Operation strategy and profitability analysis of independent energy
Based on the development of the electricity market in a provincial region of China, this paper designs mechanisms for independent energy storage to participate in various markets.
Based on the development of the electricity market in a provincial region of China, this paper designs mechanisms for independent energy storage to participate in various markets.
(Yicai) Dec. 12 -- Investment in independent energy storage projects in China has soared since the National Development and Reform Commission scrapped the previous rule requiring new
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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).
“ 工业和信息化部等六部门关于推动能源电子产业发展的指导意见,” People’s Government of the PRC, 3 Jan 2023, at https:// The scope includes two categories: dispatch-controlled new type energy storage and self-used new type energy storage by power stations.
The “14th Five-Year Plan” has specified development goals for energy storage also on the provincial level. During the “14th FYP” period, 25 provinces and cities plan to complete 77.65 GW new type storage installation. That scale is more than twice the “14th FYP” target (30 GW) set by the NEA.