Solar Power Generation in China Industry Research Report – Now Available from IBISWorld
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 -- The young Solar Power Generation industry in China has been developing rapidly. IBISWorld estimates that industry revenue has been rising at an annualized rate of 195.8% over the five years through 2013 to total $1.6 billion.
Rising household demand for electricity in China has led to several power supply shortages over the past few years, which has stimulated demand for solar power generation, says IBISWorld. In addition, a reliance on imported oil and gas resources for power and increasing environmental consciousness have led to a strong government focus on the development of renewable energies like solar power. In the twelfth five-year planning period (2011 to 2015), the State Energy Administration aims to take the installed capacity of solar power generation from 860 megawatts to 21 gigawatts.
With technological advances and the expansion of scale within the industry, solar power is becoming an essential renewable energy following hydroelectric and wind power. However, a challenge for the Solar Power Generation industry is its less competitive pricing, says IBISWorld. Costs for generating electricity from solar power remain relatively high compared to for other renewable energy modes like thermal and hydroelectric.
The top four enterprises in the Solar Power industry in China – China Power Investment Corporation, China Guodian, China Datang, and China Huadian – are state-owned and account for an estimated 40.9% of industry revenue in 2013. The initial investment for establishing a solar generation station is high, which is one of the reasons why the industry is so heavily supported by the government. R&D into developing more efficient equipment and materials, such as solar cells, is also required. As such, only large and well-funded enterprises, such as state-owned enterprises, are able to take on such expenses, says IBISWorld.
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The Solar Power Generation industry in China generates power by solar energy. It includes photovoltaic (PV) power generation and solar thermal power generation. Usually, solar power generation refers to PV, which utilizes solar cells to directly convert solar energy into electric energy.
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