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Charging Points
1,000,000+
Largest network in China
City Coverage
273
29 provinces
2025 Capex
~CNY 650B
Up from CNY 600B in 2024
Smart Charging Cities
176
Coordinated network
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Network Type | Public AC and DC charging; growing share of liquid-cooled supercharging |
| Charging Points | 1,000,000+ connected (incl. third-party operators on platform) |
| Coverage | 273 cities across 29 provinces; smart-charging coordination in 176 cities |
| Max Power | 480-600 kW liquid-cooled supercharging at flagship sites |
| Platform | e-Charging (e充电) app and 国网电动 (GuoWang DianDong) consumer interface |
| Grid Integration | V2G pilot programs and orderly-charging tariffs |
Battery storage integration at supercharging hubs
BYD vehicles integrated into State Grid public charging ecosystem
Smart grid and digital energy collaboration
NIO vehicles can access State Grid public chargers
Other half of China's two-grid utility system; coordinated national rollout
State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) established as central state-owned utility, splitting from State Power
Launches dedicated EV charging division to build national infrastructure
Smart charging network connects ~1M charging piles serving 5.5M EV owners
Announces plan to construct 10,000+ new charging stations by 2025
Debuts first ultra-fast charging station in Beijing under new 'liquid-cooled supercharger' brand
Announces ~CNY 650B (~$89B) total capex for 2025, up from CNY 600B in 2024 (incl. green/charging infra)
Connected network surpasses 1M charging points across 273 cities and 29 provinces
Rolls out smart charging coordination network across 176 major Chinese cities
State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). China's state-owned electricity monopoly and one of the country's largest EV charging infrastructure operators. Operates hundreds of thousands of public chargers as part of China's 4.7M+ national public charger network. Leverages its grid infrastructure dominance to deploy charging at massive scale as a national strategic priority. State Grid was founded in 2002, is headquartered in Beijing, China and employs ~870,000 (parent SGCC).
Sterling groups State Grid in the Charging sector, alongside Tesla Supercharger (TSLA), ChargePoint (CHPT), EVgo (EVGO), Blink Charging (BLNK), Electrify America (private) and IONITY (private).
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