Evaluation of energy and environmental performances of Solar
Solar Photovoltaic-based Targeted Poverty Alleviation (PV-PA) projects aim to broaden the income channels and improve the electricity supply of the rural poor. By selling the electricity generated by solar PV systems, each household that implements PV-PA project earns >3000 yuan per year after the removal of loads and taxes ( Wu, Ke, Wang, Li, & Lin, 2019 ;
Solar energy for poverty alleviation in China: State ambitions
In 2014, China announced an ambitious plan to help alleviate rural poverty through deploying distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in poor areas. The solar energy for poverty alleviation programme (SEPAP) aims to add over 10 GW capacity and benefit more than 2 million households from around 35,000 villages across the country by 2020.
Photovoltaics can reduce economic poverty by 4.5% in
Researchers assessed the effect of solar energy projects on poverty in China and determined that PV systems can play a role in reducing multiple dimensions of poverty while also contributing to
A Review on photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects in China
*E building, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School of Pecking University, Shenzhen, China Abstract. Photovoltaic-based targeted poverty alleviation (PVPA) has been established for 10 years with the mission of one of "the ten large-scale poverty relief programs" in China. This paper would firstly
Chinese photovoltaic poverty alleviation: Geographic distribution
Previous studies analyzed the promotion and application of solar energy and photovoltaic power generation in China (Zhang, 2016; Zhi et al., 2014). In total, the photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects were implemented in Hebei, Shanxi, Anhui, Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia with a total amount of 6524.33 million kWh, and it was estimated that
Policy evaluation and optimization for photovoltaic poverty alleviation
PV poverty alleviation projects and 20% investment subsidies for large-scale ground power stations, while the central government will allocate initial investment subsidies according to the same
Rural photovoltaic projects substantially prompt household energy
As a clean and free renewable energy source, solar photovoltaic (PV) has been increasingly adopted in developing countries in recent years. The improvement in PV technology and the reduction in PV construction costs have made it an important means to promote rural electrification [4], reduce energy poverty [5], and even achieve low-carbon energy transition in
A Risk Assessment Framework of Photovoltaic
While making full use of solar energy resources, photovoltaic poverty alleviation realizes the combination of poverty alleviation, new energy utilization, energy conservation, and emission reduction. At present, PV
Social impact assessment of photovoltaic poverty alleviation program in
As one of the "Top Ten Precision Poverty Alleviation Projects" identified by the State Council''s Poverty Alleviation Office in 2015, photovoltaic poverty alleviation targeted poor countries with abundant solar energy resources.
What is the anti-poverty effect of solar PV poverty alleviation
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "What is the anti-poverty effect of solar PV poverty alleviation projects? Evidence from rural China" by Jing Liu et al. In this paper we study the Solar Energy for Poverty Alleviation Program (SEPAP) in China, which aims to increase the 3,000 Yuan annually for poor people by installing solar panels
The effect of large scale photovoltaic-based projects on poverty
Providing affordable clean energy and reducing poverty are two important sustainable development goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations [4], while increasing energy access is generally considered a key driver for poverty reduction in developing countries [5].Solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation has the advantage of combining green
The effect of large scale photovoltaic-based projects on poverty
Poverty alleviation projects related to solar PV have long been regarded as a model for combining clean energy production with poverty reduction. Therefore, we introduce
Solar power dawns light of prosperity in China''s impoverished areas
These panels were incorporated with a power grid in June last year. Covering 66.7 hectares (0.667 kilometers), it is one of the 31 projects helping villages shake off poverty by taking advantage of photovoltaic. Qinghai''s solar power poverty alleviation projects have an installed capacity of 730,000 kilowatts of photovoltaic power, and are
A Review on photovoltaic poverty alleviation
Photovoltaic-based targeted poverty alleviation (PVPA) has been established for 10 years with the mission of one of "the ten large-scale poverty relief programs" in China.
Does the solar PV program enhance the social
As one of the most critical TPA programs, PPAP combines solar energy development and poverty alleviation [5] brings stable solar power generation benefits for the poor and helps China achieve carbon neutrality commitment [6].Endowed with the greatest political attention, China has set off a huge wave of solar power generation [7, 8] (see Fig. 1).
Impacts of solar photovoltaic projects on sustainable livelihoods
In China, the Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation Projects (PPAPs) take the advantages of solar energy resources in rural areas to generate stable revenue for 20 consecutive years, so as to achieve the organic integration of poverty alleviation and development, new energy usage, energy conservation and emissions reduction (Xu & Zhang, 2018). Since its
Solar photovoltaic interventions have reduced rural poverty in
Here the authors show that solar photovoltaic poverty alleviation pilot policy increases per-capita disposable income in a county by approximately 7%-8%.
