Jilin Province has been accelerating the development of its clean energy sector, with notable progress in recent years.
Source: State Grid News
Jilin Province has been accelerating the development of its clean energy sector, with notable progress in recent years. According to the latest figures, in 2024, the province transmitted 21.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity to other regions, while wind and solar power generation exceeded 37.8 billion kWh. Newly installed wind and solar capacity surpassed 4.18 million kilowatts (kW), a 24% year-on-year increase, bringing the province’s total renewable energy capacity to more than 21.46 million kW—now accounting for 45.6% of its energy mix. Behind this rapid expansion, advanced energy storage has emerged as a key technology for improving grid stability and integrating renewables more efficiently.
On December 24, 2024, Jilin’s Songyuan Qian’an Zhonghui Yuzhi Energy Storage Station—China’s first large-scale vanadium flow battery storage facility designed for extreme cold and Northeast China’s first centralized shared storage station—was officially put into operation. With an installed capacity of 100 MW/400 MWh, the facility is well-suited for large-scale energy storage applications. Developed by State Grid Jilin Electric Power, the project provides valuable experience in constructing and operating energy storage systems in cold climates, filling a critical gap in large-scale storage deployment for such environments.
“The station stores surplus electricity during peak wind power generation and releases it when demand is high, helping to balance supply and consumption. It also improves regional grid stability by adjusting power distribution across different areas. This significantly enhances the reliability of renewable energy integration and supports the province’s wind power development,” said Dong Lipeng, project manager of the Zhonghui Yuzhi Energy Storage Station.
In parallel with integrating the storage station into the grid, State Grid Jilin Electric Power has optimized dispatching practices by introducing new operational guidelines for energy storage in the Jilin power grid. It has also developed a dispatching system with automatic generation control (AGC) to better manage daily charge and discharge schedules. So far, the station has provided storage capacity for 13 renewable energy companies in Jilin, addressing energy storage challenges and playing a crucial role in peak shaving and power supply reliability.
According to Jilin Province’s Implementation Plan for Leading the New Energy Storage Industry and the Jilin Province New Energy Storage Construction Implementation Plan (Trial), the province aims to have over 500 MW of new energy storage capacity by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with a minimum discharge duration of two hours.
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