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Are renewables spared from China's slowing power consumption?
The renewable portfolio standard rewards gridcos to buy the pre-set renewables quota in provinces.
Are renewables spared from China's slowing power consumption?
The renewable portfolio standard rewards gridcos to buy the pre-set renewables quota in provinces.
China to slash renewables subsidies by 30%
Government incentives will fall from $1.15b in 2019 to $807m in 2020.
China's coal generation could exceed global limit threefold over continued capacity hikes
Industry groups proposed to raise the nation’s coal power cap to 1,200-1,400GW.
China closes in on Europe for offshore wind dominance
Guandong province alone targets 12GW offshore wind by 2020.
China's nuclear capacity to hit 113GW by end-2028 as reactors quickly upgrade
It plans to develop the first large-scale thorium molten salt reactors.
China's renewables generation up 11% by end-September 2019
Solar PV generation grew 28.1%.
China installed 28GW of thermal capacity so far in 2019
44% of total new capacity came from thermal sources.
China's solar PV costs drop 11% over 6 months
Solar power has now reached grid parity in China, according to BNEF.
China's offshore wind investments to hit $9b yearly until 2040
By 2025, it is expected to have the largest offshore wind fleet in the world.
China eyed to invest $2.5b in solar plant in North Korea: report
In exchange, North Korea will grant China access to a rare earth mine.
Coal transaction costs to dip after China's tariff scheme overhaul
Price drops could go as high as 13% below the current on-grid tariff.
Asia could boost global solar PV capacity by 2030
China will add 25GW of solar power annually over 2019-2030.
Asia's onshore wind capacity to hit 2,600GW by 2050: IRENA
It could take up half of the world’s onshore capacity by that time.
Returns in Chinese hydropower to grow as coal prices heat up
Hydropower producers benefit from above-average cash flow.
Nepal to co-develop two hydropower projects with China
The projects will have a total capacity of 919GW.
Chinese coal giants fail to hit disclosure standards: report
One of the firms, China Shenhua Energy, did not consider climate change as a material issue.
Coal tariff scheme phaseout to bite profits of Chinese gencos
Benchmark coal on-grid tariffs will be replaced by a base tariff with floating adjustments.