Plant photovoltaic support subsidy

Are subsidies causing overcapacity problems in photovoltaic supply chains?

In the past decade, subsidy policies aimed at demand-side of photovoltaic (PV) supply chains have created a dilemma. While they foster the growth of the PV industry, they also induce overcapacity problems to the society. As a result, many governments have cut back subsidies to PV system users.

Do government subsidies affect photovoltaic industry?

We apply spatial econometric model to analyze the performance of government subsidies on photovoltaic industry. The installed capacity of photovoltaics has shown a significant spatial agglomeration situation since 2012. The feed-in tariff and R&D subsidy policies play a positive incentive to the photovoltaic installed capacity.

Do subsidies affect solar PV installation volumes in China?

Few studies applied regional data in a single country to analyze the influence of support policies on solar PV industry. Moreover, no research studies performed the spatial effect of subsidies on solar PV installation volumes in China. Therefore, we select panel data of 31 provincial units in China from 2011 to 2018.

Does government R&D subsidy promote PV installation?

Furthermore, it is significant to set up incentive mechanism to promote the development of local economy and to achieve the upgrade of PV industry. Second, the government R&D subsidy plays a positive role in promoting PV system installation. Based on the estimation results, R&D subsidy has a significant positive effect on PV installation.

What is the subsidy reduction range for commercial PV power plants?

The subsidy reduction range of latter two stages exceeds 40 percentage, highlighting the accelerated rate of subsidy reduction for the commercial power plants. In light of commercial PV power plants, we simulate four scenarios for the SEPAP program subsidy strategies.

Does supply-side oriented subsidy policy support PV industry?

To rescue enterprises, but not the market, a different subsidy program is required to support PV industry. The supply-side oriented subsidy policy provides the answer through directly and moderately subsidizing PV enterprises and their supply chains.