Fujian: Virtual power plant operators should continuously strengthen the construction of resource aggregation and regulation capabilities, with a focus on improving the precise control level of distributed energy sources and energy storage.

Recently, the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission, together with the Fujian Energy Regulatory Office, issued the "Management Measures for the Construction and Operation of Virtual Power Plants in Fujian Province," which guides the entire process of construction, operation, market trading, system access, and safety control of virtual power plants in the province. The measures provide regulations on aspects including construction and access management, capacity testing management, trading and settlement management, operation and safety management, and organizational support. In accordance with the requirements for participating in market transactions, the measures categorize virtual power plants into two main types: generation-based and load-based. Generation-based virtual power plants primarily aggregate distributed energy resources that feed excess power to the grid and self-use distributed energy, as well as distributed energy storage resources. Load-based virtual power plants mainly aggregate resources such as adjustable loads. A single operator may construct multiple generation-based and load-based virtual power plants simultaneously. The measures clarify that the construction and operation process of virtual power plants includes qualification review, system access debugging, capacity testing, file management, and operation monitoring, with clear definitions of the standards for each stage. The measures state that virtual power plant operators, after meeting the relevant registration requirements of the Fujian electricity market and the access requirements of the corresponding market, can participate as independent entities in the mid-to-long-term electricity market, spot market, and ancillary services market. Virtual power plant operators should continuously enhance the capacity for aggregating and adjusting resources, focusing on improving the precise control level of distributed energy sources and storage, as well as strengthening the rapid and real-time response capabilities of adjustable load resources.