Towards a political economy framework for wind power: Does China break the mould?

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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.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9256-075-1
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2016/32

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Alternative Energy Sources ; Capitalist Systems: Political Economy ; Economics of Regulation
• Subject: wind power ; energy policy ; political economy ; electricity regulation ; China

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Davidson, Michael R. ; Kahrl, Frederich ; Karplus, Valerie J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2016/075-1
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/146231
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET