According to EnergyTrend, energy storage orders have kept landing intensively since the start of February. Covering overseas project deliveries, centralized procurement by domestic central enterprises and regional large contracts, the orders span the whole industrial chain including battery cells, battery containers and energy storage systems. High-quality enterprises are seizing market advantages with their strengths in production capacity and technology.
Over the past two years, Chinese energy storage companies have accelerated their global expansion, focusing on emerging markets such as Africa. They have developed customized technologies to fit local demands, supporting the global energy transition.
Breton Signs €38.55M Energy Storage System Contract Worth 320M Yuan
On February 11, Breton announced that its indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary AFRICA POWER PLATFORM II LIMITED signed an energy storage system equipment procurement contract with an independent third party GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIE.
The total contract value stands at around 38.55 million euros, equivalent to approximately 320 million yuan. It will support the Ruwasi Microgrid Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, covering the supply of energy storage battery cabinets, PCS, brackets, photovoltaic inverters and related services.
Lisiner Ships 23MWh Chad Energy Storage Project
On the same day, Lisiner announced the successful shipment of its 23MWh energy storage project in Chad. Custom-built for Chad’s local environment, the project serves as the core support for the Chad PV-energy storage integration project under the UN Africa Assistance Framework and invested by the World Bank.
Data shows Lisiner delivered over 3GWh of projects in 2025. It has built three intelligent manufacturing bases with an annual delivery capacity of 10GWh.
In the domestic market, large-scale centralized procurement has become the mainstream, with continuous large orders released, highlighting the large-scale development trend of the energy storage industry.
Robestec & Goldwind Win 8GWh Battery Container Tender
On February 10, MCC Jingcheng released the 2026 annual energy storage equipment centralized procurement results (Inner Mongolia & Xinjiang regions). The procurement targets lithium iron phosphate battery containers with a total scale of 8GWh. The 5GWh volume in Inner Mongolia was won by Robestec, and the 3GWh volume in Xinjiang by Goldwind Technology.
SPIC Announces Winners of 7GWh Battery Cell Centralized Procurement
On February 9, State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC) released the candidate list for the first batch of 2026 energy storage battery cell centralized procurement. Guoning Xinschu, Envision Power, Hithium and CORNEX ranked as the top four candidates. The bidding unit price ranges from about 0.325 yuan/Wh to 0.355 yuan/Wh.
First candidate: Guoning Xinschu – Bid 2.485 billion yuan, 0.355 yuan/Wh
Second candidate: Envision Power – Bid 2.275 billion yuan, 0.325 yuan/Wh
Third candidate: Hithium – Bid 2.45 billion yuan, 0.35 yuan/Wh
Fourth candidate: CORNEX – Bid 2.415 billion yuan, 0.345 yuan/Wh
The tenderee is State Power Investment Corporation Limited, with a total procurement capacity of 7,000MWh, requiring battery cell capacity of no less than 314Ah.
8 Enterprises Including Hithium Shortlisted for 6GWh Energy Storage System Tender
On February 6, Beijing Jianglai released the shortlist for the 2026 6GWh energy storage system centralized procurement. A total of 8 enterprises made the list, with quotations ranging from 0.4980 yuan/Wh to 0.5420 yuan/Wh.
East Group Co., Ltd. offered the lowest price at 0.4980 yuan/Wh, while Robestec offered the highest at 0.5420 yuan/Wh. Other shortlisted firms include Goldwind Zero-Carbon Energy, XJ Group, Trina Energy Storage, Hithium, Zhiguang Energy Storage and Pengcheng Wuxian.
The launch of a series of large centralized procurements reflects the huge demand in China’s energy storage market. Meanwhile, the procurement requirements have raised higher standards for suppliers’ production capacity and technical capabilities.
Source：EnergyTrend