Jun 4, 2025 · China Southern Power Grid (CSG) announced on May 26 the commissioning of the Baochi Energy Storage Station in Wenshan, Yunnan province — a national pilot project and
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Jun 12, 2025 · "China Southern Power Grid (CSG) announced on May 26 the commissioning of the Baochi Energy Storage Station in Wenshan, Yunnan province — a national pilot project
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On May 25, China''s first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station — the Baochi energy storage station developed by CSG — was officially put into operation in Wenshan
In May 2024, Southern Grid commissioned a 10 MWh sodium-ion battery energy storage station in Nanning, Guangxi province, the first large-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage station in China. The energy storage station can store 100,000 kWh of electricity on a single charge, which can meet the needs of around 12,000 households for a day.
As standardization frameworks develop, lithium-sodium hybrid systems could see broader deployment across China’s renewable-rich regions such as Tibet, Xinjiang, and Gansu. Grid-forming storage is projected to account for up to 40% of China’s new energy storage market by 2030.
The Baochi energy storage station -- operated by China Southern Power Grid (Southern Grid) and located in Wenshan, Yunnan province in southwestern China -- can store up to 800,000 kWh of electricity per day, which can be used by 270,000 households, according to a Xinhua news agency report yesterday.
Hina Battery, a Chinese power battery maker, said yesterday that the energy storage station uses the world's first high-capacity power sodium-ion batteries made by the company. (Sodium-ion batteries used in the Baochi energy storage station. Image credit: Hina Battery)
The energy storage station uses the latest high-capacity sodium-ion batteries with a top response speed six times faster than other existing sodium-ion batteries. It can store 800,000 kWh of electricity per day, which can be used by 270,000 households.
CSG estimates that the hybrid lithium-sodium model reduces system costs by around 30% compared with sodium-only storage, offering a more balanced trade-off between efficiency and economics.
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