Hunan Province Issues the "Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of the 'Six Networks'": 20 measures, with 10 billion yuan in special bonds separately allocated to support the construction of the computing power network and other projects

In November 2026, the General Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government recently issued the "Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of the 'Six Networks'" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), focusing on the water network, new-type power grid, computing network, new-generation communications network, urban underground pipeline network, and logistics network, and proposing 20 measures in six areas—project planning, approval services, factor guarantees, coordinated construction, investment and financing, and coordination mechanisms—effective from the date of issuance for a period of five years.

Where will the money for the "Six Networks" construction come from? The "Measures" give a clear answer: a separate annual local government special bond quota of 10 billion yuan will be set aside to support eligible projects in preferentially issuing special bonds to be used as project capital; in the provincial major project preliminary work fund pool with an annual total scale of 2 billion yuan, no less than 30% of the quota will be allocated each year specifically for the preliminary work of major "Six Networks" projects; when applying for ultra-long-term special government bonds, central budget investment, and other funds, priority ranking and support will be given.

Approval procedures will be accelerated. For "Six Networks" projects that require demonstration of fiscal funding sources and joint investment review, opinions will in principle be issued within 7 days; for preliminary procedures such as land use and forest land use, energy conservation review, and construction permits, the processing time for a single approval matter will in principle not exceed half of the statutory time limit, and the approval time for environmental impact reports will be reduced to half of the statutory time limit. Power transmission and distribution projects will be exempt from obtaining project planning permits and construction permits.

In terms of land use guarantees, the new construction land indicators for "Six Networks" projects will be coordinated and allocated by the province, with guarantees provided as needed, and where cities and counties cannot guarantee cultivated land occupation-compensation balance indicators, the province will coordinate them; where the conditions for allocation are not met, methods such as flexible-term transfer, lease-first-then-transfer, and long-term leasing may be adopted.

In terms of energy use, computing projects will give priority to source-grid-load-storage and green electricity direct connection power supply; computing facilities will be encouraged to participate in the electricity market as flexible adjustment resources; where the green electricity direct connection model is adopted, the proportion of surplus electricity fed into the grid may be appropriately relaxed.

Private capital has been explicitly "reserved a place." At the project initiation stage of government-led projects, a dedicated chapter must be included in the feasibility study report to carry out feasibility demonstration of private capital participation, and those without such demonstration will be returned; no fewer than 4 batches of project lists to be promoted to private capital will be published each year; the proportion of provincial budget infrastructure funds under the multi-network coordination special fund used to support private capital projects shall be no less than 50%, and the provincial budget infrastructure funds under the private economy special fund will provide a maximum subsidy of 5 million yuan per major investment project of private enterprises participating in the construction of the "Six Networks."

The "Six Networks" require coordinated construction. The "Measures" make clear that 200 million yuan will be allocated from provincial budget infrastructure funds to support major landmark projects involving multi-network coordination, software-hardware coordination, and scenario coordination among "Six Networks" projects. A batch of intelligent transformation and digital upgrading projects in industrial parks will be promoted, with provincial budget infrastructure funds providing support of no more than 10 million yuan per project.

The "Measures" make clear. Government-affiliated "Six Networks" application scenarios will be opened in an orderly manner, and provincial, municipal, and county state-owned enterprises will be promoted to open more than 50 various scenarios each year. Major scenario application projects will be given subsidies of no more than 2 million yuan per project. Enterprises and institutions that lead (rank first in) the formulation of national standards and international standards will be given subsidies of 500,000 yuan and 1 million yuan respectively.

In terms of organizational guarantees, the "Six Networks" will implement a one-network-one-promotion mechanism, with each network led by a provincial leader and coordinated by an industry competent department. The "Measures" also make clear that the bottom line of not adding new local government hidden debt will be strictly observed, and engineering projects will be resolutely prevented from stalling or becoming unfinished.

Source: Rednet

Document download: Notice of the General Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government on Issuing the "Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of the 'Six Networks'" .doc

Notice of the General Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government on Issuing the "Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of the 'Six Networks'"

Xiang Zheng Ban Fa [2026] No. 62

To the people's governments of all cities, prefectures, counties, and county-level cities and districts, and all departments and directly affiliated institutions of the provincial government:

The "Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of the 'Six Networks'" has been approved by the provincial people's government and is hereby issued to you. Please implement it conscientiously in light of actual conditions.

General Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government

October 22, 2026

(This document is proactively made public) Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of the "Six Networks"

In order to thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on accelerating the construction of the water network, new-type power grid, computing network, new-generation communications network, urban underground pipeline network, and logistics network, actively seize national policy opportunities, and accelerate the construction of the province's "Six Networks," the following work measures are formulated.

I. Plan projects with foresight

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(2) Strengthen support for preliminary project work. In the provincial major project preliminary work fund pool with an annual total scale of 2 billion yuan, no less than 30% of the quota will be allocated each year specifically to support the preliminary work of major "Six Networks" projects. Implement project-based fund allocation, giving priority support to projects with mature demonstration and prominent leading roles. Appropriately lower the total investment scale threshold for "Six Networks" projects to be included in provincial key construction projects, and enjoy special factor guarantees and financing support. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, China Development Bank Hunan Branch, Agricultural Development Bank of China Hunan Branch, Export-Import Bank of China Hunan Branch)

II. Optimize Approval Services

(3) Accelerate the demonstration of fiscal funding sources. For "Six Networks" projects that require higher-level demonstration of funding sources, in principle, finance departments at all levels shall issue funding source assessment opinions within 7 days from the date the project is accepted. For projects that require joint investment review, development and reform departments at all levels shall take the lead in accelerating the organization of joint review and, in principle, issue joint investment review opinions within 7 days. (Responsible units: Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Development and Reform Commission)

(4) Speed up the processing of key project requirements. For preliminary procedures involved in projects such as land use, forest land use, energy conservation review, and construction permits, the processing time limit for a single approval matter shall in principle not exceed half of the statutory time limit; for the involved standard development and certification, priority advancement and immediate processing upon submission shall be implemented. Deepen the application of ecological and environmental zoning control, promote the linkage between planning environmental impact assessment and project environmental impact assessment, and current status monitoring data and regional environmental quality data already specified in the planning environmental impact assessment shall be directly cited in the project environmental impact assessment without repeated assessment. The approval time limit for environmental impact reports shall be reduced to half of the statutory time limit. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Natural Resources, Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Department of Transport, Provincial Department of Water Resources, Provincial Forestry Bureau, Provincial Administration for Market Regulation)

(5) Optimize approval for linear projects and site facilities. For "Six Networks" linear projects that do not involve new construction land and that truly have difficulty avoiding control areas such as permanent basic farmland and nature reserves, the natural resources and forestry departments shall issue principled support opinions on the route plan at the feasibility study stage; for point facilities such as towers and base stations that do not require land acquisition, one-time compensation shall be implemented, management shall follow the original land category, and there is no need to apply for a land use pre-examination and site selection opinion letter. For power transmission and distribution projects, project planning permits and construction permits shall be exempted. (Responsible units: Provincial Department of Natural Resources, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Communications Administration, Provincial Energy Administration, Provincial Forestry Bureau)

(6) Optimize the processing of water-related approval matters. Establish an early intervention mechanism for water-related approval matters; for water-related approval matters at the same stage and same level, implement parallel approval, one-window submission, and one-time processing. For high-frequency matters such as water withdrawal permits and soil and water conservation approvals, optimize the approval process through acceptance with deficiencies permitted before project commencement, so as to achieve faster and more efficient approval. (Responsible unit: Provincial Department of Water Resources)

III. Strengthen Factor Guarantees

(7) Strengthen planning and land use guarantees. Incorporate the planned land use needs of "Six Networks" projects into the "one map" of territorial spatial planning in an overall manner and implement annual dynamic maintenance. New construction land use indicators for projects shall be allocated under provincial-level overall planning and guaranteed as needed. For major "Six Networks" construction projects whose cultivated land occupation and compensation balance indicators cannot be guaranteed by the city or county, the province shall provide overall guarantee. Where the projects comply with the Catalog of Land for Allocation, allocation procedures shall be handled in accordance with the law; where they do not meet the conditions for allocation, flexible methods such as transfer with flexible term, lease before transfer, and long-term lease shall be supported to guarantee land use. For major projects not included in the original territorial spatial planning but already listed in the annual dynamic maintenance plan, support shall be given to implement project-specific acceptance review with deficiencies permitted before the dynamic maintenance plan is approved, so as to shorten the time for project implementation. (Responsible unit: Provincial Department of Natural Resources)

