Eliminating “sick grid connections”! Seven departments in Hebei have called for enhanced safety management for electrochemical energy storage stations.
On October 9, the Hebei Development and Reform Commission, along with six other departments, issued a notice titled “Notice on Strengthening Safety Management of Electrochemical Energy Storage Stations.” This document emphasizes that electric grid companies must strictly oversee the grid connection and acceptance testing of electrochemical energy storage stations. Stations that do not meet national (industry) grid connection technical standards must not be allowed to connect to the grid.
During the preliminary phase, a comprehensive analysis of the project’s safety production conditions and facilities must be conducted, resulting in a written report for future reference. After the completion of construction or trial operation, safety facilities of the project should be inspected, and any issues discovered must be rectified promptly. Additionally, after a certain operational period, a safety evaluation should be carried out to ensure safety and reliability throughout the project’s lifecycle.
The following are key points from the notice:
- Heightened Awareness: It is crucial to understand the importance of safety management in electrochemical energy storage stations, as their stable operation is vital for the overall safety of the energy system and directly impacts public safety. All cities and departments should thoroughly study and implement the important directives from General Secretary Xi Jinping regarding safety production, consistently prioritizing “people first, life first.” There should be a commitment to enhancing safety management with a strong sense of responsibility and mission to prevent serious accidents.
- Scientific Planning: Energy authorities must adopt a bottom-line thinking approach to strengthen safety risk assessment and verification, scientifically plan the layout of electrochemical energy storage stations, and standardize site selection, layout, and safety facility construction. The housing and urban-rural development departments are responsible for reviewing fire safety designs for construction projects. The relevant departments must also complete project registrations as required and clarify safety responsibilities in the registration documents.
- Strengthening Supervision: Energy authorities are tasked with enhancing construction management by closely monitoring key areas and processes. Biannual fire safety inspections of construction sites should be organized to ensure the quality of power construction projects. Project units must engage qualified entities for consultation, design, construction, and supervision, and follow legal procedures for quality supervision and acceptance.
- Implementation of Responsibilities: Project units must strictly adhere to safety production responsibilities throughout the project’s planning, design, construction, operation, and decommissioning. Safety facilities should be designed, constructed, and commissioned concurrently with the main project. Comprehensive safety condition analyses must be documented, inspections of safety facilities must be conducted post-completion, and safety evaluations should occur after a designated operational period.
- Innovation-Driven Safety: Industrial and market regulation departments should enhance management of battery manufacturers and suppliers, guiding them to improve manufacturing processes, product quality control, and environmental impact measures. Quality supervision of battery products must be strengthened, and certification organizations should be encouraged to ensure the quality of energy storage products.
- Coordinated Response: Energy authorities must enhance communication and coordination with emergency management, housing and urban-rural development, industrial and information technology, market regulation, and fire rescue departments. A collaborative work mechanism for joint research, training, inspections, and law enforcement should be established based on actual needs.
All departments and cities must adhere to the principle of “three managements, three musts” to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities and construct a comprehensive safety management system that enhances the safety management and emergency response capabilities of electrochemical energy storage stations. The concept of safe development must be firmly established, integrating safety assurance throughout all stages of electrochemical energy storage development to significantly improve safety management standards in the industry.
Hebei Development and Reform Commission
Hebei Industrial and Information Technology Department
Hebei Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department
Hebei Emergency Management Department
Hebei Market Supervision Administration
Hebei Data and Government Service Bureau
Hebei Fire Rescue Team
September 12, 2025
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