February 1, 2026 08:28 PM GMT We see this as a critical milestone in China's power market reform. In particular, the inclusion of independent ESS arrives ahead of market expectations and potentially incentivizes the upcoming demand upon promising economic returns. We expect provincial capacity tariff policies to accelerate the rollouts post this national notice, and we have already seen provinces like Hubei, Gansu and Inner Mongolia introduce the relevant measures ( Exhibit 1 ). | M Downloaded by Neil.Wang@ ...