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JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 290, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125208
Keywords
Photovoltaic poverty alleviation; China; Social impact assessment
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71974129]
- Shanghai Pujiang Program [20PJ1412000]
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The implementation of PVPA program in poverty regions in China has significantly improved villagers' living standards and increased their income. However, there are challenges hindering the development of the projects, such as lack of investment funds and high abandon rate of photovoltaic panels.
Boosted by impressive technological innovation and cost reductions, renewable energy in a growing number of countries is now primarily considered for its social and economic benefits. Among the renewable energy promotion actions at the global level, photovoltaic poverty alleviation (PVPA) program in China is very unique since the targeted users are villagers in poverty regions. Under this condition, it would be quite necessary to understand how are the PVPA program carrying out. In this study, three poverty villages are selected in the northwestern part of China to conduct the social impact analysis. An evaluation system including four categories and thirteen indicators was established. Site investigation and questionnaire interview was carried out to collect required information. Our findings reveal that the poor families in the three counties can increase their income by around 3000 RMB per year with the implementation of PVPA program. The final social impact indicator of Yanchi County, Dingbian County and Guazhou County are 2.61, 2.09 and 2.15 respectively. Villagers' living standards in the three counties are prominently improved because of the solar power supply. The factors that hinder the development of PVPA projects are the lack of investment funds, poor quality of solar panels, low public awareness, high abandon rate of photovoltaic, etc. Recommendations for improving the sustainable development of PVPA program based on the findings are also proposed. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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