Central government policy on wind power generation

What are the different types of wind power policies in China?

Local governments in China have implemented several forms of wind power policies, such as environmental-side policies (ESP), supply-side policies (SSP), and demand-side policies (DSP), to improve the use and development of renewable energy.

How does China promote wind power development?

Meanwhile, China's government issued various policies to promote wind power development, such as the Ride Wind Program, the wind power concession policy. The main objective of the Ride Wind Program is to survey wind resources, plan wind farms, and expand the financial channels for wind power development.

Does China's Wind power industry have a lack of demand-based policies?

Liao (2016) compared different policies issued by the central government during the 20 years from 1995 to 2014 and found that China's wind power industry has fewer demand-based policies and a dearth of service outsourcing policies. The lack of demand policies is primarily due to China's monopolistic power industry which the State Grid dominates.

Do non-price policies promote wind power development?

Hence, non-price policies such as the Renewable Energy Law provided a significant signal of the central government determination to promote wind power development, played a major role in stimulating investors. However, in areas with non-rich wind resources, the return guarantee on investment was important.

Does incentive policy influence China's Wind Power Development?

Li and Ren (2017) analyzed China’s wind power development driven by incentive policies based on system dynamics model, and evaluated the variation ranges of simulation results of different factor settings. Li et al. (2018) evaluated the Chinese wind power policy and policy implementation using fitting method, game theory, and empirical analysis.

What role does policy play in the development of wind power?

It is generally recognized that policy plays a vital role in the development of wind power generation in the world (Saidur, et al. 2010; Meyer 2010). In China, wind power has become an important part of power supply system and an important component of national energy strategy for tackling energy supply and environment challenge.