John Kemp, "China's rapid renewables rollout hits grid limits" https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinas-rapid-renewables-rollout-hits-grid-limits-2024-07-04

«During peak periods of wind and solar generation, there is not enough population and industry in these areas to absorb all the output, and not enough long-distance transmission capacity to move the surplus east and south. [...]

By 2023, the utilisation rate for wind power had climbed to a remarkable 97.3% and solar had reached 98%, according to the state-run news agency Xinhua.

With rapid deployment of renewable capacity, however, the problem of abandonment is re-emerging, with wind utilisation down to 96.1% and solar down to 96% in the first five months of 2024.»

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