Ganfeng Lithium and EDF Announce Partnership for Kintore Energy Storage Project
- Ganfeng Lithium and EDF partner on the Kintore Project, Ganfeng’s first large-scale UK energy storage venture
- The project will deliver 50MW/160MWh of capacity, with operations expected by 2026
- EDF will use its Powershift platform to provide real-time grid services and support network stability
Ganfeng Lithium has signed an agreement with EDF to optimise and operate its Kintore Project energy storage power station, marking Ganfeng’s first large-scale energy storage venture in the UK. The project is expected to deliver 50MW/160MWh of capacity and aims to begin commercial operations by 2026.
Under the agreement, Ganfeng Lithium will manage construction and equipment supply with local partner GV renewable, while EDF will oversee trading, asset optimisation and operational management once the project is commissioned.
Using its Powershift platform and extensive market expertise, EDF will provide real-time grid services to help stabilise the network and support the UK’s renewable energy system.
"Partnering with EDF allows us to bring Ganfeng's advanced energy storage technology to the UK market”, said Zhang Diyuan, Head of Ganfeng's overseas energy storage business. “By combining our manufacturing expertise with EDF’s operational experience, we aim to strengthen the reliability and efficiency of the UK’s renewable energy network."
Stuart Fenner, Commercial Director of Wholesale Market Services added: “Energy storage is critical to supporting the UK’s transition to a more sustainable, electric future. The Kintore Project will provide flexible and responsive grid support, helping to balance supply and demand, strengthen system resilience, and deliver lasting value for consumers and asset owners.”
This partnership demonstrates both companies’ commitment to clean energy innovation and accelerating the deployment of advanced energy storage solutions in the UK.
About EDF
EDF is driving the transition towards An Electric Britain – a secure, affordable, low-carbon future for everyone. As Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity, we are investing more than £100 million weekly in Britain’s electricity infrastructure. We supply millions of customers with electricity and help homes and businesses switch to electricity for heating, transport and industrial processes.
We operate five nuclear power stations and more than 35 onshore wind farms and three offshore wind farms. Since 2009, EDF has invested almost £9 billion in the nuclear fleet to improve reliability and extend station lifetimes. The five generating stations currently supply about 12% of the UK’s electricity demand.
EDF is building the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. We are a minority investor (12.5%) in and major supplier to a replica plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will provide low carbon electricity to meet 14% of UK demand and power around 12 million homes. EDF Group companies Framatome and Arabelle Solutions have a presence in the UK and manufacture critical equipment such as reactor pressure vessels and turbines.
EDF is enabling its 5 million customers, both in business and at home, to choose electric solutions that save cash and carbon, whether it is buying an electric car, generating and storing electricity, selling energy back to the grid or installing solar panels or a heat pump. In 2025, EDF’s Customers business was ranked as one of the Sunday Times’s Best Place to Work.
It is also one of the UK’s leading developers of renewable energy through EDF power solutions UK and Ireland. We have more than 2GW of renewable generation in operation and over 10GW in construction, planning and development across a range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage.
We are one of the largest suppliers to British business and a leading supplier of innovative energy solutions that are helping businesses become more energy independent. In addition, the company’s energy services business, Dalkia, one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical service providers.
About Ganfeng
Ganfeng Lithium is a globally leading lithium ecosystem enterprise, with businesses spanning upstream lithium resource development, midstream lithium compound and lithium battery manufacturing, and downstream battery recycling and energy storage system integration. Committed to delivering world-class green energy solutions worldwide, the company's energy storage products and systems are widely used across China, Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region, playing an increasingly vital role in the global energy transition.
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