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Recently, six departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Administration, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Action Plan for Doubling the Service Capacity of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities in Three Years (2025-2027)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan") Journalists interviewed relevant officials from the National Energy Administration on this matter.

What is the background of the release of the "Action Plan"?

China's new energy vehicles have entered a stage of rapid and large-scale development. As a key support for the new energy vehicle industry, the service capacity of charging facilities directly affects consumers' purchasing confidence. On the one hand, in recent years, China's charging infrastructure has developed rapidly, and its service capacity can basically meet the current charging needs of new energy vehicles. However, there are still problems such as unbalanced layout of public charging networks, the need to optimize the functional structure of facilities, insufficient service supply in residential areas, the need to strengthen power supply guarantee, and the need to improve the quality and efficiency of operation and management. Policies need to be introduced to solve these problems. On the other hand, in March this year, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and The General Office of the State Council issued the "Special Action Plan for Boosting Consumption", taking auto consumption as an important means to boost consumption and requiring all localities and departments to focus on optimizing the consumption environment and creating effective consumption demands. To implement the requirements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and The State Council on stabilizing employment, stabilizing the economy and promoting high-quality development, and to accelerate the construction of a high-quality charging infrastructure system, we have formulated the "Action Plan". The Action Plan clearly sets out the goals and action paths for the development of charging facilities in the coming period, helping to accelerate the construction of a high-quality charging facility system and support the development of the new energy vehicle industry.

What are the overall considerations of the "Action Plan"?

The Action Plan focuses on "four greater emphases" and studies and proposes relevant policy measures to accelerate the construction of a high-quality charging facility system: First, greater emphasis is placed on balance. In terms of spatial layout, the current urban charging service guarantee capacity is relatively sufficient, but the construction of charging facilities in rural areas is still uneven. The Action Plan clearly states that efforts should be accelerated to make up for the shortcomings in the construction of rural charging facilities and achieve full coverage of public charging facilities in rural areas. In terms of the functional structure of facilities, the average power of public charging facilities in China is only 45.5 kilowatts at present, which is still unable to effectively meet the charging demands of rapid energy replenishment scenarios such as expressways and urban hotspots during holidays. The Action Plan clearly states that the planning and construction of high-power charging facilities should be accelerated in key cities and expressway service areas to further optimize the functional structure of the facilities. The second is to pay more attention to innovation. As a new model and business form, vehicle-to-grid interaction connects new energy vehicles with the power supply network through charging and battery swapping facilities. By organizing intelligent and orderly charging and bidirectional charging and discharging, it can effectively leverage the regulatory potential of new energy vehicles as flexible energy storage resources. The Action Plan proposes to expand the pilot scope of vehicle-to-internet interaction and continuously explore and innovate in aspects such as price policies, market-oriented mechanisms and application scenarios. Third, greater emphasis is placed on inclusiveness. The Action Plan, in response to the difficulty of building charging piles in residential areas, further strengthens the requirements for the construction of charging infrastructure and actively promotes the new construction model of "unified construction and unified service". In response to the issue of insufficient coverage of charging networks in rural areas, it is proposed to further reduce the layout of charging facilities in rural areas and support the promotion of new energy vehicles in rural areas. In response to the public's feedback on the cumbersome process of applying for and connecting to power supply, it is required to simplify the application materials for residents' charging piles, encourage the exploration of pilot applications such as "one community, one certificate", and implement the "three zeros" and "three savings" service measures. Fourth, greater emphasis is placed on practicality. To ensure the effective implementation of the "Three-Year Doubling" action, the "Action Plan" clearly defines the corresponding responsibilities of relevant state ministries and commissions, and puts forward specific work requirements for local authorities, power grid enterprises, charging operation enterprises, industry associations and consulting institutions, etc., effectively guaranteeing the smooth implementation of the "Action Plan".

What are the main goals of the "Action Plan"?

The Action Plan clearly states that it will further boost consumer confidence and promote the wider purchase and use of electric vehicles by continuously improving the charging network, enhancing charging efficiency, optimizing service quality, and innovating the industrial ecosystem. By the end of 2027, 28 million charging facilities will be built across the country, providing over 300 million kilowatts of public charging capacity to meet the charging needs of more than 80 million electric vehicles, achieving a doubling of charging service capacity.

What key tasks have been deployed in the Action Plan?

The Action Plan proposes to implement five major special actions. The first is the action to improve and upgrade public charging facilities. In response to the differentiated energy replenishment demands of urban, intercity and rural charging networks, classified measures will be taken to build an urban public charging network with fast charging as the main focus, slow charging as a supplement and high-power charging as a beneficial supplement. The layout of charging facility locations in highway service areas will be increased and the functional structure of the facilities will be optimized. Further extend the rural charging network and increase the guarantee of charging demands for people returning home during the Spring Festival. The second is the action to optimize charging conditions in residential areas. It is clearly stipulated that new residential areas should build charging facilities or reserve installation conditions in 100% of fixed parking Spaces, while existing residential areas should supplement charging facilities based on local conditions. Pilot projects of the "unified construction and unified service" model for residential areas will be carried out. The third is the large-scale application and promotion action for vehicle-to-internet interaction. We will advance the construction of the first batch of vehicle-to-internet interaction pilot projects, establish a collaborative promotion and tracking evaluation mechanism, explore market-oriented response models for vehicle-to-internet interaction, and continuously expand the scope of vehicle-to-internet interaction pilot projects. The fourth is the power supply capacity and power supply service improvement action, which requires incorporating the demand for charging facility access into the distribution network planning, carrying out construction and renovation such as optimizing the distribution network framework and increasing the capacity of transformer areas, strengthening the service guarantee for application and connection, actively expanding business processing channels, and optimizing the internal approval process. The fifth is the action to enhance the quality of charging operation services. We will increase the supply of high-quality, high-efficiency and highly reliable facilities, promote the upgrading and transformation of old equipment, improve the environment and operation and maintenance quality of charging stations, standardize charging standards, improve the functions of the charging facility monitoring service platform, and strengthen the evaluation of operation service quality and the application of results.

How to Ensure the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Action Plan?

The Action Plan sets out four aspects of safeguard measures. The first is to strengthen organizational leadership. The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration are coordinating and promoting the implementation of the action plan. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport and other departments have strengthened policy support and work supervision in areas such as vehicle-to-grid interaction, the construction of charging facilities in urban residential areas, and the construction of charging facilities along highways. The State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Energy Administration and other departments shall, in accordance with their respective duties, strengthen the quality and safety supervision of charging piles and urge and guide the formulation of standards. The second is to strengthen the implementation and enforcement. All types of entities in the charging industry are performing their respective duties and working in concert to ensure the effective implementation of the plan. Local government authorities should, in light of local conditions, formulate three-year action plans for the construction of charging facilities in their respective regions and increase support for the construction and renovation of supporting power grids. Power grid enterprises should enhance the construction of supporting power grids and the level of power supply services, and increase the construction of guaranteed charging facilities. Charging facility operation enterprises should enhance the scale of charging facility construction and service quality. Industry associations and consulting institutions should improve technical norms and construction guidelines. The third is to strengthen safety management. Local government authorities should, in accordance with their respective duties, strengthen the safety management of charging facilities. Charging construction and operation enterprises should strictly follow national standards for the site selection, design, construction and layout of fire protection facilities of charging stations. Public charging station design, construction and supervision units should fulfill their primary responsibility for production safety. Charging operation enterprises should ensure that charging equipment meets quality requirements. Fourth, do a good job in publicity and guidance. Strengthen the publicity of policies, conduct in-depth policy interpretation, and enhance cross-industry and cross-field exchanges.