# Huaihe Energy and CATL Sign Strategic Agreement to Build Zero-Carbon Infrastructure in the Yangtze River Delta

Huaihe Energy and CATL signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop new energy storage, renewable energy projects, scenario electrification and new power system construction, aiming to strengthen power supply security in the Yangtze River Delta region\.

By China EV Signal
Published: 2026-10-21T14:14:38.387Z
Updated: 2026-10-21T14:14:38.390Z
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## Key takeaways

- Huaihe Energy and CATL will cooperate on new energy storage, renewable energy project development, scenario electrification and new power system construction\.
- During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the two companies will focus on grid-side and source-grid-load-storage multi-type energy storage projects to improve peak-shaving and renewable energy consumption capacity\.
- The companies plan to combine CATL's battery charging and swapping network with Huaihe Energy's photovoltaic resources in coal mining subsidence areas to build charging and swapping infrastructure for mining and heavy-duty truck logistics scenarios and to implement zero-carbon industrial parks\.

## Agreement Signed

Huaihe Energy and CATL recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement\. The two companies will cooperate across new energy storage, renewable energy project development, scenario electrification and new power system construction to jointly strengthen power supply security in the Yangtze River Delta region\.

Zhou Tao, Party Secretary and Chairman of Huaihe Energy Co\., Ltd\., and Lai Yongjie, Regional General Manager of CATL, signed the agreement on behalf of the two parties\. Han Jiazhang, Party Secretary and Chairman of Huaihe Energy Holding Group, and Wang Geng, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Huaihe Energy Holding Group, along with Wu Yingming, Director and President of Regional Management at CATL, and Zheng Yelai, Co-President of the Market System and General Manager of the Zero-Carbon Energy Business Unit at CATL, attended and witnessed the signing\.

## Energy Storage and Renewable Energy

The cooperation covers the construction of wind-solar and multi-energy complementary bases\. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the two companies will focus on grid-side and source-grid-load-storage multi-type energy storage projects to enhance peak-shaving and renewable energy consumption capacity\.

The companies will also advance microgrids, virtual power plants and green electricity trading, explore implementation paths for source-grid-load-storage coupling and park load aggregation transformation, and jointly develop the Shanghai energy storage demonstration project to promote cross-regional energy linkage\.

## Electrification and Zero-Carbon Parks

Huaihe Energy and CATL plan to combine CATL's battery charging and swapping network with Huaihe Energy's photovoltaic resources in coal mining subsidence areas\. The two companies will promote the construction of charging and swapping infrastructure in mining and heavy-duty truck logistics scenarios and implement zero-carbon industrial parks to reduce costs and improve efficiency\.

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## Original publisher

宁德时代. Published: 2026-10-21T09:01:00.000Z