We asked a few of our China team members to contribute reflections on the reforms in China’s power sector over 2023, and what they are now looking out for in 2024 and beyond.

Dave Carlson and Mike Thomas had the opportunity to prepare a paper on some of the more strategic issues around transitioning to a system with a higher concentration of renewable energy. 

In a recent article for Asian Power, Mike Thomas shared insights into the current state of sustainable energy and the power sector, especially as he plays a pivotal role as a judge in the prestigious Asian Power Awards. 

In September 2023, China’s government released a new planning document describing its plans to establish a national unified power market with spot power trading. In recognition of its significance, we present this Just the FAQs: Spot Market Edition. 

In this edition of Just the FAQs we answer questions about Chinese Green Energy Certificates (GECs).

In February 2023 David Fishman at TLG wrote an article on China’s Photovoltaic Boom which was published in “The China Project”.  

In a recent article for Asian Power, Mike Thomas noted that energy transition is well underway but still not well understood.

In this China Watching Brief we take a close look at the extended power blackouts currently paralysing the industrial sector in Sichuan and Chongqing, working through the reasons for the shortages, estimating the true extent of the power insufficiency, predicting how long it will take to see relief, and discussing long-term considerations for China’s power sector planning going forward.

In this edition of Just the FAQs we answer nine key questions on the Chinese coal power sector in 2022.

In this China Watching Brief we take a look at how China’s decarbonisation efforts are intersecting corporate green power procurement initiatives to drive momentum for green power trading in China.