Electricity Market Tracker
Electricity Market Tracker (EMT) is a multidimensional open data and model platform that supports in-depth research on China’s electricity market and policies. EMT tracks and analyzes the rapidly evolving power sector of China, offering perspectives and insights into the reform of power trading mechanisms. Well-designed trading mechanisms can support the construction of a reliable, efficient, clean, low-carbon, flexible, and intelligent power system.
Featured Content
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Report
Northeast China Grid Winter Resource Adequacy Report
This brief offers case study examples of two types of routine public reports that are common internationally in supporting a reliable new energy system, namely post-crisis analysis, and forward-looking seasonal resource adequacy outlook.
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News
How Should the Design of Capacity Compensation Mechanism ‘Play to Strengths and Avoid Weaknesses’? (Chinese)
Key features of successful capacity compensation include: avoiding compensating unnecessary power generation resources, sending reasonable signals according to emission reduction […]
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Brief
North China and Northeast China Interprovincial Electricity Trade Brief
Inter-provincial power trading mainly encompasses spot markets and medium-to-long-term (MLT) markets. MLT contracts serve to preallocate dispatch volumes, albeit at the potential cost of introducing system inflexibility. Conversely, spot markets offer real-time services, affording the system immediate responsiveness.
Our Research
Innovative, independent, interdisciplinary, and far-reaching exploration of the electricity market.
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Spot Markets
Real-Time & Near-Real-Time Markets
The spot market aims to alleviate supply-side pressure, promote the integration of renewable energy, and achieve flexible and efficient allocation of energy resources, but its potential has yet to be fully developed.
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Forward Contracts
Long-Term Markets & Contracts
Medium and long-term (MLT) contracts are the most mature electricity market in China. The MLT market provides hedging and long-term guarantees and needs to develop synergies with spot markets to advance power sector transformation.
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Resource Adequacy
Sufficient Supply To Meet Demand
Resource adequacy refers to the degree to which the power system has sufficient capacity to continuously meet consumers’ electricity demands. It is an essential component in ensuring the stability and reliability of a new type of power system.
Methodology
EMT analysis is based on open-source data and models related to China’s electricity market, policies, and power system. Our team creates modeling and simulation tools for China’s new power system. We monitor the latest developments in the power sector and offer open access to datasets and models that explore electricity market developments.
News
Learn about our latest scientific breakthroughs, media coverage, and team updates.
Dialogue | How to Fully Mobilize the Flexibility of Inter-Provincial Transactions? (Chinese)
With the ongoing deepening of the energy transition and the diversification of power system resources, ensuring the safety of the power supply has become more…
How Should the Design of Capacity Compensation Mechanism ‘Play to Strengths and Avoid Weaknesses’? (Chinese)
Key features of successful capacity compensation include: avoiding compensating unnecessary power generation resources, sending reasonable signals according to emission reduction and new energy goals, supporting…