Original Title: Notice on the Release of the 2024 Wuxi New Energy Industry Support Fund Project Application Guidelines and the Organization of Project Applications
Recently, the Wuxi Municipal Development and Reform Commission and the Wuxi Municipal Finance Bureau issued the “Notice on the Release of the 2024 Wuxi New Energy Industry Support Fund Project Application Guidelines and the Organization of Project Applications.” The contents are hereby published as follows:
To accelerate the development of a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient new energy industry cluster; to promote the high-quality development of Wuxi’s new energy industry in the new era; and to support the high-level construction of our city’s “465” modern industrial cluster,in accordance with the relevant requirements of the “Several Policies on Promoting the Development of the New Energy Industry in Wuxi” (Xizhengbanfa [2023] No. 43) and the “Implementation Rules for the Management of the Wuxi Modern Industrial Development Fund” (Xicaigongmao [2021] No. 9), we hereby issue the “Notice on the Release of the 2024 Wuxi New Energy Industry Support Fund Project Application Guidelines and the Organization of Project Applications” to you.Please ensure that this year’s application process for the fund projects is carried out diligently.
I. Key Support Areas
In accordance with national, provincial, and municipal industrial policies, as well as the overall deployment of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government regarding industrial transformation and upgrading, arrangements will be made around the key tasks of new energy industry development. This includes support for photovoltaic demonstration applications (Category A), energy storage demonstration applications (Category B), hydrogen energy demonstration applications (Category C), and ecological support projects (Category D).
II. Matters Regarding the Organization of Applications
(1) Basic Eligibility Criteria for Applicant Entities
1. The applicant must be an independent legal entity (entity) registered in the urban area of Wuxi.
2. The applicant must possess the capabilities and necessary conditions required to complete the project tasks.
3. The applicant must have standardized financial management and a sound accounting system, with no serious acts of dishonesty in the past three years (the rating in the “Wuxi City Social Legal Entity Public Credit Evaluation Report” issued by the Wuxi Public Credit Information Center must not be C+ or lower).
4. Industrial enterprises whose most recent resource utilization performance evaluation was classified as Category D are ineligible to apply.
(2) Basic Eligibility Criteria for Project Applications
1. The project must align with the fields and target recipients supported by the relevant “Project Guidelines.”
2. Projects that have already received funding support from higher-level authorities or similar municipal special fiscal funds may not be resubmitted.Project applications are subject to quota and limit management. For projects under the review system, the total number of projects supported per enterprise or unit per year shall not exceed two (for projects approved in a single year but funded in installments, each funding year is considered a separate instance of support); for projects under the approval system, the total number of projects supported per enterprise (or unit) per year shall not exceed five, and the total funding amount shall not exceed 5 million yuan. Enterprises that have received support through major expenditures or major decision-making processes will not be accepted for other municipal-level support applications during the support period.
3. Eligible projects must have met the criteria as of January 1, 2023. Where specific provisions apply to sub-categories of the application, such provisions shall prevail.
4. In addition to meeting the basic eligibility criteria above, project applications must also meet the specific requirements of the relevant sub-category to which the project belongs. Please refer to the attachment for details.
5. Funding for Demonstration Application Category (A, B, C) projects is jointly funded by the municipal and district governments.
(III) Application Requirements
1. Projects must be submitted according to the principle of territorial jurisdiction.
Projects must be submitted online. Eligible enterprises shall access the application portal at http://58.215.18.150:51368 via the Municipal Modern Industrial Development Fund Application and Service Platform. After registering and logging in, they must complete an online preliminary application (enterprises that have already registered do not need to register again, but must update their 2023 financial data). They must submit accurate, truthful, complete, and valid application materials, and the enterprise must pledge the authenticity of the submitted materials.Local Development and Reform Commissions shall accept and verify project applications submitted by enterprises within their jurisdictions via the online system. For projects that pass online acceptance and verification, the applying entities must log in to the online application system to download the application form PDF and prepare relevant supporting documents, print them on A4 paper, bind them into a single volume in the order specified for each project category, affix the official company seal, and submit two hard copies to the local Development and Reform Commission for review.Local Development and Reform Commissions shall designate a specific department to handle this matter. In conjunction with the finance department, they shall issue a formal document containing review comments (including the category of the applicant’s most recent resource utilization performance evaluation) and submit it, along with the project application materials, to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission.
2. For details on application materials and specific procedures, please refer to the “Guidelines” for each sub-item in the attachments.
(IV) Notes on Online Submission
1. All applying entities or individuals must carefully and accurately fill out their organizational and personal information during registration to ensure that reviewers can promptly contact them;
2. The text of this notice and all relevant policy documents are available on the Municipal Development and Reform Commission’s official website: http://dpc.wuxi.gov.cn/查询和下载.
(V) Application Submission Period
1. Project applicants (excluding those applying for hydrogen station operation subsidies under the C3 project) must complete online submissions by 24:00 on June 14, 2024. Local Development and Reform Commissions must submit official documents and deliver hard copies by 17:00 on June 28, 2024. Applications submitted after these deadlines will not be accepted.
2. Applicants for hydrogen refueling station operation subsidies under the Hydrogen Refueling and Hydrogen Transport Application Demonstration Projects must complete online submissions by 24:00 on September 30, 2024. Local development and reform commissions must submit official documents and deliver hard copies by 17:00 on October 14, 2024. Applications submitted after these deadlines will not be accepted.
III. Specific Work Requirements
(1) Strengthen Project Organization. Local authorities must intensify project organization efforts and recommend outstanding enterprises and projects within their jurisdictions that meet the eligibility criteria.
(2) Strictly Standardize Procedures. All localities must strictly enforce the project recommendation procedures, organizing the submission and recommendation of local projects in a scientific and impartial manner to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the recommendation process and the standardization of operational procedures.
(3) Strictly Prohibit Fraudulent Practices. All localities must assume full responsibility and exercise strict oversight. Enterprises and projects that do not meet the eligibility criteria must not be recommended. Any acts of fraud, such as falsification of information or impersonation, committed to obtain public funds will be dealt with severely once verified.