How do photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects relieve
As a type of social welfare project, photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects (PPAPs) are expected to achieve high-quality poverty alleviation and an energy transformation in China. By the end of 2019, in China, the task of PPAP construction had been fully completed, with 26.36 million kWh of (PV) photovoltaic power plants having been built and 4.15 million
Evaluation of energy and environmental performances of Solar
As a type of social welfare project, photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects (PPAPs) are expected to achieve high-quality poverty alleviation and an energy transformation in China. By the end of 2019, in China, the task of PPAP construction had been fully completed, with 26.36 million kWh of (PV) photovoltaic power plants having been built and 4.15 million
Solar photovoltaic interventions have reduced rural poverty in
photovoltaic (PV) projects to alleviate poverty in rural areas. To provide new understanding of China''s targeted poverty alleviation strategy, we use a panel dataset of 211 pilot counties
A review of photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects in China:
Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation (PVPA) projects, which utilize the subsidies and income from PV power to alleviate poverty in rural areas, are part of a comprehensive energy policy innovation in China. It is expected that the projects will deploy at least 10 GW PV and benefit more than two million poor households in total by 2020.
How do solar photovoltaic and wind power promote the joint poverty
Poverty alleviation and environmental improvement are two important targets which most developing countries try to achieve. In order to promote the poverty alleviation by using clean energy sources, this paper develops a joint poverty alleviation project including the green energy investment company (GEIC), solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant (SPP) and
Targeted poverty alleviation using photovoltaic power in
Therefore, this example sets the KWH cost of PV poverty-relief power installations c 1 to decline by 0.035 every year to 0.45 in the forthcoming ten years, and sets the KWH cost of commercial solar power stations c 2 to decline by 0.03 every year to 0.4 in the forthcoming ten years; it sets the on-grid electricity price of poverty-relief solar
How do photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects relieve
The use of solar panels can address the power dimension of local residents'' energy poverty and lower the threshold for farmers to use clean energy, Notice on the Release of the First Batch of Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation Projects
Cognition process and influencing factors of rural residents''
The photovoltaic poverty alleviation project (PV-PAP) is an innovative policy for renewable energy diffusion and sustainable development achievement in China. However, there is a lack of research on the public support and cognitive process of PV-PAPs, and motivations and influencing mechanisms of rural residents'' willingness to adopt PV-PAPs still need to be
Impact of photovoltaic power generation on poverty alleviation
The photovoltaic poverty alleviation project, part of the "Ten Major Precise Poverty Alleviation Projects" implemented by the Poverty Alleviation Office of the Economic and social aspects of using energy from PV and solar installations in farmers'' households in the Podkarpackie region," Energies. 14 (11), A review on China''s
How do photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects relieve
This paper aims to explore the effect of PPAPs on energy poverty alleviation in poor areas. Based on 2010–2018 panel data from a tracking survey, this paper adopts a high
Policy evaluation and optimization for photovoltaic poverty alleviation
To synergize climate mitigation with poverty alleviation, China has implemented photovoltaic poverty alleviation (PVPA) projects since 2014, with Anhui Province being among the initial pilot regions.
Is the photovoltaic poverty alleviation project the best way for
At the end of 2018, the scale of China''s solar PV power station for poverty alleviation has reached 15,440 MW. According to the unit cost of 8000 RMB/kW, China has invested more than 120 billion RMB in photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects (National Energy Administration, 2019). So far, China''s PPAP has made great achievements.
Rows of Chinese-built solar panels become ''energy
A panoramic view of a solar panel field in Huichang, East China''s Jiangxi Province on Monday. Local government in recent years has developed several solar panel plus poverty alleviation projects
A scientometric review of global research on solar photovoltaics
3.1 Research questions and scientometric analysis. Currently, it is a common view that with increasing income per capita and decreasing poverty, there is a growing need for excessive energy-intensive products for human and economic activities (Balsalobre-Lorente et al., 2023).The application of solar technology has received an exceptional focus from
A Review of Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation Projects in
Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation (PVPA) projects, which utilize the subsidies and income from PV power to alleviate poverty in rural areas, are part of a comprehensive energy policy innovation in
What is the anti-poverty effect of solar PV poverty alleviation
Since 2014, China''s photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects (PPAPs) have developed rapidly with the strong support of the Chinese government.