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Chinese green electricity certificates: an end to oversupply?
Examines shifting demand, compliance limits and price trends as regulatory shifts constrain tradeable supply in China’s GEC market.
China’s green electricity certificate (GEC) market is shifting from abundance to potential scarcity as regulatory changes limit the number of GECs that are tradeable and usable under compliance rules. In this insight paper, Argus considers key factors impacting the supply-demand balance and price developments, such as:
- Demand for bundled GECs reducing the supply of unbundled certificates in the secondary market.
- Annual matching rules limiting options for compliance buyers and widening vintage price spreads.
- Market segmentation deepens as compliance and voluntary demand patterns diverge.
- Short‑term price weakness masks a medium‑term outlook for tighter supply.
This insight paper contains data and analysis from the Argus Global Energy Certificates service.
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