China’s solar and wind projects have faced heavy curtailments in recent years. Credit: Sunergy China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has called on local governments to ease burdens on the renewable energy sector with a range of measures including the “strict implementation” of a guarantee for signing power purchase agreements (PPAs). NEA’s note, stressing the importance of following the 'Renewable Energy Law', accounted for wind, solar and biomass technologies. Among its orders to provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, it said: “Power grid companies shall promptly accept the applications for [renewable energy] project integration and clearly define the time limit for the provision of grid-connected access plans.” It alos stated: "The grid company shall sign a grid-connected agreement that complies with national regulations without discriminatory provisions." China’s solar and wind projects have faced heavy curtailments in recent years while its deployment continues to boom. To remedy this, NEA has also asked for renewables to be given priority access to the grid. NEA listed a number of orders to local governments, including: China installed a total of 9.65GW of solar PV capacity in the first quarter of 2018, a 22% increase over the prior year period, according to NEA. Tags: nea, china, curtailment, solar and wind, biomass
China’s National Energy Administration has told local governments to improve conditions for renewable energy including signing power purchase agreements with wind, solar and biomass providers. It wants provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities to cut land, financing and logistical costs, regulate inspections and charges, and prevent arbitrary charges. The NEA has also asked for renewable energy to be given priority access to the country’s national grid. The organisation said China installed 9.65GW GW of solar capacity in the first three months of this year, 22% up on the same time in 2017.