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February 21, 2019
Electronic Certificate Tracking Systems Offer Advantages for China’s Renewable Energy Quota
- Rachael Terada ,
- Ryan Wiser ,
- Lijun Yue
A key policy driver to support renewable energy development is a renewable energy quota. China is considering a new renewable energy quota system for its electricity sector that will support its aggressive clean energy goals. On November 15, 2018,… View Summary +
February 21, 2019
可再生能源配额制:电子证书跟踪系统更胜一筹
- Rachael Terada ,
- Ryan Wiser ,
- Lijun Yue
可再生能源配额是支持可再生能源发展的关键政策驱动力。 中国正在考虑实施可再生能源配额制度,以支持其积极的清洁能源目标。 2018年11月15日,国家能源局发布了“可再生能源和电力配额制度实施通知”第三次征求意见稿。… View Summary +
February 19, 2019
Voluntary Renewable Energy Certificates: Win-Win for India Inc. and Government
- Rasika Athawale ,
- Ranjit Bharvirkar
Government actions to facilitate the use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) can improve Indian companies’ ability to compete globally—a major policy objective of the current government. Driven partly by consumer demand, firms are being serious about the “source” of… View Summary +
February 15, 2019
India Kick-Starts Wholesale Market Reforms
- Dheer Patel
Over the last couple of decades, Indian policymakers have been implementing a wide range of reforms in the electricity sector with the goal of providing reliable, affordable, and clean power to all citizens. During the last few months, the… View Summary +
September 19, 2018
A Tale of Two Reforms: The Power Sector in Andhra Pradesh
- Ashwini K. Swain
Andhra Pradesh’s power sector is going through a second phase of reforms. The first (1999-2004) was widely seen as focused on privatization of electricity distribution; this time the goal is to ensure affordable and reliable power supply for all. To… View Summary +
September 18, 2018
A Window for Power Sector Transformation in Uttar Pradesh
- Jonathan Balls
A rare window is open for power sector reform in Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in office in both Lucknow and New Delhi, has a sweeping mandate to transform Uttar Pradesh’s troubled electricity situation. The party has made… View Summary +
August 24, 2018
Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets in China: Key Conditions for Unlocking Demand
- Orrin Cook ,
- Frederick Weston
During the summer of 2017, at the Eighth Clean Energy Ministerial in Beijing, Center for Resource Solutions co-presented a side event highlighting the growing demand for renewable energy in China and new market initiatives, including the Green Electricity Consumption Cooperative… View Summary +
July 25, 2018
Making China’s Electricity Markets Work for Clean Energy
As part of the Chinese central government’s power sector reform effort, several provinces have been developing electricity markets. The next stage of this undertaking—design and implementation of “spot markets”—could bring many benefits, including system flexibility to support wind and… View Summary +
April 18, 2018
A Toolkit of Global Insights as China Builds Its Power Sector of the Future
- Max Dupuy ,
- Fredrich (Fritz) Kahrl ,
- Frederick Weston
China’s current power sector reforms began in March 2015 with Document #9, which was followed by the 13th Five-Year Plan and a series of further policies that aim to reduce renewables curtailment and further integrate renewable energy into… View Summary +
March 29, 2018
Renewable Portfolio Standards: Options from US Experience
- Ryan Wiser ,
- Rachael Terada
China is in the midst of creating a quota system for renewable energy. The policy may resemble that used in many U.S. states known as a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), but China’s electricity market and regulatory structures are unique, as… View Summary +