企业可再生能源采购在中国的市场现状STATE OF THE MARKET 2018 : CORPORATE RENEWABLE PROCUREMENT IN CHINA

从历史上看，中国可再生能源的大规模安装主要是由上网电价支持的政府目标推动的，但中国正逐步从上网电价向可再生能源组合标准（RPS）体系过渡。 政府已明确提出尽快实现电网平价的目标。今年出台了一系列降低适应度、限制新项目的政策，一方面减缓了新项目的开发，另一方面也鼓励了更高效技术的部署和进一步的成本降低。

     Historically, massive installation of renewable energy (RE) in China has been mainly driven by government targets supported by a feed-in-tariff (FiT).However, China is gradually transitioning from the FiT to a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) system.

    The government has indicated a clear goal that RE reaches grid parity as soon as possible. A series of policies have been released this year reducingthe FiT level and limiting new projects, which on one hand slows new project development, but on the other hand encourages the deployment of moreefficient technology and further cost reductions. 

    A RPS will be released by the end of 2018 to create requirements for purchasing RE across all provinces and establish a national Renewable EnergyCertificate (REC) market for tracking RPS compliance, which will enable more active market transactions for RE.

     Both multinational, and increasingly Chinese, corporations are driving the growth of RE mostly via on-site installations while at the same time setting moreaggressive targets and taking a leadership role to grow the renewable market. 

    More options for corporations to procure green electricity are being piloted in China, though significant work remains to implement those pilots and scaleviable transaction mechanisms. 

    Several currently-available mechanisms offer an entry point to make progress towards green procurement goals and gain market experience: GreenElectricity Certificates (GECs), on-site solar, and direct investment in utility-scale renewables. 

    Distributed wind options are emerging this year. Pilot projects of distributed energy transactions were open for application earlier this year butprogress is currently stagnant. 

    Mechanisms to enable larger-scale transactions are not widely available; additional enabling policy is needed.

    Details of the RPS and REC design (currently being drafted) will influence who can claim environmental attributes in a transaction.●