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Ratio Working Paper No. 317: China’s Wind Power Development – An Anatomy of Mishaps

Jonas Grafström

No 317, Ratio Working Papers from The Ratio Institute

Abstract: China has in recent decades expanded its wind power generation capacity and become the world leader. Still, despite robust government support, wind power in China is obstructed by various barriers (e.g. quality deficiencies, inability to export, missing grid connections, and permit delays from central government for grid construction etc.). This paper synthesises the literature that has discovered weaknesses in the Chinese wind power development and suggests improvements. One energy policy relevant observation is that when the Chinese government sets command-and-control construction targets over new installed capacity, actors delivered to target – but with several power plants without grid connectivity and severe quality problems. The article contributes to the academic debate over the role of policy making in renewable energy development and argues that China should improve their incentive structure and coordination of regulations.

Keywords: China; Wind power; Generation; Policy; Energy; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O11 O21 O53 P18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2019-01-24
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