The recently released 2025 Shanghai Government Work Report outlines plans to accelerate major energy projects, including the integration of Mongolian power into Shanghai's grid, the development of deep-sea offshore wind farms, and the promotion of virtual power plants and advanced energy storage technologies.
Source: 21st Century Business Herald
The recently released 2025 Shanghai Government Work Report outlines plans to accelerate major energy projects, including the integration of Mongolian power into Shanghai's grid, the development of deep-sea offshore wind farms, and the promotion of virtual power plants and advanced energy storage technologies. Additionally, the report focuses on the establishment of an electric vehicle charging and discharging network.
While Shanghai has high energy demand and a significant electricity load, the share of renewable energy in the city's power mix remains relatively low. As of November 2024, renewable energy accounted for 19.3% of Shanghai's total installed capacity, with renewable generation contributing 9.66% of the city's total power consumption. However, with the recent launch of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) tender for the 4.3 GW deep-sea offshore wind project, the initiation of an 18.26 MW distributed solar project, and the announcement of results from a competitive selection process for a 1 GW offshore solar project, several new energy initiatives in Shanghai are moving forward at an accelerated pace.
In the wind energy sector, the first phase of the Jinshan Offshore Wind Farm is set to begin construction by the end of 2024. The project will install 36 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 8.5 MW, and will include the construction of a new 220 kV offshore substation and an onshore control center. On December 6, 2024, the Shanghai Deep-Sea Offshore Wind Phase I Demonstration Project opened a call for suppliers to conduct marine condition surveys and hydrological testing. This project plans to install 308 turbines, each with a capacity of 14 MW, totaling 4,312 MW of installed capacity.
In solar energy, on January 15, the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission announced the results of the 2024 competitive bidding for offshore solar projects. Shanghai Electric Power Co., Ltd. and Sheneng Co., Ltd. won bids for offshore solar projects, marking Shanghai’s first batch of offshore solar pilot projects.
Furthermore, in December 2024, construction officially began on the distributed photovoltaic (PV) project at the Waigaoqiao Comprehensive Bonded Zone. With an installed capacity of approximately 18.26 MW, this solar station is one of the largest commercial and industrial distributed solar projects in Shanghai. Distributed PV systems make up a significant portion of the city’s total solar capacity. As of the first half of 2024, Shanghai had a cumulative installed solar capacity of 3.36 million kW, of which 2.96 million kW came from distributed systems.
In 2024, Shanghai had planned to implement land-based wind power projects totaling 248,410 kW and solar projects with a capacity of 488,960 kW. Looking ahead to 2026, the "Beautiful Shanghai Construction Three-Year Action Plan (2024-2026)" aims to fully implement the "Photovoltaic +" initiative, targeting over 4 million kW of installed solar capacity within the city.