Electricity Restructuring in China: The Elusive Quest for Competition

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The continuation of China’s remarkable economic growth will depend on continued increases in electricity supply. China has commenced a program of electricity sector restructuring, with the announced aim of relying on markets and competition to provide incentives for attracting private investment and encouraging efficiency. However, a close examination of the generation markets being created suggests that truly free wholesale prices are likely to be both high and volatile. This may be the reason that these prices have not yet been freed – and it may not bode well for true market liberalization in the future.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: EAG Discussion Paper ; No. EAG 08-5

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Electric Utilities ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Natural Resources; Energy; Environment ; Energy: Government Policy
• Subject: Electricity Restructuring ; Competition ; China

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Pittman, Russell ; Zhang, Vanessa Yanhua
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Economic Analysis Group (EAG)
• (where): Washington, DC
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/202371
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET