China’s current energy supply crisis has numerous precedents. The most notable was in 2003 when, once again, the lights were going out across the country. At that time the cause lay in a combination of the government’s decision in 1999 to … Continue Reading ›› China’s Energy Crisis: Unstoppable Force Meets Immoveable Object
China’s Energy Crisis: Unstoppable Force Meets Immoveable Object
China’s current energy supply crisis has numerous precedents. The most notable was in 2003 when, once again, the lights were going out across the country. At that time the cause lay in a combination of the government’s decision in 1999 to … Continue Reading ››
China’s current energy supply crisis has numerous precedents. The most notable was in 2003 when, once again, the lights were going out across the country. At that time the cause lay in a combination of the government’s decision in 1999 to … Continue Reading ›› 
The Causes of China’s Power Shortages in December 2020
Provinces in central and eastern China have been suffering from power shortages in December. Many of us who watch China’s energy sector have been commenting for the last few years about the apparent excess generating capacity in China’s electrical … 
State versus market in China’s low-carbon energy transition: An institutional perspective
China has taken great strides over the last 15 years to constrain the rise of CO2 emissions from its energy sector. Energy intensity has declined, the installed capacity for wind and solar energy has soared, and the share … 
A New Chinese Giant Energy Company: The Merger between Shenhua and Guodian
At the end of August 2017, China’s government ended months of speculation by approving the merger between two large state-owned energy companies: the Shenhua Group and the China Guodian Corporation. Shenhua is a major coal-mining company that …