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China halts energy-storage battery plant approvals amid overcapacity fears

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Beijing has temporarily halted approvals for new energy-storage battery plants due to concerns about overcapacity. This move by regulators, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), aims to prevent redundancies despite growing global demand for energy storage solutions. The suspension, which began in May, could be lifted if market conditions shift, according to sources familiar with the matter. AI

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China halts energy-storage battery plant approvals amid overcapacity fears

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Daniel Ren,Themis Qi ·

    Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries amid overcapacity fears

    Beijing has put a freeze on new approvals of production facilities for energy-storage batteries amid worries about excess supply and vicious price competition, according to industry officials. Companies had not been allowed to add new capacity since May, as key regulators like th…

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