Abstract: China’s dual carbon goals have accelerated the development of its clean energy projects, promoting investment to grow rapidly. Among various factors, procurement management poses a substantial impact on the implementation of clean energy projects. However, previous studies lack a systematic understanding of the key factors and their interactive relationships in the procurement management. This study develops and validates a procurement management model for clean energy projects, revealing the action paths of partnership and procurement digital level and their significant positive effects on project performance. Through comprehensive surveys, we examine the status quo of procurement management, and identify the primary challenges and critical influencing factors. A case is analyzed with corresponding suggestions for procurement management. The findings would be useful for understanding the key factors in the procurement management in clean energy projects.

Key words: clean energy projects, procurement management, partnering, supply chain management