Shenneng Beikong Hosts Symposium & Signing for China's Largest-Scale Compressed Air ESS Project

On April 11, the 200MW/800MWh energy storage project in Bole City, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region officially commenced construction. As the first energy storage project to formally break ground in the area, the project involves a total investment of 856 million yuan, covers approximately 80 mu of land, and has a construction period of 180 days. The main construction scope includes a new 110kV step-up substation, with electricity being stepped up and fed into the Zaojiaoshu 220kV step-up collection station for grid connection. With a construction capacity of 200MW/800MWh, the project adopts a combined grid-forming and grid-following technical scheme, and employs advanced technologies such as SST direct-connected technology, offering advantages including reliable design, rapid response, and strong regulation capability.

Recently, Sichuan Province's first integrated storage-computing composite ESS power station — Pengzhou Tuogang ESS Power Station — officially broke ground. The project adopts a hybrid technology route of "LFP electrochemical energy storage + 2.5 MW supercapacitor," with a total capacity of 100 MW/200 MWh. As a key demonstration project for grid-side new-type energy storage in Sichuan Province in 2025, it plans to achieve full-capacity grid connection and commissioning before the "peak summer" period in August this year.

Nigeria’s RPE won a World Bank-backed mini-grid project, while Senegal's Senelec added 20,000 MWh of storage to the Diass plant. Senelec also partnered with Huawei for a 50 MW solar + 90 MWh storage facility in Linguère to enhance grid reliability.