Renewable Energy Development in China : A 40-Year China-World Bank Partnership
China’s remarkable economic growth required dramatic growth of energy consumption and continuous changes in the nation’s energy economy. The World Bank supported the efforts of the Chinese government to develop and revitalize the country’s energy s...
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okr-10986-366662021-12-08T05:10:32Z Renewable Energy Development in China : A 40-Year China-World Bank Partnership De Gouvello, Christophe Song, Yanqin RENEWABLE ENERGY HYDROPOWER SOLAR ENERGY WIND POWER PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER ENERGY UTILITY China’s remarkable economic growth required dramatic growth of energy consumption and continuous changes in the nation’s energy economy. The World Bank supported the efforts of the Chinese government to develop and revitalize the country’s energy sector to meet the daunting challenges it faced while continuously warning that the unrestrained reliance on coal would lead to unsustainable stress on the local and global environment. In mid-1980s, the Chinese government and the World Bank embarked on a long and arduous journey to develop renewable energy (RE) to lessen the impacts on the environment and avoid excessive reliance on coal to alleviate the debilitating power shortages that constrained the economy. This paper focuses on the more than 40-year partnership with the World Bank along China’s long journey to develop a large-scale, efficient, and competitive RE industry in the country and globally. While the projects supported by the World Bank and their role are highlighted in this paper, this support should only be seen as a catalyst. The remarkable development of renewable energy in China was primarily guided by the multiple Chinese authorities at the national, provincial, and county levels, implemented by the many public and private companies, and fueled by local financing institutions. The paper is structured along the four stages of RE development in China, which are detailed in a companion report. It highlights the key milestones of this partnership, its achievements, and challenges, detailing World Bank support and main activities that contributed to China’s rise from a lagger to a leader. 2021-12-07T19:20:27Z 2021-12-07T19:20:27Z 2021-12-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/362321638514944380/Renewable-Energy-Development-in-China-A-40-Year-China-World-Bank-Partnership http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36666 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study East Asia and Pacific China |
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China’s remarkable economic growth
required dramatic growth of energy consumption and
continuous changes in the nation’s energy economy. The World
Bank supported the efforts of the Chinese government to
develop and revitalize the country’s energy sector to meet
the daunting challenges it faced while continuously warning
that the unrestrained reliance on coal would lead to
unsustainable stress on the local and global environment. In
mid-1980s, the Chinese government and the World Bank
embarked on a long and arduous journey to develop renewable
energy (RE) to lessen the impacts on the environment and
avoid excessive reliance on coal to alleviate the
debilitating power shortages that constrained the economy.
This paper focuses on the more than 40-year partnership with
the World Bank along China’s long journey to develop a
large-scale, efficient, and competitive RE industry in the
country and globally. While the projects supported by the
World Bank and their role are highlighted in this paper,
this support should only be seen as a catalyst. The
remarkable development of renewable energy in China was
primarily guided by the multiple Chinese authorities at the
national, provincial, and county levels, implemented by the
many public and private companies, and fueled by local
financing institutions. The paper is structured along the
four stages of RE development in China, which are detailed
in a companion report. It highlights the key milestones of
this partnership, its achievements, and challenges,
detailing World Bank support and main activities that
contributed to China’s rise from a lagger to a leader. |
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De Gouvello, Christophe Song, Yanqin |
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De Gouvello, Christophe Song, Yanqin |
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De Gouvello, Christophe |
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Renewable Energy Development in China : A 40-Year China-World Bank Partnership |
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Renewable Energy Development in China : A 40-Year China-World Bank Partnership |
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Renewable Energy Development in China : A 40-Year China-World Bank Partnership |
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Renewable Energy Development in China : A 40-Year China-World Bank Partnership |
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Renewable Energy Development in China : A 40-Year China-World Bank Partnership |
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renewable energy development in china : a 40-year china-world bank partnership |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/362321638514944380/Renewable-Energy-Development-in-China-A-40-Year-China-World-Bank-Partnership http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36666 |
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