Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146231 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/32
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
We propose a general taxonomy of the political economy challenges to wind power development and integration, highlighting the implications in terms of actors, interests, and risks. Applying this framework to three functions in China's electricity sector - planning and project approval, generator cost recovery, and balancing area coordination - we find evidence of challenges common across countries with significant wind investments, despite institutional and industry characteristics that are unique to China. We argue that resolving these political economy challenges is as important to facilitating the role of wind and other renewable energies in a low carbon energy transition as providing dedicated technical and policy support. China is no exception.
Subjects: 
wind power
energy policy
political economy
electricity regulation
China
JEL: 
Q42
P16
L51
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-075-1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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