Why is China launching new solar power projects?

The measures came as a way to promote the healthier development of China's fast-developing PV industry, which has already made new breakthroughs in the past year, setting records in annual new installations, new distributed PV installations, total solar power installations and PV exports, said the China Photovoltaic Industry Association.

How will China's solar power increase over the next 40 years?

Since the issue of the national feed-in tariff incentive in 2011, China’s solar PV installed capacity increased from 3GW to 300GW by the end of 2021 . It is predicted that under the carbon neutrality target, China's solar power generation will further increase by 16 folds over the next 40 years .

Are China's policies on photovoltaic power generation consistent?

The results show that changes in the degree of synergy between policy goals and measures tend to be consistent and that China's policies on photovoltaic power generation have gradually shifted to the combined use of different policy measures.

Can solar PV help China's poorest?

A review of photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects in China: current status, challenge and policy recommendations. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 94, 214–223 (2018). Murray, S. F. Solar PV can help China’s poorest.

Is solar PV a viable option in China?

He and Kammen evaluated the provincial level technical potential of solar PV in China by using solar radiation data from 200 representative locations. It was estimated that the installed capacity and annual generation potential in China were 4,700–39,300 GW and 6,900–70,100 TWh respectively.

How did the financial crisis affect China's photovoltaic industry?

The 2007–2008 financial crisis hampered the exports of China's photovoltaic industry. To boost the development of this industry, a series of policy measures were introduced in 2009 to promote the application of photovoltaic power generation in the Chinese market, with many photovoltaic power generation projects being approved.