Public charging stations will be fully covered in every village by 2025, and Dezhou will open up new energy vehicles to villages

On September 7, the Information Office of the Dezhou Municipal People's Government held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of "Dezhou City's efforts to serve the development of charging infrastructure in rural areas with new energy vehicles."

Liu Zehua, director of the Dezhou Development and Reform Commission, said that Dezhou has steadily promoted the construction of charging infrastructure. By the end of July 2023, Dezhou had built a total of 11,562 charging piles for electric vehicles of various types, including 2,460 public piles and 9,102 residential charging piles. A total of 135 public charging stations have been built within the urban development boundary of the central urban area. The average service radius of public charging stations for electric vehicles is less than 1 kilometer, meeting the requirements of a five-star new smart city. At present, domestic highway service areas and bus stations have achieved full coverage of charging piles, and an integrated public charging service network in the city has been basically formed, which has effectively guaranteed the green and low-carbon travel of the people.

In accordance with the principle of "adapting measures to local conditions, fast and slow complementation, economic rationality, and moderate advancement" for the construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, we will adhere to government guidance and market dominance, focus on the urban center of Dezhou City and the main urban areas of all counties and cities, and cover central towns and concentrated residential communities with conditions. By 2025, the proportion of public fast charging piles in urban areas will reach more than 70%, creating a "10-minute fast charging circle". Focusing on the shortcomings of charging infrastructure construction in rural areas, we will give priority to pilot projects in urban-rural junctions, township resident, and key villages for rural tourism, where population concentration is high, traffic volume is large, and power grids and roads are well-equipped. By 2025, more than 6,000 public charging piles will be built in the city, and public charging stations will be "fully covered in every township."

Next steps

(I) Strengthen the planning of public charging infrastructure construction projects. Under the guidance of the plan, guide all counties and cities to actively plan electric vehicle charging infrastructure construction projects in accordance with the Dezhou New Energy Vehicle Intelligent Charging Network Construction Project Model. At present, our city has included 6 new energy vehicle charging pile projects in the 2023 local government special bond project list, with a total investment of 2.16 billion yuan and a bond demand of 1.058 billion yuan.

(II) Study the supporting policies for the construction and operation of charging networks. Make full use of local government special bonds, policy-based development financial instruments (funds) and other policies to support the construction and implementation of qualified electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects. Take into account the construction of rural charging networks and the development of transmission and distribution networks, and coordinate relevant departments to increase support such as land use guarantees. Implement the peak-valley time-of-use electricity price policy to encourage users to charge during off-peak hours.

(III) Improve the management and service capabilities of charging infrastructure. Based on the charging facility environment, power grid infrastructure conditions, and operation and maintenance requirements in rural areas, guide electric vehicle charging infrastructure project units to improve the charging facility operation and maintenance system, improve facility availability and fault handling capabilities, and improve service levels.