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Baochi Energy Storage Station, China's first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station, starts operations in Southwest China's Yunnan Province on May 25, 2025. Photo: CCTV News China's first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station began operations on Sunday in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Tesla has officially signed a ¥4 billion (C$764/US$557 million) deal to build its first grid-scale battery energy storage station in China, leveraging its Megapack technology.
Tesla has signed its first agreement to build a utility-scale battery storage facility in China, marking a significant step in the U.S. automaker’s global energy strategy. The deal comes at a time of tense U.S.–China trade relations, which worsened after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods— now on pause.
The lithium-sodium hybrid technology enables more stable integration of large-scale renewables into the power grid and supports future participation in electricity market trading," Wu Bin, deputy manager of the Baochi Energy Storage Station project, was quoted by CCTV News as saying.
Their growing use helps stabilize power grids, prevent outages, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. This project is Tesla’s first large-scale energy storage installation in China, complementing its existing automotive manufacturing presence in the city through Giga Shanghai.
However, growing demand for lithium batteries has raised concerns over resource shortages, as 70 percent of lithium battery materials in China come from overseas, meaning a high dependence on imports, the CCTV News report said. In contrast, the raw materials for sodium batteries can be sourced from salt mines, seawater, and salt lakes.
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