On April 30, 2026, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) publicized a notice that was issued on April 24 on collecting relevant energy efficiency data for three national standard projects (hereinafter referred to as “the Notice”), and the data submission deadline will be June 10, 2026.

The purposes of collecting relevant data are to: i) accelerate the standard development process; ii) conduct thorough research on current industrial energy consumption and efficiency; iii) carry out in-depth analysis of technical evaluation indicators and testing methods.

Specifically, the three standard projects include 1 national mandatory standard, and two national technical guides. SAC/TC20 (Energy Fundamentals and Management) oversees the management and formulation of them, whose secretariat is held by CNIS. The details of these standards and data collection scope are summarized in the table below:

The Notice puts forward the benefits for the organizations that voluntarily provide valid data will be considered as having made substantial contributions to the revision of relevant standards and may be prioritized for inclusion in the standard drafting team to participate in related development work.  It also clarifies that data-providing organizations have the right to information protection. The collected data will be used solely for research on energy efficiency evaluation methods during standard development, and any sensitive information in the test data tables will be anonymized prior to use.

Relevant foreign stakeholders are advised to observe the progress of the standard projects, especially those have business relate to communication base stations shall closely keep up with the updates on the national mandatory standard on Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency.