Chinese authorities will temporarily suspend construction of new domestic power and energy-storage battery projects pending a year-end capacity-utilization assessment. Relevant departments will start a nationwide capacity and utilization audit at end

2026-09-10

Chinese authorities will temporarily suspend construction of new domestic power and energy-storage battery projects pending a year-end capacity-utilization assessment. Relevant departments will start a nationwide capacity and utilization audit at end-2025. From mid-May 2026, new-build power and storage battery projects are paused; lithium-ion projects that secured required environmental and energy approvals before mid-May 2026 are exempt. By end-2026, firms with higher capacity utilization will be eligible for approval to proceed with the next phase of battery construction.