China remains the number one most attractive country in the world for renewables investment, taking top prize in the onshore wind and PV categories, and number two in offshore wind.

Although China can’t move any higher on the list, “recent positive developments are still worthy of note”, E&Y says.

This spring Beijing published its first detailed plan for electricity market reform in more than a decade, as it seeks to open the sector to greater competition and force electricity suppliers to buy more renewables.

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