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China looks to ramp up renewables, manage demand in power upgrade plan
China's state planner unveiled details on Tuesday of a three-year plan to upgrade the power system as the country seeks to ramp up renewables and ease the strain of rising power demand on the national grid.
BEIJING, Aug 6 (Reuters) - China's state planner unveiled details on Tuesday of a three-year plan to upgrade the power system as the country seeks to ramp up renewables and ease the strain of rising power demand on the national grid. The plan sets targets for demand response, the balancing of demands placed on power grids, by encouraging consumers to shift their electricity usage away from peak times - a necessity underscored by record-breaking heat that has strained grids in eastern China in recent days. Other plans include improving the country's electric vehicle charging infrastructure, piloting new grid scheduling plans in areas with heavy EV charging demand, and upgrading energy storage that had been installed at renewable power plants but not effectively utilised.
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