China southern power grid pumped hydropower storage assets

China is building pumped-storage hydropower facilities to increase the flexibility of the power grid and accommodate growing wind and solar power. As of May 2023, China had 50 gigawatts (GW) of operational pumped-storage capacity, 30% of global capacity and more than any other. CSG supplies electricity to five provincial-level regions — Guangdong province, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Yunnan province, Guizhou province, and Hainan province — as well as Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions. With power transmission and distribution as its core business. China is building pumped-storage hydropower facilities to increase the flexibility of the power grid and accommodate growing wind and solar power. As of May 2023, China had 50 gigawatts (GW) of operational pumped-storage capacity, 30% of global capacity and more than any other country. China’s. Pumped-storage hydropower is seen as a key technology in China to balance the grid and store excess energy from intermittent sources like wind and solar. The 1.2-GW Jinzhai pumped-storage project is a model for the industry and winner of a 2024 POWER Top Plant award. Aaron Larson The global energy. POWERCHINA has been engaged in the design and construction of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) for more than 60 years and has participated in the construction of more than 90% of PSH stations in China. More than 50 large-scale PSH stations have been built or are under construction by POWERCHINA. China has established itself as the leading country for the deployment of wind and solar power capacity, with almost half of the world's total for both technologies installed in the country. As part of its central planning process, China has determined that more PSH is required and there has been. China has been aggressively expanding its pumped hydro storage capacity in recent years, positioning these power plants as crucial "stabilizers" for its evolving electricity grid as the nation embraces a greater share of intermittent renewable energy sources, a recent industry report reveals.