A major milestone for Zhiguang Energy Storage — the company has officially been selected as one of Guangzhou’s first batch of “Chain Leader” enterprises for strategic industrial clusters.

The Guangzhou Strategic Industrial Cluster Taskforce Office recently announced the inaugural list of Chain Leader enterprises, with Zhiguang Energy Storage successfully selected for the New Energy and New Energy Storage Industrial Cluster (New Energy Storage segment). The selection process featured highly limited quotas and rigorous evaluation standards.

Across the entire city, only three companies in the new energy storage sector were chosen as Chain Leaders, with Zhiguang Energy Storage recognized among them for its leadership role in driving the high-quality development of Guangzhou’s energy storage industry.

“Chain Leader” enterprises refer to companies that hold core competitive positions within industrial and supply chains, possess strong industry-leading influence, and play a critical role in optimizing resource allocation, driving technological innovation, and building industrial ecosystems. These enterprises are expected to strengthen the resilience, stability, and competitiveness of Guangzhou’s industrial supply chains.

The selection covered 15 strategic industrial clusters across Guangzhou and adopted a comprehensive and highly standardized evaluation system. As one of Guangzhou’s key strategic emerging industries, new energy storage represents a major focus area for future industrial development. Being selected as a Chain Leader enterprise is not only strong official recognition of Zhiguang’s technological strength and industry contribution, but also entrusts the company with the responsibility of driving industrial collaboration and ecosystem development.

Strengthening the Industrial Chain Through Technology Leadership

Driven by proprietary core technologies, Zhiguang Energy Storage pioneered the world’s first cascaded high-voltage direct-grid-connected large-capacity energy storage technology. The company has achieved fully self-developed and self-manufactured capabilities for all key system components except battery cells, including PCS, BMS, EMS, DMS, CMS, and PACK systems, ensuring technological security and supply chain stability from the source.

Leveraging key technologies such as grid-forming control, black start capability, precise SOC balancing, and full lifecycle safety protection, Zhiguang continues to push the industry toward higher-end, smarter, and more efficient development while supporting technological upgrades across upstream and downstream partners.

Driving Industrial Collaboration and Supply Chain Integration

Supported by large-scale manufacturing capacity and strong market demand, Zhiguang Energy Storage fully leverages its role as an industry-leading enterprise to strengthen the industrial ecosystem.

The company has established five industrial parks in Guangzhou, with annual energy storage system production capacity reaching 15GWh and automation rates exceeding 95% across key manufacturing processes. Its large-scale production capabilities are accelerating coordinated development among upstream suppliers of battery cells, IGBTs, structural components, wiring harnesses, and other key materials, while also promoting localized supply chain integration.

At the same time, Zhiguang is using benchmark 100MW-scale projects to stimulate downstream growth in EPC services, installation and commissioning, intelligent O&M, testing and certification, and recycling services — helping close critical gaps across the industry value chain and enhancing overall delivery resilience and operational efficiency.

Building a World-Class Energy Storage Industrial Ecosystem

As a Chain Leader enterprise, Zhiguang Energy Storage is actively strengthening ecosystem collaboration through technology sharing, standards development, demand coordination, and project-driven innovation.

The company is leading collaborative innovation initiatives with industrial partners and research institutions across the supply chain to jointly tackle common industry challenges and accelerate technological advancement throughout the sector.

By integrating industrial resources, optimizing collaborative mechanisms, and promoting joint standards development, Zhiguang is helping foster a healthy industrial ecosystem characterized by leading enterprises, coordinated industry tiers, and strong cluster collaboration — continuously enhancing the completeness, stability, and global competitiveness of Guangzhou’s new energy storage industry.

This recognition as one of Guangzhou’s first Chain Leader enterprises represents strong government and industry recognition of Zhiguang Energy Storage’s technological leadership, industrial influence, and supply chain integration capabilities.

Looking ahead, Zhiguang Energy Storage will continue fulfilling its responsibilities as a Chain Leader enterprise by driving technological innovation, strengthening industrial collaboration, and building a sustainable ecosystem — contributing to the development of a globally competitive new energy and energy storage industrial cluster in Guangzhou while supporting China’s dual-carbon goals and next-generation power system development.