China launches world''s first grid-forming sodium-ion battery storage
China Southern Power Grid (CSG) announced on May 26 the commissioning of the Baochi Energy Storage Station in Wenshan, Yunnan province — a national pilot project and
China Southern Power Grid (CSG) announced on May 26 the commissioning of the Baochi Energy Storage Station in Wenshan, Yunnan province — a national pilot project and
The Nanning pumped-storage power station entered full service after its final generating unit was connected to the grid, as announced by Guangxi subsidiary of China
China Southern Power Grid announced that its "West-to-East" power transmission volume reached a record 261.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025 — a significant milestone
On May 25, China''s first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station — the Baochi energy storage station developed by CSG — was officially put into operation in
A new energy storage plant featuring sodium- and lithium-ion batteries has opened in China''s Yunnan province. The energy storage station, operated by China Southern Power
China Southern Power Grid (CSG) announced on May 26 the commissioning of the Baochi Energy Storage Station in Wenshan, Yunnan province — a national pilot project and
"China''s advances in new-type energy storage are moving from isolated breakthroughs to a more systematic framework," said Rao Hong, chief scientist at China
With the grid spanning nearly 2,000 kilometers from east to west, CSG is connected to various power sources, including hydro, coal, nuclear, gas, wind, solar, biomass, pumped
China Southern Power Grid (CSG) pays great attention to fulfilling its responsibilities and missions as a major state-owned enterprise in the energy sector and
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The trial effectively validated the system's capacity to guarantee supply security. By the end of July, within the service area of China's State Grid, the maximum dispatchable power from new-type energy storage reached 64.23 GW, with a real-time maximum discharge of 44.53 GW, up 55.7 percent from last year.
Technicians check equipment at an energy storage station in Yongzhou, central China's Hunan province. (Photo/Lei Zhongxiang) On a mountain pass in Jiawa village, Qusum county, Shannan, southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, rows of energy storage units hum quietly beside a solar-storage power station.
China's energy storage sector is rapidly diversifying project applications and accelerating the rollout of multiple technological pathways. Bian noted that in 2024, the NEA approved 56 pilot projects covering more than a dozen technical approaches, providing strong momentum for breakthroughs in core technologies and equipment.
By the end of 2023, China had completed and put into operation a cumulative installed capacity of new type energy storage projects reaching 31.4GW / 66.9GWh, with an average storage duration of 2.1 hours. The newly added installed capacity in 2023 was approximately 22.6GW / 48.7GWh, which is three times that for 2022 (7.3GW / 15.9GWh).