Fourth five-year energy storage planning

What will the “fourteenth five-year plan” mean for energy storage?

During the “Fourteenth Five-year Plan” period, as the installed capacity of renewable energy continues to increase, so too will peak shaving demands, providing new opportunities for energy storage to become a main method of regulation.

Will pumped storage projects be accelerated during the 14th five-year plan?

On April 2, 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Energy Administration jointly issued a notice to accelerate the development and construction of pumped storage projects during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

What is the 14th five-year plan for modern energy system development?

On March 22, 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) jointly issued the 14th Five-Year Plan for Modern Energy System Development, which clarified the key tasks for the development of China’s energy sector from 2021 to 2025. It contains three key points:

What is the 14th five-year plan?

14th Five-Year Plan: Modern Energy System Planning... This plan explicitly mentions global climate governance and the ongoing low-carbon transformation of the energy and industry sectors.

When will new energy storage development be introduced?

The commission said earlier it will introduce a plan for new energy storage development for 2021-25 and beyond, while local energy authorities should also make plans for the scale and project layout of new energy storage systems in their regions.

Will energy storage cost decrease by 30 percent by 2025?

"While the cost-learning curve is still relatively slow now, the 14th Five-Year-Plan (2021-25) has made a clear goal for the per unit cost of energy storage to decrease by 30 percent by 2025. This will hopefully accelerate the industry pace." China is currently the world's biggest power generator.