On the 17th, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that the Ministry, along with seven other ministries, recently released the Action Plan for the High-Quality Development of the New Energy Storage Manufacturing Industry. The plan aims for China's new energy storage manufacturing industry to achieve a strong international competitive edge across the entire value chain by 2027. It envisions leading enterprises expanding further and significant advancements in industrial innovation and overall competitiveness, achieving high-end, intelligent, and environmentally friendly development.

The head of the Electronic Communications Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology explained that the new energy storage manufacturing industry focuses on energy storage products such as new batteries and various new energy storage technologies. This industry also includes the production of power electronic devices, thermal management systems, and energy control systems. In recent years, the market has been continuously expanding, and the industrial chain system is rapidly becoming more comprehensive. The release of this Action Plan aims to create new growth engines in next-generation information technology and new energy, promoting high-quality development in the new energy storage manufacturing industry.

The action plan outlines six special actions: innovation in new energy storage technologies, coordinated industry development, industrial transformation and upgrading, expansion of demonstration application scenarios, improvement of the industrial ecosystem, and enhancement of trade and investment cooperation. It explicitly encourages the development of diverse new energy storage technologies and supports breakthroughs in efficient integration and intelligent control technologies. The Action Plan emphasizes addressing multi-dimensional safety technologies throughout the entire lifecycle and encourages new energy storage to participate in the electricity market as an independent entity. Furthermore, it aims to expedite the establishment of a safety risk assessment system for new energy storage batteries.

The reporter has learned that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's upcoming initiatives will involve supporting research into key technologies for new energy storage, initiating pilot demonstrations of new energy storage applications across various scenarios, offering streamlined services for enterprises in areas such as the transportation of energy storage products, and promoting the establishment of a carbon footprint certification system for energy storage lithium batteries, along with a comprehensive lifecycle traceability management system.

Translated by Fujian Investment Promotion Center