ab 15 September 2025 Global Research China Sustainability Pulse: China targets 180GW storage by 2027 Key Highlights What Happened On 12 September 2025, the NDRC and NEA jointly released the BESS Development Special Action Plan (2025–2027). The plan sets a target of 180 GW BESS capacity by 2027, backed by RMB250bn investment. According to the policy, technology deployment will continue to be dominated by lithium-ion batteries, while other chemistries and formats (sodium-ion, vanadium redox flow, compressed a ...