Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission released the Shanghai Green Electricity Direct Connection Orderly Development Work Plan. The plan proposes that by 2030, a full-cycle service guarantee system for green electricity direct connection will be established and improved, promoting the construction of a number of high-quality green electricity direct connection projects, with the power supply side development scale reaching 500,000 kW. By 2035, green electricity direct connection will become an important mode for new energy development, strongly supporting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. For grid-connected projects, the annual self-generated and self-consumed electricity from new energy sources shall account for no less than 60% of the total available power generation; it shall account for no less than 30% of the total electricity consumption, and no less than 35% before 2030.

On June 30, 2026, with the commissioning of the Huaneng Dezhou Xiaomiaozhuang 30 MW wind power project, the total installed capacity of wind and PV power in Shandong reached 130.56 million kW, and its share of the province’s total installed electricity capacity exceeded 50% for the first time in history, reaching 50.18%. This meant that wind and solar power, as new energy sources, officially became the mainstay of Shandong’s installed electricity capacity. Even more encouraging, if biomass and other new energy sources were included, Shandong’s installed new energy capacity had reached 135.51 million kW by the end of June, accounting for 52.09%; adding nuclear and hydropower, the province’s non-fossil energy installed capacity reached 145.3 million kW, with a share as high as 55.85%.

Baotou City is promoting the transformation of its traditional advantageous industries into future-oriented industries, accelerating the formation of a complete industrial chain encompassing "new energy development—direct green electricity supply—electrolytic aluminum production." On the large screen of the Baotou Aluminum Industry Smart Energy Control Center, wind turbine blades can be seen slowly rotating deep in the grasslands 200 kilometers away. Dispatcher Xu Junxia, ​​pointing to the dynamically optimized dispatch curve, explained that the company has now shifted from production based on electricity demand to production based on electricity consumption, with green electricity now accounting for 33%. "Based on the trend of electricity prices in our spot market, we are maximizing the absorption of new energy sources and improving the overall electricity and energy consumption structure."

On March 14, the Zhanjiang Xuwen 200 MW/400 MWh standalone shared ESS power station project, built by Energy China Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute under the integrated “research-industry-investment-construction-operation” model, was successfully connected to the grid, becoming Guangdong Province’s first standalone energy storage project connected to a large-scale offshore wind power grid connection point. The project adopts advanced grid-forming technology and a fully liquid-cooled cascaded LFP ESS, featuring millisecond-level rapid response, high safety, and a cycle life of more than 6,000 cycles, effectively enhancing the power grid’s capacity to accommodate and regulate fluctuating new energy sources such as offshore wind power. The project can simultaneously serve new energy consumption, power grid peak shaving and frequency regulation, and emergency power supply support, becoming a key carrier for the local development pattern of “wind and solar power + energy storage support + zero-carbon port industries.”

Indonesia, as a crucial emerging market in Southeast Asia, possesses massive potential for the development of the photovoltaic (PV) industry. According to assessments by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia's potential PV power generation capacity reaches up to 207 GW. This article will provide an in-depth insight into the actual dynamics and industrial landscape of the current Indonesian PV market.

Recently, China Energy Engineering Group Gezhouba Power Company won the bid for the Guangdong Nankong Yueming Shishan 200 MW/400 MWh standalone ESS project. Located in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, the project is expected to construct a 200 MW electrochemical ESS power station using LFP battery technology. It will also include a 220 kV booster station, connecting to the power grid at a 220 kV voltage level, with frequency regulation control uniformly implemented by China Southern Power Grid. Upon completion, the project will not only provide critical frequency regulation support for the regional power grid but also possess black-start capability following grid failures. This will help mitigate fluctuations caused by high penetration of new energy sources, enhance the safety and stability of grid operations, and support the development of a new-type power system in the region.