China Energy Investment Group's 12 operational virtual power plant projects aggregated 8.16 GW of resource capacity and 839 MW of adjustable capacity by end-June 2026, with adjustable capacity nearly doubling from end-2025.

The projects dispatched over 22 GWh of electricity in the first half, serving more than 2,000 users and distributed resource points through power spot market participation, peak shaving and demand response, the company said.

Shanxi's "responsive" virtual power plant, among the province's first batch of load aggregators, holds 95 MW of adjustable capacity. It was dispatched 138 times in the first half, responding with 16.32 GWh of electricity.

Hubei's virtual power plant, the group's first commercially operated project, participated in power spot trading with 73 MW of adjustable capacity, cutting carbon emissions by 2,101 tonnes.

Zhejiang's virtual power plant aggregated 273 users with 75 MW of adjustable capacity, dispatching 1.98 GWh in the first half.

Shandong's virtual power plant, using day-ahead price forecasts to optimize peak-shaving periods, maintained an execution rate above 90% with 66 MW of adjustable capacity.

Jiangsu's virtual power plant aggregated distributed new energy for monthly green power trading, selling 37.76 GWh in the first half with 78 MW of adjustable capacity.

Guangdong's virtual power plant aggregated 1,143 industrial and commercial users with 170 MW of adjustable capacity. Its Shenzhen project achieved a 120.7% effective execution rate in grid peak-shaving response.

Anhui's virtual power plant, with 158 MW of adjustable capacity, deployed multimodal large-model power forecasting and digital twin control systems.

Longyuan Power's "1+N" virtual power plant, commissioned in January, connected distributed resources across 10 provinces including Tianjin and Hebei, with 91 MW of adjustable capacity.

China Energy is advancing five group-built virtual power plant projects in Hainan, Henan, Fujian, Guangxi and Tianjin for commissioning by year-end, targeting adjustable capacity above 100 MW and annual revenue of 10 million yuan ($1.47 million) per demonstration project.