South-North Institute for Sustainable Development has just coordinated a study tour concerning green electricity in the second half of September in the Netherlands. The 8-member delegation investigated the efforts made by Dutch government to establish and improve the green electricity market and the great achievements in the field.

Since 1995, green electricity, which is generated from wind power, solar power, hydro-power, biomass etc., has been introduced into the power market in Holland. Now the country has a relatively mature market of renewable energy thanks to the support from the government, utilities and consumers. Currently 20% of the total Dutch families, which means 700,000 families, are green electricity users and the demand for renewable energy has exceeded supply.

The delegation has visited the energy authority, biomass power company, the supervision organization of green electricity production and sale as well as business and family green electricity users.

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The delegation in front of the World Wide Fund for Nature-Netherlands (from left to right):
Mr. Liu Xiaoxing, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Beijing Sub-Council
Mr. Pieter Stemerding, WWF-Netherlands
Mr. Zhong Liangxi, Beijing Environment Protection Bureau
Mr. Zhan Wanli, Beijing South-North Institute for Sustainable Development
Mr. Sible Schone, WWF-Netherlands
Ms Gao Yong, State Development Bank
Ms Ji Hong, Beijing Power Supply Co. Ltd
Mr. Daniel Dijk, Rabobank Netherlands
Mr. Xia Xin, Beijing Economic Commission Electric Administrative Office
Mr. Guo Jiayang, North China Electric Power Research Co. Ltd
Mr. Bai Shiquan, Inner Mongolia Wind Power Co. Ltd