China’s PV Industry Slated for High Growth Over the Next Five Years

By Liu Yuanyuan 
Director of Operations

China is expected to continue to be the world’s fastest growing solar PV market during the five years spanning 2016 to 2020, with an addition of 15 GW to 20 GW in new PV power generation capacity each year, National Energy Administration director Nur Bekri said at the 9th Asia Solar Energy Forum.

The explosive growth in energy demand has inspired China to develop clean energy while optimizing its energy mix. As the world’s largest energy producer and consumer, China is willing to accelerate the development of clean and low-carbon energy, Nur Bekri added.

PV power generation has become one of the highlights of China’s energy development over the past five years, and thanks to a series of favorable policies, during the next five, the industry is set to enter a period of high growth.

By 2020, China’s installed solar power capacity is expected to reach 160 GW, generating 170 billion kWh in electricity annually, according to the National Energy Administration. In addition, solar power is expected to account for approximately 7 percent of the country’s power structure, 15 percent of new installed power capacity and 2.5 percent of total electricity generation by the end of 2020.

According to Liang Zhipeng, deputy director of the New Energy and Renewable Energy Department of the National Energy Administration, China plans to rigorously develop the solar power industry by promoting the development of distributed PV power generation systems, facilitating the construction of PV power stations and solar thermal power plants in resource-rich regions, especially in the western part of China, and boosting solar thermal utilization.

Stronger US Focus on Africa: The Electrify Africa Act

By Ikenna Emehelu and Rahwa Gebretnsaie 

The U.S. government took steps in February to ensure that the Power Africa initiative will last beyond when the Obama administration leaves office.

Congress passed, and the president signed, an Electrify Africa Act that directs U.S. government agencies to prioritize loans, grants and technical support for power generation and transmission projects in sub-Saharan African countries.

The statute authorizes the administration to establish an inter-agency working group to oversee these efforts. The Electrify Africa Act has a goal of adding at least 20,000 MW of power and providing first-time access to power and power services for at least 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020.

It builds on the Power Africa initiative by enlisting more government agencies in the effort. The Power Africa Initiative was launched in 2013 with a goal of doubling access to electricity across sub-Saharan Africa. A major criticism of the Power Africa initiative has been that, as an executive branch initiative without legislative backing, it is not binding on future administrations. The Electrify Africa Act addresses this criticism.

It does not allocate any new funds. The focus is on diverting existing authority for loans, guarantees and grants to leverage private sector capital for African projects. The president is required to deliver a strategy report to Congress by August 2016 outlining the specific steps the government plans to take to implement the new law.

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