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Promote the realization of the basic requirements of "full county coverage" of charging stations and "full coverage of townships" by charging piles

2024-3-20

Our country has built a charging infrastructure system with the largest number, largest radiation area, and most complete service vehicles in the world, providing a strong guarantee for the rapid development of new energy vehicles. However, there are still problems such as insufficient public charging infrastructure construction in vast rural areas, difficulty in installing and sharing charging facilities in residential communities, and prominent periodic supply and demand conflicts, which restrict the release of the consumption potential of new energy vehicles in rural areas. Building charging infrastructure appropriately ahead of schedule and optimizing the purchase and use environment for new energy vehicles are of great significance to promoting new energy vehicles to the countryside, guiding residents in rural areas to travel green, and promoting overall rural revitalization.

Regarding the development policy of charging pile infrastructure in townships

On March 5, 2024, the second session of the 14th National People's Congress held an opening ceremony at the Great Hall of the People.On behalf of the State Council, Premier Li Qiang delivered a government work report to the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress.Li Qiang proposed in the government work reportPersevere in doing a good job in "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" and solidly promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas：We will in-depth implement rural construction actions and vigorously improve rural water, electricity, gas and other infrastructure andIn terms of public services, we will strengthen the construction of charging piles, cold chain logistics, and delivery and distribution facilities, increase the earthquake-resistant renovation of farm buildings, continue to improve the rural living environment, and build a beautiful countryside that is livable, suitable for business, and beautiful.

Recently, the official website of the National Energy Administration issued the "Notice on Organizing the Application for "Charging Infrastructure Construction and Application Demonstration Counties and Demonstration Townships". The "Notice" proposes that by the end of 2025, demonstration counties and townships will strive to build a charging network system with reasonable layout, combination of speed and slowness, and moderate advancement according to local conditions, and promote the realization of the basic requirements of "full county coverage" of charging stations and "full coverage of townships" with charging piles.。

Regarding the current status of public charging pile infrastructure below the county level

At present, insufficient charging infrastructure has become the primary "blocking point" and "pain point" restricting the purchase and use of new energy vehicles in rural areas. As of the end of 2023, the total number of public piles below the county level in my country only accounts for 11.28% of the total number of public piles in the country. Among them, countyThe total number of public piles below grade 1 accounts for 12.11% of the total number of public piles in the country.; The total number of DC piles below the county level accounts for 14.51% of the total number of DC piles in the country, and the total number of AC piles accounts for 9.47% of the total number of AC piles in the country.

Four suggestions on building charging stations in towns and villages

When constructing township stations, the actual conditions in rural areas should be fully taken into consideration, and the construction of charging facilities should be promoted according to local conditions. Hefei Gangu gives the following station construction suggestions:

First, town location selection is critical! Choosing locations with convenient transportation and high charging demand, such as township centers, power supply stations, government units, and individual scenic spots, can increase the utilization rate of charging piles and thereby increase revenue!

Second, choose the appropriate charging station model and reasonably match the equipment according to the local number and usage of new energy vehicles. The best products should be based on the principle of combining fast and slow charging, with low-power DC piles and AC piles as the main ones, and high-power DC piles as the supplement.

Third, considering the special environment of towns and villages, charging piles should be simple and easy to use, provide users with a good charging experience, and increase the recharging rate of the site. At the same time, energy-saving and efficient charging piles can reduce charging costs and improve economic benefits.

Fourth, if investors consider that the cost of site and electricity is too high, they can cooperate with local governments, power companies and other institutions to jointly promote the construction and operation of charging piles. Through cooperation, resource sharing and mutual benefit can be achieved.

Multiple parties work together to help rural revitalization

Although there are many difficulties on the road to bringing charging piles to the countryside, fortunately, through more efforts, these problems are gradually being solved, or more complete policies are being actively promoted.

In terms of key implementation scenarios, the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Charging Infrastructure to Better Support New Energy Vehicles Going to the Rural Areas and Rural Revitalization" states:“Prioritize the deployment of public charging facilities in county and township enterprises and institutions, commercial buildings, transportation hubs (stations), service areas (stations) along highways and other places, and extend to relocation centralized resettlement areas, key rural tourism villages, etc., and accelerate the construction of charging piles along highways, in qualified gas stations and other places in conjunction with the development of rural self-driving tourism.”Through point-to-point, key breakthroughs, and peripheral penetration, rural B&Bs and places along highways have taken the lead in becoming the main scenes of "going to the countryside."In these scenarios, traffic can be guaranteed to a certain extent, thus breaking the profit dilemma at the profit level.

At the same time, the "Implementation Opinions" also encourage places where conditions permit to introduce public charging infrastructure in rural areas.Special support policy for construction and operation。Nowadays, many villages are more enthusiastic about building charging piles. When formulating development plans such as rural tourism, charging piles will be taken into consideration and space reserved.

As mentioned above, rural power grid consolidation and improvement projects will inevitably be the focus of future power grids.The "Guiding Opinions on Implementing Rural Power Grid Consolidation and Upgrading Projects" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, National Energy Administration, and National Rural Revitalization Administration in July 2023 stated:

In terms of serving new energy vehicles going to the countryside, overall consideration should be given to the construction of rural charging networks and the development of transmission and distribution grids, the connection between rural power grid planning and charging infrastructure planning, strengthening the construction, transformation and operation and maintenance of supporting grids for charging infrastructure, scientifically and rationally planning county high-voltage transmission grid capacity-to-load ratio levels in accordance with local conditions, appropriately advancing, and appropriately increasing the power supply margin of medium-voltage distribution grids to enhance grid support capabilities. In the eastern region, we will cooperate in the creation of charging infrastructure demonstration counties and towns to build a high-quality charging infrastructure system to serve new energy vehicles in rural areas.

In terms of electricity, the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Charging Infrastructure to Better Support the Bringing of New Energy Vehicles to the Rural Areas and Rural Revitalization" provides specific suggestions: encourage research on key technologies such as two-way interaction between electric vehicles and the power grid (V2G), photovoltaic storage and charging collaborative control, and explore the construction of charging infrastructure that provides integrated photovoltaic power generation, energy storage, and charging in rural areas with low utilization rates of charging piles. Implement peak and valley time-of-use electricity price policies to encourage users to charge during off-peak hours.

Indeed, the optical storage and charging solution may be the preferred solution to effectively solve the power shortage in villages and towns.Rural areas are rich in solar energy resources. House roofs and idle land can be used in large quantities to participate in photovoltaic power generation and energy storage in a distributed form. Combined with electric vehicle charging, it has formed a mainstream model for rural charging network construction. It can not only solve rural power problems, but also reduce costs and increase income through peak-valley price differences.

For equipment manufacturers like us, we need to improve the technology of charging facilities and further ensure the stability of product equipment in order to reduce maintenance costs and have a longer life.Overall reduction of operation and maintenance costs of rural charging facilities. To this end, Hefei Qiangu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has made a new program upgrade and innovation in the entire charging pile program. We also look forward to sincere cooperation with friends and businessmen from all walks of life.

In short, with the implementation of multiple policies and resources, I believe that various localities will also introduce a series of measures to help comprehensively revitalize rural areas and bring new energy to the countryside. In the future, Hefei Gangu will closely focus on the national new energy development strategy, continue to carry out technological innovation and product research and development, continue to take advantage of its rich experience in building stations in rural areas, and provide high-quality solutions for more and more township governments, enterprises and institutions in the construction of new energy vehicle charging infrastructure!