China to encourage green power links for data centers

By Che Pan ‌and Eduardo ​Baptista

BEIJING, ​June 25 (Rtrs) - China will encourage the direct connection of green ‌power to data center projects in ⁠its latest blueprint for building a new ‌energy system from ‌2026 to 2030, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National ​Energy Administration said in a document released on Thursday.

Key details include:

• ⁠China will support green power direct connection projects in ​emerging industries including data centers, energy-intensive industries subject to green electricity ​consumption requirements and ‌export-oriented companies that need traceability for green power use.

• China ⁠will encourage industrial parks, zero-carbon parks and distribution networks to expand multi-user green ⁠power direct-connection models.

• By 2030, China's power ​grid is expected to have the capacity to integrate 900 million kilowatts of new energy.

• ‌China will accelerate the development of smart grids, build intelligent ‌dispatch systems and improve the ⁠grid integration and ‌consumption of renewable ​energy.

(Reporting by Che Pan and Eduardo Baptista; Editing by Thomas ‌Derpinghaus)

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