Charging capacity under state grid in Hunan province surges

From January 25 to February 6, the charging capacity of new energy vehicles and the number of charged vehicles within the jurisdiction of the State Grid Hunan Electric Power Company Limited hit record high, according to the company on February 8. The province’s charging capacity under state grid was 7.8099 million kWh, a year-on-year increase of 130.33%, and the number of charging demands reached 289,900. Among them, the charging capacity of highway charging stations was 427,700 kWh, a year-on-year increase of 81.11%.

Hunan is located at the junction of the State Grid and the China Southern Power Grid, and a relative high traffic pressure is imposed on the province’s highways. In order to ensure the smooth traffic flow of new energy vehicles, State Grid Hunan Electric Power provides warm-hearted services at various highway service areas. Twenty charging piles in Zhaoshan Service Area were all utilized. The emergency charging warehouse fulfilled 1631 charging demands for vehicles in Leiyang Service Area from January 26 to February 6, with an average daily of 140 charging demands and a single-day maximum of 215 charging demands. Emergency rescue vehicles in Suxian Service Area fulfilled 300 charging demands of new energy vehicles per day on average. No technical malfunction of highway charging piles have been reported in the province.

Translator: Xiao Juan