China: a strategy for international assistance to accelerate renewable energy development, Parts 63-388

Annotation World Bank Discussion Paper No. 388. Action is urgently needed to develop China's market infrastructure, improve information access and commercial renewable energy capabilities, and implement policies necessary to enable expansion of commercial markets. This report summarizes recommended priority areas for international support to strengthen China's renewable energy development effort

The report is intended to focus the attention of decision makers in bilateral and multilateral development agencies on the need for major investments and technical assistance efforts to support renewable energy development in China, and on priority areas for such assistance. Chapter 1 outlines the urgency of China ' s renewable energy development and explains how this report evolved from efforts to develop World Bank and UDNP renewable energy programs. Chapter 2 provides an overview of China ' s efforts to adopt and implement a more market-oriented renewable energy development strategy. Chapter 3 outlines general areas where international assistance can help strengthen policy development and institutional capacity building. Chapter 4 outlines China ' s development programs and priority areas for international assistance for eight promising renewable energy technologies: grid-connected wind farms; solar photovoltaics; solar hot water heating; bagasse cogeneration; biomass gasification for heat; biogas for power/effluent treatment; geothermal energy for heat; and geothermal energy for power.