The 7th Yangguang (Sunshine) Forum was held  both online and on site on Dec 21 in Lhasa, capital city of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. With the main venue in Lhasa and a parallel venue in Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, the forum held in-depth discussions on coordinated development of clean energy, with the theme on "Jointly Innovating Clean Energy Development and Seeking New Opportunities in Realizing Dual Carbon Goals".

More than 20 industry experts and scholars as well as over 40 representatives from universities, science and technology research institutions and relevant work units attended the forum.

Tibet autonomous region enjoys great potential in clean energy development. The region has the longest sunshine duration in the country, and the technical development volume of photovoltaic energy in areas below 5,000 meters of altitude in Tibet is 12 billion kilowatts. According to the white paper on "Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau", the explorable hydropower resources in Tibet is 178 million kilowatts  in technical terms, ranking first in the country. Geothermal resources in Tibet also ranks first in the country.

The Yangguang Forum, the only forum focusing on the development of clean energy in Tibet, has been successfully held seven times with the joint guidance of the Science and Technology Department and the Finance Department of the Tibet autonomous region, and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology. Since its debut, the forum has received the support and participation of more than 60 organizations and over 300 guests throughout the country. The forum has also helped promote cooperation among participants. Relevant organizations in Tibet and 15 institutions  around the country have carried out in-depth cooperation and applied for three national projects, and ten scientific and technological cooperation projects at the provincial level. Participants at the forum have also provided nearly 20 technical consultations and solutions to local government departments. One of the cooperation projects won the second prize in the Tibet Autonomous Region Science and Technology Awards.

The forum continued to play its role in accumulating and integrating resources for scientific and technological innovation, carrying out science and technology exchanges and discussions to promote the low carbon and green development of the region. It was of milestone importance in Tibet's clean energy development and the construction of clean energy bases in the autonomous region.