[First of Its Kind in China! Large-Scale Lithium-Sodium Hybrid Energy Storage Station Put into Operation] On May 25, the Baochi Energy Storage Station of China Southern Power Grid, a national pilot demonstration project for new-type energy storage, was put into operation in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province. This is the first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station in China, achieving the "one-station application" of multiple new-type grid-forming energy storage technologies. While ensuring the stable integration of new energy into the power grid, it also promotes the diversified development of new-type energy storage technologies in China.

【CSG ESS Plans to Invest in and Construct the Yunnan Xichou Pumped Storage Power Station】 On April 28, CSG ESS announced that it plans to invest 8.035 billion yuan in the construction of the Yunnan Xichou Pumped Storage Power Station. This power station is a key project planned by the National Energy Administration for implementation during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period in Yunnan Province. It is located in Xichou County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with a planned installed capacity of 1.2 million kW. The project is expected to be fully completed and put into operation in the early stage of the "16th Five-Year Plan" period.

Polaris ESS Network learned that recently, the EPC tenders for two shared ESS projects in Yunnan were opened, with a total scale of 350MW/700MWh and an average quoted price of approximately 0.758 yuan/Wh. Among them, Yunnan Institute of China Energy Engineering Group won the EPC bid for the 150MW/300MWh ESS power station of China Energy Investment Corporation in Binglie, Wenshan City, at a price of 0.7627 yuan/Wh, while Shanghai Institute of PowerChina won the EPC bid for the 200MW/400MWh shared ESS project of Shenzhen Energy Group in Jinghong, at a price of 0.7505 yuan/Wh.

【21.656MW/42.312MWh! The first new energy storage system in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, has been connected to the grid and put into operation】According to SMM, according to the news released by Wenshan, on April 24th, the energy storage system of Xiaohei Ma Photovoltaic Power Station located in Yuezhe Town, Qiubei County, Yunnan Province completed debugging and was connected to the grid for operation. This is the first new energy storage system in Wenshan Prefecture. It is understood that the energy storage system of Xiaohei Ma Photovoltaic Power Station's booster station consists of 6 battery compartments and battery management systems of 3.44 megawatt-hours, 7 battery compartments and battery management systems of 3.096 megawatt-hours, 7 sets of 3.45 megawatt-hour energy storage booster integrated converter systems, and coordinated control energy management systems. The construction scale of the energy storage system connected to the grid this time is 21.656 megawatts/42.312 megawatt-hours.

On December 12, the 77 wind turbines of Phase I of the Jinpingxi Wind Farm in Qiubei County, Wenshan Prefecture, Guangxi, built by China Energy Engineering Group, were all installed. This project is a key clean energy project in Qiubei County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with a total installed capacity of 380 MW, including 24 units with a capacity of 6.25 MW, 1 unit with a capacity of 5 MW, and 52 units with a capacity of 4 MW of wind turbines.

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