[Haichuan New Energy] In July 2022, the number of public charging stations increased by 47,000 compared to June
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Status of public charging infrastructure: In July 2022, the number of public charging stations increased by 47,000 compared to June, representing a year-on-year growth of 65.7% in July. As of July 2022, the member organizations within the alliance had reported a total of 1.575 million public charging stations, of which 684,000 were DC charging stations, 890,000 were AC charging stations, and 485 were hybrid AC/DC charging stations. From August 2021 to July 2022, an average of about 52,000 new public charging stations were added each month. Regarding the operation of public charging infrastructure at the provincial, regional, and municipal levels, the top 10 regions – Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing, Hubei, Shandong, Anhui, Henan, and Fujian – account for 71.7% of all publicly installed charging stations. The national charging volume is concentrated in provinces such as Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Hubei, and Hunan. The electricity is primarily used for buses and passenger cars, while other types of vehicles such as sanitation and logistics vehicles and taxis account for a smaller proportion. In July 2022, the total electricity consumption for charging across the country was approximately 2.19 billion kWh, an increase of 260 million kWh compared to the previous month. This represented a year-on-year increase of 125.2% and a month-on-month increase of 13.7%. Status of public charging infrastructure operators: As of July 2022, the top 15 charging stations operated by companies across the country were as follows: SuperCharge operated 295,000 charging stations, Xingxing Charging operated 293,000, **State Grid operated 196,000, YunkuaiChong operated 196,000, Southern Power Grid operated 95,000, Xiaoju Charging operated 80,000, Weijingyun operated 55,000, Shenzhen Cheguowang operated 53,000, Yiwei Energy operated 38,000, HuiCharging operated 37,000, WanchengWanchong operated 35,000, SAIC Anyue operated 24,000, Wanma Aichong operated 24,000, China Putian operated 21,000, and Weilan KuaiChong operated 15,000. These 15 operators account for 92.5% of the total, while the remaining operators account for 7.5% of the total.
Regarding the overall operation of charging infrastructure, from January to July 2022, the number of charging units increased by 1.362 million units. Among these, the number of public charging stations increased by 199.2% on a year-on-year basis, while the number of private charging stations installed in vehicles continued to rise, with an increase of 390.1% on a year-on-year basis. As of July 2022, the total number of charging infrastructure units nationwide was 3.98 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 97.5%. Comparison of charging infrastructure and electric vehicles: from January to July 2022, the number of charging installations increased by 1.362 million units, while the sales volume of new energy vehicles reached 3.194 million units; both charging infrastructure and new energy vehicles continued to experience rapid growth. The increment ratio of the pile driver is 1:2.3, and the development of charging infrastructure can basically meet the rapid growth of new energy vehicles.
Shanghai: Enhance the intelligence and coordinated control of charging facilities through interconnection platforms, with 200,000 new smart charging facilities to be added by 2025. On August 11, the \"Implementation Plan for Reaching Carbon Peak in the Energy and Power Sector of Shanghai\" was issued. The plan states that by 2025, the energy structure will be further improved, the energy utilization efficiency in key industries will reach international and domestic advanced levels, and a modern energy system as well as a new type of power system that are clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient, and suitable for a megacity, will be rapidly developed. It mentions the need to improve the comprehensive regulation capacity of the power system. Power grid companies play a role as platforms and hubs, ensuring proper integration between power sources and the grid, enhancing scientific scheduling, and participating in the construction of pumped storage projects in the East China region through investment, thereby improving the grid’s capacity for regulation and ensuring that new energy projects can be connected to the grid in a timely manner and operate at full capacity. Increase efforts in the flexible retrofitting of coal-fired power units and the construction of regulatory power sources such as gas turbines, in order to continuously enhance the regulatory capacity on the power supply side. Develop distributed smart grids, strengthen research on the planning, design, and operation of active distribution networks, determine appropriately the proportion of distributed renewable energy sources connected to these networks, and enhance the capacity of distribution networks to accommodate distributed new energy sources. Encourage self-provided power plants, high-energy-consuming industrial loads, interruptible commercial and industrial loads, electric vehicle charging networks, virtual power plants, etc., to participate in system regulation. By leveraging municipal interconnected charging station platforms, the intelligence level and coordinated control capabilities of charging facilities are enhanced, thereby enabling electric vehicles to help balance electricity demand during peak and off-peak times; by 2025, 200,000 new intelligent charging facilities are to be installed across the city. By 2025, the city’s demand-side regulation capacity shall be no less than 5% of the maximum electricity load.
I have driven electric cars from Beijing to Xi’an and from Beijing to Ningbo; whether on highways or national roads, the pressure and urgency related to charging are no longer significant. These days, after carefully examining the driving route from Beijing to Urumqi, it’s clear that there’s no issue at all when it comes to the distribution of charging stations.
There is also the issue of availability rate; some charging stations are not functional, but this is also related to the fact that they were used little in the initial stage and thus generated no revenue. Now that business is booming, maintenance is being carried out
The care and maintenance of public facilities are carried out jointly by users and operators. Even at some charging stations in cities, where users are not careful with them and damage often occurs, it is essential to include more instructions on usage and signs emphasizing proper care on the charging stations, in order to guide users correctly.
It is very necessary to improve quality; the availability of facilities is also an important aspect, and maintenance is crucial