China's New-Energy Storage Surges 84% by 2025; NDRC Refines Pricing Mechanisms

Published: Jan 31, 2026 14:53
By the end of 2025, China's new-type energy storage installations had exceeded 130 million kW, an increase of 84% compared to the previous year and more than 40 times higher than at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period. In response, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration jointly issued a document to refine the capacity electricity price mechanisms for coal power, gas power, pumped storage, and new-type energy storage, with a particular focus on establishing a corresponding capacity electricity price mechanism for grid-side independent new-type energy storage.

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