Abstract
It was reported that the total installed capacity of photovoltaic power in China has reached 43.5 GW [1] at the end of 2015. With the vast territory and abundant solar energy resources in western part of China, more than 50 percent of photovoltaic power stations and wind farms were built there. In recent years, influenced by such factors as rapid growth in installed capacity of PV power stations and wind farms, power generation districts far away from power consumption load as well as its mismatch in transmission line, the phenomenon of abandoning solar and wind power has already restricted severely the normal operation of photovoltaic and wind power generation. It has greatly reduced the enthusiasm of the investors and constructors for investing and building power stations. This paper, based on the status in quo of power generation market and power supply in China, analyzes multi-aspect reasons for the phenomenon of abandoning solar and wind power and discusses their solutions.
Highlights
Status of Power Supply in ChinaAs of 2011, the total installed capacity of photovoltaic power in China only reached 3.5 million kW
It was reported that the total installed capacity of photovoltaic power in China has reached 43.5 GW [1] at the end of 2015
The restriction of solar and wind power is being deteriorated in certain areas such as Guazhou County, Gansu Province where the proportion of restriction on power supply has risen to 70 percent, up from 50 percent in 2014, and even to 80 percent [6]
Summary
As of 2011, the total installed capacity of photovoltaic power in China only reached 3.5 million kW. In recent years, China’s power supply exceeds the demand because of the effects of the global financial crisis on China’s economy and China’s industrial restructuring in economy that is modified from double-digit growth to a “new normal” development rate, which led to phenomenon of abandoning wind and solar power. This phenomenon began in 2011in China and has become much more severe in many regions in recent years, due. With the scale of hydropower, wind power and solar power expanding in southwest, northwest, northeast, north area of China, the room of market consumption will gradually become the biggest bottleneck for the development of renewable energy
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