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What is the difference between 2025 and 2024 solar auctions?

The 2025 caps for ground-mounted solar PV systems, roof-mounted arrays and the innovation auctions are slightly lower than the 2024 levels. The new price ceilings are based on lower estimated levelised costs of electricity, the outcomes of the last three rounds in each type of auction and the larger volumes that will be auctioned in 2025.

Is China Power Construction Group squeezing market share?

Image: China Power Construction Group. State-owned EPC firm China Power Construction Group (Power China) recently concluded a 16GWh BESS supply tender, which resulted in extremely low prices amidst a squeezing of market share and increased buying power from state-owned companies, an S&P analyst told Energy-Storage.news.

Why are EPCs partnering with China's state-owned power companies?

EPCs in China are increasingly procuring and installing BESS for their customers. “As equipment suppliers, collaborating with these state-owned enterprises is important for not only any single tender, but also assessing long-term opportunities from China’s power sector,” Shi said.

What is the price ceiling for onshore wind auctions?

The price ceiling for the onshore wind auctions is the same as that in 2024. The agency said that the upward trend in bid volumes has not yet led to a significant decrease in the award prices. Moreover, the expected levelised cost of electricity has not significantly changed from the previous year.

Did power China work on a Bess project in Zhangjiakou?

A BESS project in Zhangjiakou that Power China worked on. Image: China Power Construction Group.