China Village Electrification Program
{{Short description|Chinese renewable energy scheme}}
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The China Village Electrification Program (Song Dian Dao Cun) was a scheme to provide renewable electricity to 3.5 million households in 10,000 villages by 2010. This was to be followed by full rural electrification using renewable energy by 2015.[http://www.ren21.net/globalstatusreport/download/RE_GSR_2006_Update.pdf Renewables Global Status Report 2006 Update] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718181410/http://www.ren21.net/globalstatusreport/download/RE_GSR_2006_Update.pdf |date=July 18, 2011 }}, REN21, published 2006, accessed 2007-05-16
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The total program was expected to cost in the region of US$5 billion, and solar generated electricity were expected to play a major role.[http://www.nrel.gov/international/china/rural_electrification.html Rural Electrification] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523121315/http://www.nrel.gov/international/china/rural_electrification.html |date=2007-05-23 }}, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, published 2007-05-01, accessed 2007-05-17 China produces around 20% of the world's total solar cells, and production is growing at over 50% each year.[http://www.earthtoys.com/emagazine.php?issue_number=06.02.01&article=solarplaza Enormous Growth of Chinese PV Industry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408033747/http://www.earthtoys.com/emagazine.php?issue_number=06.02.01&article=solarplaza |date=2007-04-08 }}, earthtoys.com, published February 2007, accessed 2007-05-17] Small hydro and wind power were also likely to be employed. The Program followed on from the smaller China Township Electrification Program which ended in 2005. China was committed to generating 10% of its electricity from renewables by 2010.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070415133654/http://www.nrel.gov/international/publications.html National Renewable Energy Laboratory publications]
- [http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/39588.pdf NREL: Efficient System Design and Sustainable Finance for China’s Village Electrification Program]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927161331/http://www.resourcesaver.com/file/toolmanager/O105UF1718.pdf Beijing Bergey Windpower Company: Wind Technology and Rural Electrification]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070306172523/http://www.projekt-consult.de/docs-energy/Village%20electrification%20in%20China%20%28Projekt-Consult%29.pdf ProjektConsult: Photoelectric Hybrid Plants for Village Electrification]
- [http://www.rio6.com/proceedings/RIO6_171106_IT_1415_Gabler2.pdf Photovoltaics in Rural Electrification]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070611062153/http://www.undp.org/gef/05/documents/writeups_doc/cc/China_renewable_energy_notes_CC.doc China: Capacity Building for the Rapid Commercialisation of Renewable Energy]
- [http://www.ruralelec.org/ Alliance for Rural Electrification (non-profit trade organization)]
- [http://www.ruralelec.org/documents/WS_061018_04_SMA.pdf Sustainable Energy Supply for Developing Countries]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061230060936/http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/assets/download/China_RE_Law_05.doc The Renewable Energy Law (text)]}}
- March 9, 2005, RenewableEnergyAccess.com: {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060617161334/http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=23531 China Passes Renewable Energy Law]}}