The China Village Electrification Program (''Song Dian Dao Cun'') was a scheme to provide

renewable electricity Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...

to 3.5 million households in 10,000 villages by 2010. This was to be followed by full

rural electrification Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. Rural communities are suffering from colossal market failures as the national grids fall short of their demand for electricity. As of 2017, over 1 billion ...

using renewable energy by 2015.Renewables Global Status Report 2006 Update
, ''

REN21 REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) is a think tank and a multistakeholder governance group which is focused on renewable energy policy. REN21's goal is to facilitate policy development, knowledge exchange, and joint act ...

'', published 2006, accessed 2007-05-16 Liu'ao - P1250255

The total program was expected to cost in the region of

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5 billion, and solar generated electricity were expected to play a major role. China produces around 20% of the world’s total

solar cell A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, which is a physical and chemical phenomenon.

s, and production is growing at over 50% each year.Enormous Growth of Chinese PV Industry
, ''earthtoys.com'', published February 2007, accessed 2007-05-17]

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and

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were also likely to be employed. The Program followed on from the smaller

China Township Electrification Program The China Township Electrification Program (''Song Dian Dao Xiang'') was a scheme to provide renewable electricity to 1.3 million people (around 200,000 households) in 1,000 townships

which ended in 2005. China was committed to generating 10% of its electricity from renewables by 2010.

External links

National Renewable Energy Laboratory publicationsNREL: Efficient System Design and Sustainable Finance for China’s Village Electrification ProgramBeijing Bergey Windpower Company: Wind Technology and Rural ElectrificationProjektConsult: Photoelectric Hybrid Plants for Village ElectrificationPhotovoltaics in Rural ElectrificationChina: Capacity Building for the Rapid Commercialisation of Renewable EnergyAlliance for Rural Electrification (non-profit trade organization)

Sustainable Energy Supply for Developing CountriesThe Renewable Energy Law (text)
*March 9, 2005, ''RenewableEnergyAccess.com''
China Passes Renewable Energy Law
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References

{{reflist Renewable energy in China Rural electrification Electric power in China