When news broke that China's national electricity generation surpassed 10 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2024—accounting for one-third of the world's total—many wondered: With such abundant power supply, why does China still advocate for energy conservation?

    In fact, behind these impressive figures lie deep-seated contradictions within the power system: traditional thermal power dominates, yet it carries the dual burdens of high costs and severe pollution; Renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro offer controllable costs and clean, pollution-free generation, yet they face limitations in capacity, quality instability, and constraints from weather and site conditions. In response, Kangwo Holdings has introduced a third solution beyond “expanding supply and reducing consumption” through technological innovation. By integrating clean energy supplementation with intelligent energy management, the company is injecting “green resilience” into the power system.

01 The Hidden Challenges of Power Supply Security

    Despite China's proactive push toward green power transition, thermal power remains the “ballast” of current electricity supply. In 2024, thermal power contributed over 60% of the nation's total electricity generation exceeding 10 trillion kilowatt-hours. However, coal—the core fuel for thermal power—has seen sustained price increases in recent years. Data indicates that since the start of 2024, domestic coal prices have risen cumulatively by over 10%, with pithead coal prices in some producing regions briefly exceeding 1,000 yuan per ton. Meanwhile, grid-connected electricity prices, subject to policy regulation, have struggled to rise in tandem. This has left many thermal power companies trapped in a predicament where “every kilowatt-hour generated incurs a loss.” More critically, thermal power's environmental footprint conflicts with China's “dual carbon” goals: each kilowatt-hour generated equates to 400 grams of standard coal consumption and over 900 grams of carbon dioxide emissions. This contradicts green transition requirements, leaving thermal power companies caught between cost pressures and emission reduction responsibilities.

    The rise of new energy sources like wind and solar power has injected fresh vitality into optimizing China's power structure. In 2024, new energy generation surged by over 20% year-on-year, accounting for more than 70% of the increase and becoming the core driver of electricity growth. However, the “intermittency” and “fluctuations” of new energy pose severe challenges to grid peak regulation: During extreme summer heatwaves, sudden drops in wind speeds caused wind power output to decline by over 30% in some regions; During winter cold snaps, photovoltaic (PV) panel efficiency drops by 20% due to low temperatures; and during evening peak hours, PV generation ceases entirely. This dependence on weather conditions makes it difficult for renewable energy to independently ensure stable power supply, leaving systems vulnerable to supply gaps during extreme weather events. A report released by the State Grid Energy Research Institute indicates that during the 2025 summer peak demand period, the national power supply and demand balance will be tight overall. Some high-load regions may experience power shortages during evening peak hours, with the instability of renewable energy being a key contributing factor.

02 The Key Piece of the Green Energy Puzzle

    Kangwo Holding has keenly identified the pain points in power systems, successively launching methanol-based distributed power stations and hybrid energy solutions integrating wind, solar, methanol storage, and charging (now core products under its subsidiary Hydrogen-Methanol Ecology). Both solutions feature the company's proprietary methanol-powered drivetrain, offering three key advantages: low-carbon emissions, cost-effectiveness, and durability. These innovations serve as critical equipment for addressing environmental pressures on thermal power and the intermittency challenges of renewable energy.

    The methanol-powered distributed power station delivers superior performance, stable output, and reliable durability. It operates independently of natural constraints, maintaining efficient and consistent electricity generation even in challenging environments such as low pressure, low oxygen, extreme cold, intense heat, corrosion, and sandstorms. The Xinjiang Huoshaoyun Lead-Zinc Mine, situated at an altitude of 5,700 meters, serves as a prime example of this product's application. Simultaneously, the environmentally friendly design of the engine and the green properties of methanol enable this equipment to reduce NOx emissions by ≥98%, PM emissions by ≥97%, and CO emissions by ≥93%, thereby alleviating the burden on the ecological environment. Moreover, the economic advantages of methanol-based distributed power stations directly address the cost challenges faced by thermal power enterprises. Compared to traditional diesel generator sets, operating costs are reduced by over 50%. Unlike coal-fired power, it eliminates exposure to coal price volatility risks, while methanol fuel offers more convenient and secure storage and transportation. Calculations show that a single set of 12 units, operating an average of 6,000 hours annually, achieves annual fuel cost savings of 1.875 million yuan.

    The hybrid energy series integrating wind, solar, methanol storage, and charging further amplifies both ecological and economic benefits. Based on the technical logic of “multi-energy complementarity + intelligent dispatch,” it achieves an operational model where wind and solar power take the lead, methanol provides backup, energy storage handles peak shaving, and charging supplements capacity. This seamlessly addresses natural constraints on wind and solar energy as well as peak-valley fluctuations, transforming renewable energy equipment from being “weather-dependent” to stable and controllable. Currently, this product is being deployed across mining operations, oil drilling sites, and communication base stations.

    From methanol-based distributed renewable power stations to integrated wind-solar-methanol-storage-charging hybrid energy solutions, Kangwo Holdings has not only addressed the challenges of high thermal power costs, renewable energy instability, and regional supply-demand mismatches, but also charted a “green and reliable” energy transition pathway. Against the backdrop of the “dual carbon” strategy and the development of a new power system, the future of electricity demands not only “sufficient quantity” but also “enhanced quality.” With technological innovation as its pen and green practices as its ink, Kangwo Holdings is writing this energy transition narrative—a chapter uniquely belonging to Chinese enterprises.