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What is State Grid Jibei electric power?

State Grid Jibei Electric Power offers services covering five cities in the north part of Hebei province. It is the first regional grid to launch VPP project in China. The project can be traced back in 2019 when the proportion of renewable energy capacity in Jibei grid reached 57.3%.

How ABB technology helped Jibei electric power build a virtual power plant?

ABB technology for customized intelligent distribution, metering and coordination control has helped the Chinese utility State Grid Jibei Electric Power Co., Ltd., to build a virtual power plant. The virtual power plant (VPP) is not a conventional physical power plant.

What is Beijing-Tianjin-Jibei power grid?

Specially, the Beijing-Tianjin-Jibei power grid is treated as an intra-provincial market in North China market, that means Beijing, Tianjin, and Jibei are together treated as one province like other provinces. The VPP in Beijing is Jibei VPP. Tianjin has a VPP platform established by State Grid Information & Telecommunication Co.,Ltd.

What is Jibei electric power's 'use case' for a virtual power plant?

According to Jibei Electric Power, this project will serve as a demonstration ‘use case’ of the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) virtual power plant standard. The project’s success has been dependent on the advanced, digital and intelligent technologies of ABB and the close co-operation of Jibei Electric.

Can virtual power plant reduce grid flexibility in China?

Abstract—Growing penetration rate of renewable energy in China’s electricity system results in the decrease of grid flexibility. And virtual power plant (VPP) as a promising solution is drawing growing attention. However, as VPP is in the early development stage in China, the mechanisms that VPPs can apply are yet limited.

Will China's major grid companies build pumped hydro storage projects?

China’s major grid companies followed by stating they would not carry out grid-side electrochemical storage investment, leasing, or contract energy management, nor would they construct new pumped hydro storage projects.