Review of renewable energy investment and financing in China: Status, mode, issues and countermeasures

Zeng Ming, Liu Ximei, Li Yulong and Peng Lilin

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 31, issue C, 23-37

Abstract: With the support of national policies, China's renewable energy generation industry has experienced a rapid development period and entered the world forefront level, especially in the aspects of installed capacity and speed of newly installed capacity. However, with the rapid development of renewable energy, the power generation industry is facing more and more challenges, particularly in investment and financing. As for wind power industry, there are also some problems such as single financing channels, blindness of projects investment and so on, which will result in financing difficulties for some advanced projects. In addition, the problems for the investment of photovoltaic (PV) power generation leads to vicious competition and a tumble in international market, thus the overcapacity of China's entire PV industry emerges. Generally speaking, the renewable energy industry is facing a seemingly contradictory predicament of funding deficiencies and blind investment, which is derived from the government-centered renewable energy investment and financing. This government-centered mode has promoted the development of renewable energy industry in the early stage, but it cannot be adapted to the requirements of sustainable development. In view of these, the problems of renewable energy investment and financing are deeply studied in this paper.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Investment; Financing mode (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.11.026

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