In 2030, the Greater Bay Area will have large-scale access to clean energy, with 100 million kilowatts of photovoltaic entering Guangdong.

China News Service, Guangzhou, November 8 (Wang Hua Shendian) The 2026 International Bay Area Economic Forum, jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, was held in Guangzhou from the 6th to the 8th. It was disclosed that in 2030, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will usher in large-scale access to clean energy. It is expected that 35 million kilowatts of offshore wind power, 100 million kilowatts of photovoltaic power, and 63 million kilowatts of cross-regional clean power will be connected to the Guangdong power grid.

At the parallel sub-forum "New Energy Revolution: Green, Low-Carbon and Sustainable Development", the Bay Area Electric Power Development Cooperation Organization held an inauguration ceremony and released the "Initiative for Further Deepening Electricity Development Cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", releasing a new signal to deepen energy and power cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and empower high-quality economic development in the Bay Area.

At the forum, China Southern Power Grid Guangdong Power Grid Company proposed to build a new power grid with three levels of coordination: a new flexible main network, a resilient distribution network, and a flexible microgrid to create a world-class "power bay area".

It is understood that as one of the most dynamic economic regions in the world, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area continues to burst out with strong growth momentum, the energy demand structure is accelerating, and features such as a high proportion of new energy grid connections, large-scale load aggregation, and cross-regional energy mutual aid are becoming increasingly prominent.

Yan Guobing, deputy general manager of China Southern Power Grid Guangdong Power Grid Company, said that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area power grid integrates ultra-large-scale loads, a high proportion of new energy, and large-scale cross-regional power transmission. It faces the challenges brought by ultra-high load density and carries the task of large-scale new energy grid connection. "A safe, reliable, green and intelligent power grid is not only a solid foundation for the industrial development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, but also a key carrier to support energy transformation and lead green and low-carbon development."

It is understood that Guangzhou and Dongguan have completed the construction of two 3 million kilowatt flexible DC back-to-back projects, as well as the simultaneous construction of a 500-kilovolt outer ring grid in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which has increased the power mutual aid capacity of eastern and western Guangdong by 150%.

In addition, since the electricity load is highly concentrated in the core area of ​​the Pearl River Delta, and nearly 60% of the clean power sources in Guangdong Province are concentrated in the east and west wings of Guangdong, the construction of the "green electricity expressway" is particularly important. Currently, in the far-reaching waters of Yangjiang, China's first "sea-land integrated" flexible DC transmission project - the offshore converter station of the Sanshan Island offshore wind power flexible DC transmission project is undergoing joint commissioning and joint testing. Once completed, this "deep-sea green power expressway" will deliver clean wind power from the vast South China Sea directly across the sea to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.