Provincial renewable energy dispatch optimization in line with Renewable Portfolio Standard policy in China

Biying Yu (), Zihao Zhao, Guangpu Zhao, Runying An, Feihu Sun, Ru Li and Xiaohan Peng

Renewable Energy, 2021, vol. 174, issue C, 236-252

Abstract: China has proposed the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policy to advance the stable development of renewable energy. The RPS requires each province to achieve a stated minimum share of renewable energy power in the total provincial power generation. However, there is an obvious mismatch between the actual capability of generating renewable power and the assigned responsibility for the share of renewable energy power based on the RPS in some provinces. Therefore, this study aims to optimize the renewable power dispatching strategy across provinces for satisfying the RPS requirements in China and to assess the corresponding pressure for each province. A renewable energy power dispatching model is developed, and an economically feasible strategy for dispatching renewable energy power in Chinese provinces in 2020–2022 was obtained. The results indicate that it is necessary to dispatch 395.2 and 140.4 TWh of hydropower and non-hydropower nationwide, respectively, in 2022 to fulfill the RPS target when the COVID-19 is effectively controlled worldwide. If COVID-19 cannot be effectively controlled, 376.6 and 127.8 TWh of hydropower and non-hydropower must be dispatched nationwide to fill the gap. Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Zhejiang are faced with a relatively high pressure under the RPS target. Finally, a path for each province to achieve its RPS target is proposed.

Keywords: Renewable energy power generation; Renewable portfolio standard target; Dispatch planning; Pressure assessment; Provinces in China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.04.055

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