China’s new-type energy storage (新型储能) reached 153 gigawatts of operational power capacity and 396 gigawatt-hours of energy capacity by June-end.

China’s completed and operational new-type energy storage (新型储能) reached 153 gigawatts of power capacity and 396 gigawatt-hours of energy capacity by the end of June. The report also gives 61% year-over-year growth, without separately specifying growth rates for the power and energy measures.

Equivalent utilization hours increased from 611 hours in 2023 to 911 hours in 2024 and 1,195 hours in 2025. These are reported annual utilization metrics, not the discharge duration of an individual storage installation.

Liu Yongdong (刘永东), deputy secretary-general of the China Electricity Council (中国电力企业联合会), said installed new-type storage capacity grew more than fortyfold during the 14th Five-Year Plan (十四五). He described that period as a transition from early commercialization to development at scale.

For the 15th Five-Year Plan (十五五), Liu projected approximately 160 gigawatts of additional installed capacity. The cited planning figures target 300 gigawatts nationally by 2030, including 140 gigawatts of independent grid-side storage capable of supporting peak supply; these remain projections and targets, separate from June’s operational totals.