China’s Giant Grid Plans World’s Biggest Battery Storage Fleet
- State Grid aims to have 100 gigawatts capacity by 2030: Xin
- Utility will also boost transmission lines, hydro storage
Chargers stand at a State Grid Corp. of China charging station in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China.
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China’s key grid operator plans to have the world’s largest battery storage fleet by 2030, as the nation works to stabilize power supply with wind and solar adoption accelerating rapidly.
State Grid, which operates almost 90% of China’s power system, aims to have 100 gigawatts of electrochemical energy storage by the start of next decade, up from 3 gigawatts now, Chairman Xin Baoan said Wednesday in a commentary published in the state-owned People’s Daily.