https://www.scmp.com/rss/513617/feed Xing Zhang is senior analyst at the Finland-headquartered Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China has the fastest-growing clean energy capacity in the world yet faces recurring power shortages. This seeming paradox is really a sign that its clean power transition is approaching a critical tipping point – its entire power system needs to be rebuilt for the energy transition to advance. After months of record-setting heatwaves, China’s energy planners are facing one of their toughest challenges yet. In the first seven months of the year, they added an incredible 53 gigawatts of wind and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3192257/end-power-crunches-china-must-rebuild-its-electricity-grid-around?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3192257/end-power-crunches-china-must-rebuild-its-electricity-grid-around?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:30:20 +0000