China has a strong share of distributed solar PV, with close to 225 GW out of 536 GW, reflecting a diverse and robust deployment and bringing affordable clean electricity alongside greater energy independence.
Development of distributed solar photovoltaics mainly benefited from the incentive policies in China. Currently the cost of PV power generation is still higher than traditional energy sources. China's PV industry is incapable of competing in the energy market without policy intervention.
What is China's Solar Resource Status?
China's solar resource status. Source . China's distributed PV power generation is mainly distributed in the central and eastern region where the power load is concentrated. To promote distributed PV application, government makes most of the efforts in building distributed PV demonstration industrial parks under planning and management.
China has a strong share of distributed solar PV, with close to 225 GW out of 536 GW, reflecting a diverse and robust deployment and bringing affordable clean electricity alongside greater energy independence.
Cumulative and newly installed grid-connected capacities of China's distributed solar photovoltaics from 2009 to 2014. Source, . However, China's current distributed PV industry still has a series of problems and restrictions. Distributed PV power generation remains in its infancy whose development mainly relies on policy support.
What policies support distributed PV (photovoltaic) industry in China?
The recent rapid development of distributed PV (photovoltaic) industry in China closely ties to the relevant policies support. This paper reviews some main points of relevant policies including financial support, technology innovation and management improvement.
How much solar power does China have?
8 still reached 21.0 GW, higher than the 19.4 GW added in 2017. By the end of 2018, distributed solar PV in China amounted to 50.6 GW, representing about 30 percent of total solar PV capacity of all forms (NEA 2019b). In addition, by the end of 2018, about 400 MW of distributed (on-site) wind power existed, with plans for an ad