Shortage of funds delays new work

China’s wind developers have seen incomes eroded on several fronts this year, leading them to delay construction of new projects, say analysts.

Developers face a growing shortfall in income from the government’s inability to pay out the renewable-energy subsidy.

In addition, they are seeing declining incomes from the UN Clean Development Mechanism, as carbon prices hit record lows before the programme is reviewed next year.

Lower incomes come on top of poor returns from projects hit by grid curtailments as well as higher costs of financing.

Interest rates rose in 2010-11, just as China’s big developers needed millions of yuan in upfront cash to build projects, according to analysts.

“Lots of companies have relatively small operating bases…

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