Kina Southern Power Grid Energilagring Bottom Line

The large-scale introduction of renewable energy brings new risks to the secure and stable operation of power systems, so the value of coal as bottom-line guarantor as well as …

What is China Southern power grid?

China Southern Power Grid (“Southern Grid”) is one of China’s two major state-owned power distributors that serve five southern provinces: Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan. The region has witnessed a rapid build-up of power generation capacity, from 275 GW in 2015 to 350 GW in 2020.

Can China decarbonize the southern power grid by 2060?

Decarbonization of the Southern Power Grid in China is feasible by 2060 but requires converting a large cropland area to support solar and wind energy; expansion of hydropower will impact the transboundary rivers according to a power system optimization model set up for 2020–2060.

Will China Southern Power develop smart grids?

China Southern Power will develop distributed smart grids with adaptions to local conditions to guarantee the supply of urban and rural power distribution networks and comprehensive transmission capacity, Meng added.

Which river basins feed the China Southern power grid (CSPG)?

b The map illustrates the river basins whose hydropower dams feed the China Southern Power Grid (CSPG). These basins are the Mekong, Nujiang, and Red (transboundary) and the Yangtze, Pearl, Qionglei and Southeast Guangxi Coastal river basins (QSGCRB). All riparian countries in which the transboundary basins ow are shown on the map.

Why is power grid important in China?

Power grid, as the transmitter of the electricity, become more and more important to plan its construction and layout among China, in order to freely dispatch the electricity in future (Santos Silva et al. 2021, Eichner and Pethig 2015).

How did CSG improve the power grid?

During “the 11th Five-year” period, CSG enhanced urban and rural power grid construction and transformation, facilitated the rapid development of the main grid network, distribution network, and rural power grid. The total investment in grid construction added up to RMB 302.3 billion, 2.3 times that of “the 10th Five-year” period.