『Abstract
With the introduction of market-oriented measures in China's
power sector in the mid-1980s, electricity sale prices to the
grid companies - on-grid electricity tariffs - bacame the focus
of the energy industry, thus affecting all related stakeholders,
including fuel suppliers, power generators and end-use consumers.
A number of changes have gradually been undertaken in terms of
electricity tariff settings and their implementation to address
specific requirements of the expansion of the power industry at
each stage of its development. On-grid electricity tariffs had
been used as a key lever to attract investment in power generation
at an early stage of reform and then to encourage competition
in the power industry. In response to the rising concerns about
environmental protection and the promotion of clean energy utlisation,
tariffs have progressively been developed for renewable electricity
generation, which has contributed to massive expansion of the
renewable power industry in China. This paper reviews key milestones
of the development of on-grid electricity tariffs in China, examines
the tariff-setting mechanisms of coal-fired power plants and renewable
power generation, analyses the factors associated with the adjustments
of the tariff levels and discusses the options for further reform
and more effective electricity pricing.
Keywords: On-grid electricity tariff; Power generation; China』
1. Introduction
2. Development of on-grid electricity tariff-setting mechanisms
2.1. The pre-economic reform period (1949-1984)
2.2. The generation promotion period (1985-1995)
2.3. The power sector reform period (1996-2005)
2.4. Trials of regional electricity markets (2003-2006)
2.5. Clean electricity development period (2006-present)
2.6. Levels of on-grid tariff
3. Institutions related to electricity pricing
4. On-grid electricity tariffs of coal-fired power generation
4.1. Coal prices and on-grid electricity tariffs
4.2. Benchmark on-grid electricity tariffs
5. On-grid electricity tariffs of other generation technologies
5.1. Hydropower
5.2. Wind power
5.3. Other renewable energy technologies
6. Summary and discussions
References
/Image1415.gif) Fig. 1. Ex-factory price indexes of electrical and coal industries. Source: NBS (2010). /Image1414.gif) Fig. 2. On-grid tariff by generation technologies. Source: SERC (2008, 2009). Ma(2011)による『On-grid
electricity tariffs in China: Development, reform and prospects』から |