Huawei and Partners Launch Grid Forming and AI Initiative

Sep 17, 2026
Huawei Digital Power and partner organizations launched an initiative to support standards and wider deployment of grid forming and AI technologies in power systems.

Huawei Digital Power and partner organizations launched the Global Joint Initiative on Grid Forming & AI at the 2026 Global Low-Carbon Industry Forum in Shenzhen on September 15, the company stated in an announcement. The initiative will support standards and large scale deployment of grid forming and AI technologies for stable and affordable electricity systems.

Forum presentations covered solar and energy storage integration, AI based power systems, data centers that interact with power grids, and European markets for grid forming services. Fraunhofer IWES also presented results from a megawatt scale grid forming test conducted with Huawei, including tests of inertia response, overload capacity, and islanded operation.

Terra Solar Philippines presented its MTerra Solar project, which includes 3.5 GW of photovoltaic capacity and 4.5 GWh of grid forming energy storage. Its first phase, comprising 2.5 GWp of photovoltaic capacity and 3.3 GWh of battery storage, entered commercial operation on August 26.

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