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【Policy Express】
On March 20, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and the National Energy Administration, officially released the "Implementation Plan for the High-Quality Development of Energy-Saving Equipment (2026-2028)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Plan"). At a press conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Wang Peng, Director of the Department of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization, and Luo Junjie, Vice President of the China Machinery Industry Federation, introduced the key points of the policy in detail.
As the core component of energy saving in motor systems, the efficient collaboration between frequency converters and motors has been highlighted many times, marking the industry entering a new stage of "system energy saving".
Core of the policy: From "single machine energy saving" to "system energy saving"
The "Implementation Plan" focuses on six types of energy-saving equipment, including energy-saving motors, transformers, industrial heat pumps, industrial refrigeration (heat) and heating equipment, water electrolysis and hydrogen production equipment, and information and communication equipment. It clearly states: "By 2028, the energy efficiency level of energy-saving equipment such as motors and transformers will reach an internationally leading level, and the market share of energy-saving equipment will further increase."
[Industry Focus] Director Wang Peng particularly emphasized that the current energy efficiency of individual energy-saving equipment is at a high level, but "big horse-drawn carts" and low system operating efficiency are still pain points. Policies will promote the transformation of industrial energy conservation from "local individual energy conservation" to "whole process system energy conservation" - this is the main battlefield where frequency converters exert their advantages in system regulation.
Three major strategic opportunities: breakthroughs for inverter companies
Opportunity 1: Frequency conversion speed regulation technology is promoted by "name"
When answering "How to improve the overall energy efficiency of the industry through systematic upgrades", Director Wang Peng clearly pointed out: "Promote technologies such as frequency conversion speed regulation and harmonic suppression to adapt to the changing operating conditions of equipment loads."
Interpretation: Frequency conversion speed regulation is no longer an "optional", but a standard configuration promoted by policies. Especially for variable load operation scenarios, the frequency converter can solve the systematic matching problem of "big horse-drawn carts" by adjusting the motor speed in real time.
Opportunity 2: Wide-range high-efficiency motor + inverter integrated solution
When introducing the development of the motor industry, Vice President Luo Junjie proposed: "Promote the research and development and upgrading of basic materials and core components for super-level 1 energy efficiency, wide-area high-efficiency motors, and accelerate the application of high-efficiency energy-saving asynchronous motors, wide-area permanent magnet motors, direct drive motors, magnetic levitation motors, and high-precision industrial servo motors."
Interpretation: "Wide-range high efficiency" means that the motor needs to maintain high efficiency within a wider speed/load range, which places higher requirements on the control algorithm, harmonic suppression, and dynamic response of the inverter. The deep coupling design of motors and frequency converters will become a high ground for technological competition.
Opportunity three: Digital empowerment, from "passive energy saving" to "active optimization"
The "Implementation Plan" proposes for the first time "building a large model of equipment energy conservation and carbon reduction" to promote the application of artificial intelligence-empowered energy-saving equipment. Vice President Luo Junjie specifically pointed out: "Promote the development of efficient intelligent motor systems to achieve internal status monitoring of motors, external load feedback and intelligent optimized operation. In particular, real-time monitoring of the operating conditions of air compressor stations, pumping stations, etc., establishment of equipment load and energy demand prediction models, and real-time early warning and optimized control."
Interpretation: Frequency converters are being upgraded from a simple "speed regulating device" to an "intelligent electromechanical system core". Smart inverters with communication interfaces, edge computing capabilities, and predictive maintenance functions will become the new favorite in the market.
Application scenarios: These fields will take the lead in breaking out
According to the information disclosed at the press conference, the following scenarios deserve the focus of inverter companies:
Policy guarantee: real money supports equipment updates
According to Li Tai, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, ultra-long-term special government bond funds have been arranged to support more than 13,000 equipment renewal projects from 2024 to 2025, driving a total investment of more than 1.8 trillion yuan. The "two new" policies have resulted in a cumulative annual energy saving of more than 69 million tons of standard coal.
Zhang Xiaosong, deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, said that central enterprises will take the lead in implementing equipment upgrade investments of 1 trillion yuan in 2025, and will include the "proportion of energy-saving and efficient equipment" into the assessment indicators of central enterprises.
[Industry Suggestions] Frequency converter companies should:
1. Connect with centralized procurement by central enterprises: focus on the frequency conversion transformation needs of central power enterprises such as China Huaneng, China Datang, and State Power Investment Corporation, as well as central enterprises in petrochemicals and steel;
2. Participate in energy-saving diagnosis: Policies encourage energy-saving and carbon-reducing diagnosis of energy-consuming equipment, and inverter companies can provide integrated services of "diagnosis + transformation + operation and maintenance";
3. Layout and remanufacturing: China Resource Recycling Group has been established, and the recycling and reuse of decommissioned frequency converters will become a new blue ocean.
Standards first: Energy efficiency standards continue to be upgraded
Deputy Director Li Tai revealed that since the "14th Five-Year Plan", 133 standards in the field of energy conservation have been formulated and revised, including 30 mandatory energy efficiency standards for energy-using products and equipment, promoting an average increase in energy efficiency of industrial boilers, motors, transformers, etc. by more than 10 percentage points.
Warning: With the dynamic update of energy efficiency standards, inefficient frequency converters will face accelerated elimination. Enterprises need to deploy cutting-edge technologies such as IE5 energy efficiency grade supporting inverters and photovoltaic inverter integrated drives in advance.
Conclusion
The release of the "Implementation Plan for the High-Quality Development of Energy-Saving Equipment (2026-2028)" marks that my country"s energy-saving work has entered a new stage of "system coupling and digital intelligence empowerment". For the inverter industry, this is not only a pressure for technological upgrading, but also a historic opportunity to jump from "accessories" to "system core".
Wide range and high efficiency, intelligent group control, and integration of software and hardware - only by grasping these three keywords can we seize the opportunity in the wave of green transformation during the "15th Five-Year Plan".