(8) Support energy-saving transformation and green electricity consumption. Support computing power projects in seeking central government funds, implement energy-saving and carbon-reduction technological transformation to lower the power usage effectiveness (PUE) value, and give priority to applying for the national "Two New" special program. Support computing power projects in green energy use, giving priority to power supply methods such as source-grid-load-storage and green electricity direct connection. Encourage computing power facilities to participate in the electricity market as flexible adjustment resources; for those adopting the green electricity direct connection model, the proportion of surplus electricity fed into the grid may be appropriately relaxed. For green electricity direct connection projects, self-generated and self-consumed electricity shall temporarily be exempt from the newly added gains and losses of policy-based cross-subsidies. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Energy Administration)

(9) Increase central government funding support. For "Six Networks" projects, when applying for funds such as ultra-long-term special government bonds, central budget investment, and new policy-based financial instruments, give priority ranking and priority support. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Department of Transport, Provincial Department of Water Resources, Provincial Data Bureau, Provincial Energy Administration, Provincial Communications Administration)

(10) Increase support from local government special bonds. Separately arrange 10 billion yuan in annual local government special bond quota for the construction of "Six Networks"-related projects. Support eligible projects in prioritizing the issuance of special bonds to be used as project capital. Special bond funds for other construction projects that are adjusted and recovered shall be given priority to guarantee the needs of "Six Networks" projects. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance)

IV. Promote Collaborative Construction

(11) Support multi-network collaboration. Promote deep coupling, mutual empowerment, and collaborative support among the "Six Networks", encourage cross-sector integrated co-construction of water, electricity, communications, computing power, logistics, and pipeline networks, and arrange 200 million yuan in provincial budgetary infrastructure funds to support major landmark projects of multi-network collaboration, software-hardware collaboration, and scenario collaboration among "Six Networks" projects. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Department of Transport, Provincial Department of Water Resources, Provincial Data Bureau, Provincial Energy Administration, Provincial Communications Administration)

(12) Deepen coordination among data, computing, and electricity. Promote coordination between the layout of computing power centers and power grid planning. In eligible industrial and commercial service cluster areas, promote the integration of source, grid, load, storage, and computing. Promote linked planning and coordinated advancement of computing infrastructure with trusted data spaces and high-quality dataset development. Establish a supply list of high-quality datasets for large-model training and industrial digitalization. Promote the implementation of a batch of intelligent transformation and digital upgrading projects in industrial parks, with provincial budgetary infrastructure funds providing support of no more than 10 million yuan per project. Build a batch of data-computing-electricity coordination application parks. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Communications Administration, Provincial Data Bureau, Provincial Energy Administration)

(13) Promote the integration of industry, networks, and applications. Compile a list of integrated development of the "Six Networks" with industries, establish a pool of advantageous products, advantageous enterprises, applicable technologies, and leading talents, support specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative enterprises and single-champion enterprises, and form innovation consortia to carry out key technology research. Open government-owned "Six Networks" application scenarios in an orderly manner, and promote provincial, municipal, and county state-owned enterprises to open more than 50 various scenarios each year. Provide subsidies of no more than 2 million yuan per major scenario application project. For enterprises and institutions that lead (rank first in) the formulation of national standards and international standards, provide subsidies of 500,000 yuan and 1 million yuan respectively. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Commerce, Provincial Market Supervision Administration, Provincial Data Bureau)

(14) Improve the price formation and reasonable return mechanisms. Improve the price formation and dynamic adjustment mechanisms for water supply from water conservancy projects, urban and rural water supply, sewage treatment, and the use of underground comprehensive utility tunnels. Form and improve pricing policies for computing power services, communications tariffs, logistics services, and others. Deepen the reform of confirming rights over urban underground pipeline network assets. Improve the diversified return mechanism that coordinates and links user fees, viability gap subsidies, and fiscal subsidies for quasi-public welfare projects. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Department of Transport, Provincial Department of Water Resources, Provincial Data Bureau, Provincial Energy Administration, Provincial Communications Administration)

