CGN New Energy’s Malipo Project Achieves Full-Capacity Grid Connection with Innovative Hybrid Energy Storage System
Date: 08 May 2025 |
Source: VRFB-Battery WeChat, 7 May 2025
At approximately 6:00 AM on 30 April, the 100MW/200MWh hybrid shared energy storage project developed by CGN New Energy (Malipo) Co., Ltd. successfully achieved full-capacity grid-connected operation. This marks a significant milestone in the advancement of grid-forming energy technologies in China.
Recognized as one of Yunnan’s first batch of new energy storage pilot demonstration projects, the Malipo initiative is the province’s first grid-forming technology project funded by a power generation enterprise. Construction began on 5 March, with the installation of the first set of energy storage foundations. The project pioneers a hybrid system combining lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and vanadium redox flow batteries—an internationally advanced approach that enables real-time grid status monitoring, autonomous voltage and frequency regulation, and significantly enhances grid stability and resilience.
With 41 energy storage units actively supporting grid inertia, the project boosts the local grid’s capacity to accommodate intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar. It will operate in tandem with the Malipo Yunhai Wind Farm and the Donggan Photovoltaic Plant to form a synergistic "wind-solar-storage" clean energy matrix in southeastern Yunnan.
The project is expected to deliver approximately 60 million kWh annually, equivalent to reducing the consumption of 18,000 tonnes of standard coal and cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 48,500 tonnes. Additionally, it will add 200MWh of regulation capacity to the Wenshan grid, providing a replicable and scalable “Malipo Model” for clean energy development in China’s southwest border regions.
According to a spokesperson from CGN New Energy’s Yunnan branch, the company will continue to leverage its innovation capabilities to solidify the application of the LFP + vanadium flow hybrid system and grid-forming technologies. CGN remains committed to promoting shared energy storage models and refining collaborative renewable energy operations, driving the new energy storage industry in Yunnan toward greater scale and specialization.