By the end of July 2025, the number of charging piles for electric vehicles in China had reached more than 16.69 million units, marking a 53 percent year-on-year increase, according to data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Friday.
The figure includes 4.202 million public charging units and 12.494 million private units, showing a year-on-year increase of 38 percent and 58.8 percent, respectively.
China will build a new energy infrastructure for a zero-carbon society, and expedite the development of a new power system to propel the ongoing transformation of the country's energy sector throughout the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).
Over 16 million charging piles built in China to support EV
Over 16 million charging piles built in China to support EV
Global food commodity prices climbed for a second consecutive month in March, driven mainly by higher energy costs linked to escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in report released on Friday.
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 128.5 points in March, up 2.4 percent from February and 1.0 percent above its level a year ago.
According to the report, the FAO Vegetable Oil Index and Sugar Price Index showed the largest increases, up 5.1 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively.
The FAO Cereal Price Index increased by 1.5 percent from the previous month, driven primarily by higher world wheat prices, which rose 4.3 percent.
The FAO Meat Price Index rose by 1.0 percent from the previous month, and the FAO All-Rice Price Index declined by 3.0 percent in March, according to the report.
FAO stated that rising energy and fertilizer prices have been driving up agricultural input costs.
If the conflict stretches beyond 40 days, farmers will have to choose to farm the same with fewer inputs, plant less, or switch to less intensive fertilizer crops, according to FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero.
These choices will hit future yields and shape food supply and commodity prices for the rest of this year and beyond, Torero said.
Global food prices rise for 2nd consecutive month in March amid Middle East conflict: FAO
