China's new policy will reduce idle solar capacity

Beijing

CHINA'S plan to introduce a system to monitor and evaluate the solar-power market will help direct new investments to regions where fewer plants are idle, according to industry researchers.

The policy, which targets mostly ground-mounted projects, will provide data on where to avoid and where to invest, so it "will alleviate some idle solar capacity", said Peng Peng, director of policy research at the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association.