Shanghai Electric Connects Baicheng 50MW/200MWh Vanadium Flow Battery Energy Storage Demonstration Project to the Grid
Date: 05 Jan 2026 |
Source: ASIACHEM WeChat, 5 January 2026
Shanghai Electric announced that Phase 1 of its Baicheng 100MW/600MWh vanadium flow battery (VFB) shared energy storage demonstration project—rated at 50MW/200MWh—has been successfully connected to the grid. The company also confirmed that a 200MW wind power project in the Baicheng Green Power Industry Demonstration Park has been grid-connected, forming an integrated “wind + storage” deployment.
Developed and invested by Shanghai Electric New Energy Development Co., Ltd., the two projects are designed to strengthen renewable-power utilisation by linking generation, storage, and grid delivery. Shanghai Electric said the combined configuration helps address renewable intermittency, improves system flexibility, and serves as a model for closed-loop green-energy development in cold-climate regions.
The VFB energy storage station is located in Baicheng City, Jilin Province. According to Shanghai Electric, the energy storage system is arranged indoors, with distributed heating and cooling equipment to support stable operation under low-temperature conditions. Each storage unit is planned at 5MW/20MWh, with groups of five units connected via a 35kV circuit to the substation’s 35kV busbar, using two 35kV feeder lines for the Phase 1 configuration.
To enable grid integration, the project includes a dedicated 220kV step-up substation (single-bus arrangement). A 220kV outgoing line connects to the 500kV Tianshui substation, with a straight-line distance of approximately 0.4 km, supporting efficient power delivery from the site to the wider grid.
Shanghai Electric’s Baicheng vanadium flow battery energy storage demo has connected Phase 1 (50MW/200MWh) to the grid, progressing a 100MW/600MWh buildout. Paired with a 200MW wind project, it boosts renewable integration and grid flexibility in Jilin, China.