In April, 17 national energy storage industry-related policies were introduced

China Energy Storage Network News：According to incomplete statistics from China Energy Storage Network, in April 2023, a total of 17 policies related to the energy storage industry were issued across the country. Among them, there are 3 national policies and 14 local policies.

Key points of national policy: According to the "Interim Regulations on the Administration of Fire Protection Design Review and Acceptance of Construction Projects", construction projects should go through relevant procedures in strict accordance with the requirements of the project construction approval system. Scientifically arrange energy storage construction; consolidate and expand the development advantages of new energy vehicles, and accelerate the construction of charging piles, energy storage and other facilities and the transformation of supporting power grids.

Highlights of local policies: Guangxi establishes a capacity leasing mechanism for demonstration projects; Hebei requires that the subsidy fees be apportioned in accordance with the operating rules of "determined revenue by expenditure"; Xuchang strengthens the security of power system networks and energy storage power stations; Kunming encourages energy storage battery companies to build independent Or share energy storage power stations; Jinan and Shenzhen support the construction and operation of virtual power plants; Henan strives to achieve a new energy storage capacity of more than 4GW in 2025.

National policy

1. On April 18, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China issued a reply to the Guangdong Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's "Letter on Matters Concerning Fire Protection Design Review and Acceptance of Energy Storage Power Stations". It is mentioned that Article 10 of the "Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that for construction projects that require fire protection design in accordance with the national engineering construction fire protection technical standards, the fire protection design review and acceptance system for construction projects shall be implemented. Article 1.0.2 of "Code for Design of Electrochemical Energy Storage Power Stations" (GB 51048-2014) stipulates that this specification is applicable to newly built, expanded or reconstructed electrochemical energy storage power stations with a power of 500kW and a capacity of 500kW·h and above. Design, not applicable to the design of mobile electrochemical energy storage power stations.

2. On April 24, the National Energy Administration issued a notice to solicit opinions on the "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Stability of the New Power System (Draft for Comment)". It is mentioned that the construction of energy storage should be scientifically arranged.

3. On April 28, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to analyze and study the current economic situation and economic work. Xi Jinping presided over the meeting. The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to consolidate and expand the development advantages of new energy vehicles, and accelerate the construction of charging piles, energy storage and other facilities and the transformation of supporting power grids.

local policy

1. On April 4, the Guangxi Development and Reform Commission issued a notice of "Several Measures to Accelerate the Construction of New Energy Storage Demonstration Projects in Guangxi (Trial Implementation)". It is mentioned in the policy to establish a capacity leasing mechanism for demonstration projects. Encourage market-oriented grid-connected new energy projects to allocate energy storage needs by leasing the capacity of demonstration projects throughout the region. The annual capacity rental fee price of the demonstration project is determined through independent negotiation by each investor (the reference range is 160-230 yuan/kWh). Encourage market-oriented grid-connected new energy project investors and demonstration project investors to sign capacity lease agreements or contracts that match the life cycle of new energy projects.

2. On April 6, the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Notice on Further Improving the Operation of Power Demand Response Market in Southern Hebei Power Grid". It points out that demand response subsidy expenses shall be apportioned according to the method of "payment determines income" in the operating rules. Day-ahead and intra-day responses adopt the power compensation method. The real-time response adopts the capacity + power compensation method.

3. On April 7, Xuchang Municipal People's Government issued the "Notice of Xuchang's 14th Five-Year Plan Modern Energy System and Carbon Peak Carbon Neutral Planning". The notice pointed out that the security of the power system network and energy storage power stations should be strengthened. Strengthen the safety management of electrochemical energy storage power stations, urge energy storage power station construction units to establish safety risk classification control systems and accident hidden danger investigation and management systems, and strengthen safety control and supervision throughout the process of design, construction, operation, and dismantling.

4. On April 10, the Shandong Provincial Energy Bureau issued the "Notice on Soliciting New Energy Storage Storage Projects (First Batch) in 2023". Specific requirements are put forward for the solicitation scope of 8 types of energy storage projects. Among them, the power of the lithium battery energy storage peak-shaving project is not less than 50,000 kilowatts, the continuous charging time is not less than 2 hours, and the efficiency of the AC side is not less than 85%. The aggregate power of distributed energy storage projects is not less than 50,000 kilowatts, and the continuous charging time is not less than 2 hours. The power of the flow battery energy storage peak-shaving project is not less than 30,000 kilowatts, and the efficiency of the AC side is not less than 70%.

5. On April 10, the Kunming Municipal People's Government Office issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for the High-quality Development of Electric Power in Kunming (2023-2025)". Vigorously promote the construction of energy storage projects. Encourage energy storage battery companies to build independent or shared energy storage power stations, promote the deep integration of green energy and manufacturing, and promote the integrated development of the upstream and downstream of the energy storage industry chain. Strive to build one energy storage demonstration project within 2023, and build more than three new energy storage projects by 2025.

6. On April 13, the Jiangxi Provincial Energy Bureau issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in Competitive Selection of Wind Power and Photovoltaic Power Generation in 2023". It is mentioned in the notice that in order to facilitate grid access, the projects declared for competition selection should simultaneously implement peak shaving capabilities, thermal power flexibility transformation, 10%/2 hour energy storage, etc. For projects that require new grid connection projects, their grid connection projects should have been included in the Jiangxi Provincial Power Grid Development Planning Project Library. In principle, the scale of a single project should not exceed 100,000 kilowatts. Wind power projects should be completed within 3 years from the date of publishing the preferred results of the competition; photovoltaic power generation projects should be completed within one year from the date of publishing the preferred results of the competition. Projects that have not been completed within the time limit are no longer guaranteed to be connected to the network.

7. On April 13, the Jinan Municipal Development and Reform Commission issued the "Notice on Carrying out Pilot Projects for the Construction and Operation of Virtual Power Plants". The notice pointed out that the construction of virtual power plants should be accelerated, the adjustment and security capabilities of the power system should be enhanced, the response scale of the demand side (energy storage) should be expanded, and the city's new energy consumption and demand response capabilities should be improved to form a virtuous cycle development model of source, network, load and storage.

8. On April 14, the Northeast Energy Supervision Bureau issued the "Implementation Rules for Electric Power Operation and Management in the Northeast Region (Simulation Draft)" and "Implementation Rules for the Management of Electric Power Auxiliary Services in the Northeast Region (Draft Simulation)". Among them, the "Implementation Rules for Power Operation Management in the Northeast Region (Draft of Simulation Operation)" proposes: According to the principle of "whoever provides, who benefits; Compensation and apportionment. At this stage, the compensation fees for paid services are mainly shared by the grid-connected entities on the power generation side. In the later period, new energy storage and market-oriented power users will be gradually included in the scope of compensation fee allocation based on the actual situation and implementation of each province.

9. On April 14, the Development and Reform Commission of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province issued a notice on public solicitation of opinions on "Several Measures of Shenzhen to Support the Accelerated Development of Virtual Power Plants (Draft for Comment)" to support the intelligent transformation of new energy storage and support user-side energy storage Diversify development, explore multiple scenarios such as big data centers, 5G base stations, charging facilities, industrial parks, etc., strengthen the effective supply of key equipment products for virtual power plants, improve the level of vehicle-network interaction for charging and swapping facilities, and provide financial support of up to 15 million yuan.

10. On April 17, the Development and Reform Commission of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province issued the "Announcement on Selection and Selection of New Energy Storage Demonstration Projects Supporting New Energy Bases in Weinan City", and 5 energy storage projects with a total of 315MW/630MWh were selected at the same time, and the selected projects must be in 2023 It will be completed and put into operation before December 31.

11. On April 18, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province issued the "Notice on Soliciting Suggestions on Demand for New Energy Storage Technology Research". Solicit proposals for technological breakthroughs in eight directions, including lithium-ion battery technology, sodium-ion battery technology, energy electronics technology, whole-process safety technology, intelligent control technology, hydrogen energy storage technology, forward-looking energy storage technology, and support and guarantee technology.

12. On April 19, the Sichuan Energy Supervision Office issued the "Sichuan Load-Side Peak Shaving Auxiliary Service Market Transaction Rules (Draft for Comment)". The document pointed out that: If the response capacity of the power user number is greater than or equal to 1000 kilowatts, you can choose to directly participate in the load For side peak shaving auxiliary service transactions, the upper limit of the corresponding price is tentatively set at 3.5 yuan/kWh.

13. On April 19, the Energy Bureau of Yangquan City, Shanxi Province announced the "14th Five-Year Plan" New Energy Storage Development Implementation Plan of Yangquan City. The "Implementation Plan" mentioned the development goals. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, enterprises are encouraged to actively build energy storage projects through different technical paths, sharing, leasing and other market-oriented methods, give full play to the regulating role of independent energy storage, and plan new The scale of energy storage is not less than 1 million kW, further improving the flexible adjustment capability and safe and stable operation level of the power grid.

14. On April 25, the Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Development of New Energy Storage in Our Province (Draft for Comment)". The draft for comments proposes that Henan Province will strengthen the integrated development of new energy and new energy storage. By 2025, Henan Province will strive to achieve a new energy storage installed capacity of more than 4GW supporting new energy.

Source: China Energy Storage Network Author: Bole