[Haichuan Engineering News] By 2025, Sichuan plans to build 500 new CNG stations

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Recently, the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Sichuan Provincial Energy Bureau issued the \"Sichuan Province Natural Gas Vehicle Refueling Station Layout Plan (2021–2025)\\" (hereinafter referred to as the \"Plan\"). The plan states that by 2025, Sichuan will plan to build 500 new gas filling stations (including 141 in highway service areas). Of these, there will be 15 CNG filling stations, 401 LNG filling stations, 8 L-CNG filling stations, and 76 stations that combine CNG and LNG filling capabilities. A relevant official from the Provincial Energy Bureau explained that the background for formulating this Plan is to help achieve the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, to accelerate the clean and low-carbon transformation of energy use in transportation, to plan scientifically for the construction of natural gas refueling stations for vehicles during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, to promote the high-quality development of the natural gas vehicle industry across the province, and to speed up the establishment of a safe, environmentally friendly, forward-thinking, and efficient network of natural gas vehicle refueling stations. One of the highlights of the **Plan** is to rely on guidance and market leadership, giving full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation; it encourages leading enterprises in the natural gas industry to participate actively, supports orderly competition among various market entities, and fosters a diverse set of market players that can operate in a coordinated manner. Improve **guidance and service functions, give full play to the role of planning in providing guidance, create a fair, just, and transparent market environment, and ensure the sustainable and healthy development of the vehicle natural gas refueling industry.