Investors interested in China’s green transition should focus on the power infrastructure rather than renewables
In 2024, China’s renewable sector experienced wide-spread losses due to overcapacity. However, it doesn’t mean China’s green transition will grind to a halt. In this note, we analyze the emerging opportunities in China’s power infrastructure, i.e., power grid equipment and battery energy storage manufacturers (see Appendix).China has reached the 1,200GW renewable capacity target 6 years in advance, but the share of renewable in energy consumption remains low as grid construction usually lags power sources. As a result, a large part of the massive installation of solar and wind projects during ...