China: China's energy storage industry posts robust growth.

Storyline China's energy storage industry posts robust growth Driven by the continuous rapid growth of renewable energy installations nationwide, China has accelerated construction of several pumped-storage hydropower projects this year, growing the country’s operational pumped-storage capacity to about 67 gigawatts as of March. Meanwhile, China's new-type energy storage construction is also gathering pace. In east China’s Huai'an, the second unit of a massive compressed-air energy storage power station is undergoing commissioning before it gets connected to the grid. Qiu Chenguang, director, Dispatching Operation Department, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Company: "Once the No. 2 unit is connected to the grid, it will provide the power network with a peak-shaving capacity of 300,000 kilowatts for four consecutive hours, significantly enhancing the regulation flexibility of the regional power grid." As of the end of March, China's operational new-type energy storage capacity had exceeded 140 gigawatts. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]