China to build pilot micro-energy grids in villages, towns by end of 2028

(ECNS) -- China will build a number of rural micro-energy grid pilot projects across the country by the end of 2028 to further advance the rural energy revolution, the National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on Monday.

Rural micro-energy grids, which are built in villages or towns, have the capability to integrate multiple energy sources and maintain strong self-balancing functions, serving as small-scale planning and balancing units in county-level energy systems.

The NEA has outlined key directions for the pilot projects, including constructing rural micro-energy grids (or clusters) to meet rural households’ production and living energy needs, building comprehensive micro-energy grids to satisfy energy demands of rural industrial and commercial sectors, developing independent renewable energy power systems (smart micro-grids) in remote areas, and establishing emergency micro-grids in regions prone to natural disasters.

(By Intern Lin Qiaochu, Zhang Dongfang)