On October 1, 2025, the first day of China’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, national highway charging reached 17.4858 million kWh, a year-on-year increase of 41.95%, setting a new record high. To cope with the peak charging season, various regions have not only increased the deployment of mobile charging stations but also expanded the use of digital platforms to accurately assess charging demand during different time periods and enable flexible scheduling of charging equipment. The National Energy Administration stated that it will continue to strengthen the monitoring and scheduling of charging facilities, improve charging efficiency at highway service areas, and further ensure the charging needs of new energy vehicles during the holiday.
Overall Scale of China’s Charging Infrastructure (August 2025)
As of the end of August 2025, the total number of charging infrastructure (pile guns) nationwide reached 17.348 million, a year-on-year increase of 53.5%, with an average monthly increase of approximately 600,000. Among them:
Public charging facilities: 4.316 million, a year-on-year increase of 37.8%, with a total rated power of 196 million kilowatts and an average power of approximately 45.48 kilowatts per pile.
Private charging facilities: 13.032 million, a year-on-year increase of 59.6%, with a reported power capacity of 115 million kilovolt-amperes.
