Guangdong has reached a major milestone in its energy transition. As of the end of April, the province’s installed renewable energy capacity hit 73.28 gigawatts, accounting for 32% of total capacity and overtaking coal as the largest power source by installed volume.
Source: Southern Power Grid Daily
Guangdong has reached a major milestone in its energy transition. As of the end of April, the province’s installed renewable energy capacity hit 73.28 gigawatts, accounting for 32% of total capacity and overtaking coal as the largest power source by installed volume.
Growth has been particularly strong in distributed solar power, which added 4.46 GW in April alone—the highest monthly increase on record. The province’s total installed distributed PV capacity now stands at 35.4 GW, nearly double the level seen a year ago.
To keep pace with the surge in installations, Guangdong Power Grid Co. has ramped up efforts to ensure renewables are connected to the grid safely and efficiently. By the end of April, 9.46 GW of new renewable capacity had been brought online.
The company is also enhancing its digital grid integration platform, which now supports fully online management for centralized renewable projects—from registration and documentation to testing and commercial operation—streamlining the connection process.
Still, the rapid expansion of distributed renewables is increasing pressure on the grid, adding complexity to day-to-day dispatching. To address these challenges, Guangdong Power Grid is stepping up efforts to improve real-time coordination and flexibility, including work on cluster-level PV control systems and new energy storage dispatch models.
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