Technical Potential Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects Developed in China’s Overseas Industrial Parks

This report assesses the technical potential for renewable energy (RE) integration within 159 China's overseas industrial parks (COIPs) as of 2022, focusing on rooftop PV, agrivoltaics, and wind power.

• The report identifies a significant technical potential for renewable energy in China's overseas industrial parks, with a maximum installed capacity of 419.66 GW for photovoltaic (PV) solar projects and 116.48 GW for wind power projects, representing an investment of approximately CNY 2.064 billion in a future-completion scenario.
• The contribution of fully developed PV and wind systems in COIPs toward the global net-zero emission RE installed capacity target varies by timeline: approximately 2% by 2050, increasing to nearly 5% if development is completed before 2030.
• The database of 159 COIPs as of 2022 shows that nearly half are located in Asia, with the remainder split between Africa and Europe, with the majority being agricultural development parks or diversified integrated parks.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Technical Potential Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects Developed in China’s Overseas Industrial Parks. https://www.wri.org/research/technical-potential-assessment-renewable-energy-projects-developed-chinas-overseas

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Technical Potential Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects Developed in China’s Overseas Industrial Parks. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/technical-potential-assessment-renewable-energy-projects-developed-chinas-overseas.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendtechnical, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Technical Potential Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects Developed in China’s Overseas Industrial Parks}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/technical-potential-assessment-renewable-energy-projects-developed-chinas-overseas}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }