China rapidly expands EV support infrastructure, surpassing 13 million charging piles

China has been accelerating the construction of a high-quality charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, with coverage surpassing 97 percent of county-level regions, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Monday.

The latest data reveals that by the end of March 2025, the number of charging piles in China had reached more than 13.7 million units, marking a 47.6 percent year-on-year increase. The figure includes 3.9 million public charging units and 9.8 million private units, said Zhang Xing, spokesman for the NEA, speaking at a press conference in Beijing.

"All provincial-level regions in the Chinese mainland, except for the Xizang Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, have achieved the goal of installing charging stations in all county-level regions, with the nationwide coverage rate of charging facilities reaching 97.31 percent. A total of 13 provincial-level regions have met the target of installing charging piles in all township-level regions, with the coverage rate of charging infrastructure reaching 76.91 percent," said the spokesman.

A total of 38,000 charging piles have been installed at expressway service areas across the country, covering 98 percent of the nationwide network, Zhang added.

The NEA is also preparing for the five-day May Day holiday, running from May 1 to 5, which is expected to spark a nationwide travel peak.

Zhang emphasized that to address public concerns about travel convenience during holidays, the administration is encouraging local governments and enterprises to focus on deploying high-power charging facilities at key locations, such as expressway service areas.

"As the May Day holiday approaches, the NEA has been guiding regions across the Chinese mainland to upgrade existing outdated charging facilities and install temporary charging equipment. At the same time, they are increasing the number of on-duty staff, ensuring early inspection and maintenance of equipment, and strengthening monitoring through digital platforms to guarantee that charging services during the May Day holiday will operate in a smooth, orderly, safe, reliable, regulated, and efficient manner," said Zhang.

China rapidly expands EV support infrastructure, surpassing 13 million charging piles

China has established more than 5,500 green mines at or above the provincial level, marking positive progress in the country's green mining development, an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources said at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of this year's World Earth Day.

According to Dong Qingji, deputy director general of the Ministry of Natural Resources' department of mineral resources protection and supervision, green mining requirements have been written into the Mineral Resources Law and the Ecological Environment Code, providing strong legal backing. A working system featuring government guidance, departmental coordination, enterprise leadership and public supervision is now largely in place.

China is accelerating the construction of green mines and will organize the selection of a new batch of national-level green mines. Currently, there are over 1,000 national-level green mines and more than 4,500 provincial-level green mines in the country.

Looking ahead, the ministry will continue to promote the construction and operation of all newly built mines in accordance with green mine standards, while speeding up the green transformation and upgrading of existing operating mines. For mines that have not yet initiated green transition, they are required to launch green mine construction as soon as possible, fulfill their obligations for ecological restoration in mining areas, and strengthen ecological restoration and governance in these areas.

China builds over 5,500 green mines, advances sustainable mining