V. Innovate investment and financing mechanisms

(15) Strengthen coordinated fiscal and financial support. For government financing guarantee loans for "Six Networks" projects, banks, guarantee institutions, and finance shall share risks proportionally. For policy-based conventional financing guarantee business with a single financing guarantee amount of 10 million yuan or less and an annualized guarantee fee rate (including tax) of no more than 1%, the provincial finance shall provide a premium subsidy at 0.75%; for batch business, provide a premium subsidy for the difference between 0.8% and the actual guarantee fee rate, with the subsidy ratio not exceeding 0.3%, and the total annual subsidy for each guarantee institution not exceeding 5 million yuan. Implement the new policy on pledged supplementary lending (PSL), improve project revenue balance plans by category, establish a mechanism for regular docking with policy-based funds, and increase the project loan approval rate. (Responsible units: Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Party Committee Financial Office, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Hunan Financial Regulatory Bureau, Hunan Securities Regulatory Bureau)

(16) Support the issuance of infrastructure REITs. Establish a reserve pool of real estate investment trust (REITs) projects in the infrastructure field of the "Six Networks" in Hunan Province, and formulate implementation plans for revitalizing assets by category. Form a "REITs service consortium" composed of securities firms, law firms, fund companies, and others to provide full-cycle guidance for eligible projects. Provide a subsidy of 2 million yuan per project to enterprises (original equity holders) that successfully issue infrastructure REITs. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Party Committee Financial Office, Provincial Department of Finance, Hunan Securities Regulatory Bureau)

(17) Vigorously attract long-term capital participation. The Hunan Provincial Infrastructure Investment Fund shall mainly invest in "Six Networks" projects, open a "green channel" for project fund applications, and issue investment decision opinions within 60 days. Promote long-term capital such as strategic investors, insurance funds, and enterprise annuities to participate in the construction of the "Six Networks" through equity investment, debt investment, asset-backed plans, and other methods. Encourage provincial state-owned enterprises to, based on their main responsibilities and core businesses, form consortia with central enterprises and private enterprises to jointly invest in the construction of fields related to the "Six Networks," implement an "investment-driven attraction" model of "equity investment + implementation and transformation" for major projects included in national and provincial plans, and, as appropriate, give bonus-point incentives in the annual operating performance assessment of enterprise leaders to provincial state-owned enterprises with outstanding results. (Responsible units: Provincial Party Committee Financial Office, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Hunan Financial Regulatory Bureau, Hunan Securities Regulatory Bureau, provincial industry authorities)

(18) Support private investment participation in construction and operation. For government-led "Six Networks" projects, a dedicated chapter shall be set up in the feasibility study report at the project initiation stage to carry out a special demonstration of the feasibility of private capital participation; if no special demonstration has been carried out, the approval (authorization) department shall return it for supplementary demonstration. Establish a list of "Six Networks" projects to be promoted to private capital, publish no fewer than 4 batches each year, and recommend the best for inclusion in the national key private investment project pool. Support private enterprises in adopting an integrated model of fundraising, investment, construction, and management for project construction and operation. The proportion of the provincial budgetary infrastructure funds for multi-network coordination used to support private capital projects shall be no less than 50%; the provincial budgetary infrastructure private economy special fund shall provide subsidies of no more than 5 million yuan per major investment project of private enterprises participating in the construction of fields related to the "Six Networks." (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, provincial industry authorities)

VI. Improve the overall coordination mechanism

(19) Improve coordination mechanisms. At the provincial level, strengthen organizational leadership over the construction of the "Six Networks," establish a promotion mechanism of one network at a time, with each network led by one provincial leader, coordinated by one industry authority, and jointly advanced by relevant departments. Each industry authority shall be responsible for the full-cycle management of project planning—preliminary work—construction—operation in its field, and provide one-on-one coordination services such as policy guidance, project approval, factor guarantees, and construction implementation for major backbone projects. Strengthen supervision of project construction and the use of funds, resolutely prevent projects from stalling or becoming unfinished, and strictly uphold the bottom line of not adding new hidden local government debt. (Responsible units: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Transport, Provincial Department of Water Resources, Provincial Energy Administration, Provincial Data Bureau, Provincial Communications Administration)

(20) Establish incentive mechanisms. The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee shall give positive incentives to departments, cities and counties, and officials that take real action and achieve outstanding results in planning and advancing major projects of the "Six Networks," coordinating factors and services, and other aspects. (Responsible units: Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Department of Water Resources, Provincial Energy Administration, Provincial Communications Administration)

The above measures shall take effect on the date of issuance and be valid for 5 years. The fiscal fund policies involved shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions on "zero-based budgeting" management. Where the state and our province have new provisions, those provisions shall prevail. www.smartcity.team

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