions to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission. Following review, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall submit the application materials and review opinions to the provincial development and reform department.
(3) Disbursement of Funds. Once the application materials have passed the national and provincial reviews and received points for “Key Component R&D and Industrialization,” the Municipal Finance Bureau shall disburse municipal-level subsidy funds to the respective districts in accordance with the subsidy plan for promoting technological innovation and industrialization of key components for fuel cell vehicles issued by the provincial development and reform department. The districts shall then disburse the funds to the relevant enterprises.
Article 13: Promoting Large-Scale Application
(1) Organization of Applications. In accordance with the requirements of the provincial development and reform department for organizing the annual application process for fuel cell vehicle promotion and application subsidies during the demonstration period, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall issue application notices to the development and reform bureaus of each district. The development and reform bureaus of each district shall organize eligible enterprises within their jurisdictions to submit application materials, and enterprises shall submit application materials to the district development and reform bureau as required.
(2) Review of Materials. After the district development and reform bureau conducts a preliminary review of the application materials, it shall submit the eligible materials along with its preliminary review opinion to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission. Following review, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall submit the application materials and its review opinion to the provincial development and reform department.
(3) Disbursement of Funds. If the application materials pass the national and provincial reviews and meet the national comprehensive evaluation scoring requirements, the Municipal Finance Bureau shall disburse municipal-level subsidy funds to the respective districts in accordance with the fuel cell vehicle promotion and application subsidy plan issued by the provincial development and reform department. The districts shall then disburse the funds to the relevant enterprises.
Article 14: Support for Industrial Cluster Development
(1) Formulation of Technical Standards. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall select experts from the Guangzhou Hydrogen Energy Expert Committee and experts recommended by relevant enterprises to form an expert panel. Guided by vehicle application scenarios and whole-vehicle technical requirements, the expert panel shall formulate technical standards for the construction of engineering verification and application projects for domestically produced key fuel cell components.
(2) Issuing Application Notices. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall issue annual application notices incorporating the technical standards for project construction and other relevant content to publicly solicit project proposals from the public.
(3) Submission of Application Materials. The lead entity of the innovation consortium shall prepare the application materials in accordance with the requirements of the application notice and other relevant guidelines.
(4) Preliminary Review. The district Development and Reform Bureau conducts a preliminary review of the application materials and submits eligible applications along with its preliminary review opinions to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission for review.
(5) Expert Review. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission organizes an expert review. Upon approval, it notifies the District Development and Reform Bureau in writing, which then instructs the innovation consortium to organize project implementation.
(6) Project Acceptance. Project entities shall submit an acceptance application to the District Development and Reform Bureau within 30 days of project completion. After preliminary review, the District Development and Reform Bureau shall submit the acceptance application to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall organize experts to conduct the acceptance review, issue acceptance opinions for projects that meet the requirements, and propose corrective measures for those that do not. Upon completion of the corrections, the project entity shall reapply for acceptance.
(7) Public Notice. For projects that pass acceptance, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall publish the proposed list of supported projects for public notice for 10 working days, investigate any issues raised during the notice period, and provide feedback.
(8) Project Finalization. If no objections are raised during the public notice period or if objections are found to be unfounded upon verification, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall finalize the supported projects following a collective review.
(9) Disbursement of Funds. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall issue the municipal subsidy allocation plan, and the Municipal Finance Bureau shall disburse the funds in accordance with regulations.
Article 15: Support for Vehicle Demonstration Operations
(1) Issuance of Application Notice. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall issue an annual application notice for the organization and implementation of the program, publicly soliciting applications for supported projects from the public.
(2) Submission of Application Materials. Applicants shall prepare application materials in accordance with the requirements of the application notice and other relevant guidelines.
(3) Preliminary Review. The district development and reform bureaus shall conduct a preliminary review of the application materials and submit the eligible materials along with their preliminary review opinions to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission for review.
(4) Determination of the List of Proposed Supported Projects. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall review the submitted projects and prepare a subsidy allocation plan.
(5) Public Notice. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission will publish the list of proposed supported projects for public notice for 10 working days, verify any issues raised during the notice period, and provide feedback.
(6) Final Project Selection. If no objections are raised during the public notice period or if any objections are found to be unfounded upon verification, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission will finalize the list of supported projects following a collective review.
(7) Disbursement of Funds. The Municipal Development and Reform Commission issues the municipal subsidy allocation plan, and the Municipal Finance Bureau disburses the funds in accordance with regulations.
Chapter IV Supervision and Management
Article 16. Project entities receiving funds shall strictly comply with relevant national financial laws and regulations as well as financial management systems to ensure proper financial processing and accounting of the funds.
Article 17. A mechanism for accountability shall be implemented in fund management. Any illegal or disciplinary violations occurring during the management or use of funds—such as providing false information to fraudulently obtain subsidy funds, or withholding, transferring, embezzling, or misappropriating subsidy funds—shall result in corresponding liability being pursued in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Chapter V Supplementary Provisions
Article 18 The Municipal Development and Reform Commission shall be responsible for interpreting these Measures.
Article 19: Matters such as the formation and eligibility criteria of innovation consortia, as well as the evaluation and acceptance standards for products and projects referred to in these Measures, shall be implemented in accordance with the application guidelines for the current year.
Article 20 These Measures shall take effect on the date of issuance and remain valid for three years.
