The current Notice sets the framework for energy storage policy, while detailed rules will be made by each Chinese province based on local conditions by the end of 2025. This transition period may cause short-term market fluctuations, so industry players should stay flexible and prepared.
Hereafter referred to as the Notice, or as Document 136, this policy not only signals a shift in China's new energy generation model—from reliance on fixed tariffs, subsidies, and guaranteed procurement toward market-based competition—but also presents both new opportunities and significant challenges for the country's energy storage market.
The most notable finding: by the end of 2024, China had reached 73.76 GW / 168 GWh in cumulative new energy storage capacity—an increase of more than 130% year-on-year. This figure accounts for over 40% of the global total, consolidating China's leading position in the international NES market.
CNESA's involvement reflects the report's collaborative yet government-led nature, ensuring data integrity and broad sectoral representation. The most notable finding: by the end of 2024, China had reached 73.76 GW / 168 GWh in cumulative new energy storage capacity—an increase of more than 130% year-on-year.
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).
Compensation standards will be set annually and announced before the end of September for the following year, with a fixed execution period of ten years once the standard is released. For 2025, the compensation standard for standalone new-type energy storage is set at RMB 0.35/kWh.
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