New-type energy storage poised to fuel China''s
Building on its leadership in electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar panels, China is now poised to unlock a new economic growth frontier in new-type energy storage.
View DetailsImage: Getty Images/iStockphoto In China, generation-side and grid-side energy storage dominate, making up 97% of newly deployed energy storage capacity in 2023. 2023 was a breakthrough year for industrial and commercial energy storage in China. Projections show significant growth for the future.
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).
In China, generation-side and grid-side energy storage dominate, making up 97% of newly deployed energy storage capacity in 2023. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto In China, generation-side and grid-side energy storage dominate, making up 97% of newly deployed energy storage capacity in 2023.
As outlined in the action plan, China's “new-energy storage system” capacity – primarily based on lithium-ion batteries – is set to exceed 180 gigawatts within two years, up from 95GW as of June.
The plan's target represents a significant scaling up, even for the world's leading adopter and producer of energy storage technologies. According to official National Energy Administration data from its recent 'China new energy storage development report 2025,' the country's installed base at the end of 2024 totalled 73.8GW/168GWh.
According to an announcement from the State Council of the People's Republic of China, this would drive about RMB250 billion (US$35.2 billion) in direct project investment. The plan's target represents a significant scaling up, even for the world's leading adopter and producer of energy storage technologies.
Building on its leadership in electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar panels, China is now poised to unlock a new economic growth frontier in new-type energy storage.
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