Estimating stranded coal assets in China's power sector

• Main Authors: ZHANG, Weirong, REN, Mengjia, KANG, Junjie, ZHOU, Yiou, YUAN, Jiahai
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: China; Coal power; Overcapacity; Stranded assets; Asian Studies; Energy Policy; Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6963; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7966/viewcontent/StrandedCoalAssets_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

China has suffered overcapacity in coal power since 2016. With growing electricity demand and an economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, China faces a dilemma between easing restrictive policies for short-term growth in coal-fired power production and keeping restrictions in place for long-ter...