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Transitions of Coal-Fired Power Plants in China: A Case Study in the Greater Bay Area

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The transition into renewable and sustainable energy of China requires retirement of the legacy energy infrastructure and the development of new ones for sustainability. In particular, China being similar to other major economies of the world needs to gradually retire its coal-fired power generating facilities in a timely manner. Through a case study, this chapter looks into the distinct challenges and opportunities in the midst of transition of the coal-fired power sector into more clean energy facilities in China within the context of the Greater Bay Area. Implications for the future developments in the sector are discussed.

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Notes

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    See http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2013-09/12/content_2486773.htm.

  2. 2.

    See http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2018-07/03/content_5303158.htm.

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    See, e.g., a news report published in the website of China’s central government at http://english.gov.cn/premier/news/2017/05/10/content_281475651310534.htm.

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    http://www.cnenergy.org/sylb/tj/201704/t20170414_443421.html.

  5. 5.

    See http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201708/t20170814_857567.html; http://zfxxgk.nea.gov.cn/auto84/201805/t20180524_3186.htm.

  6. 6.

    http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2019-02/18/content_5366593.htm (in Chinese).

  7. 7.

    http://www.gd.gov.cn/zwgk/wjk/qbwj/yf/content/post_1055797.html (in Chinese).

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The authors thank Guangdong Energy Saving Centre and the companies that they visited during the field study, for their help and assistance to this research.

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Tan, H., Fu, J. (2020). Transitions of Coal-Fired Power Plants in China: A Case Study in the Greater Bay Area. In: Fu, J., Ng, A. (eds) Sustainable Energy and Green Finance for a Low-carbon Economy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35411-4_5

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