At a press conference held on November 6 as part of the "Striving for the 15th Five-Year Plan" series, the National Development and Reform Commission noted that oil and gas currently account for roughly one-third of China's final energy consumption—concentrated mainly in transportation, industry, and other sectors—leaving substantial room for substitution. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, a range of measures will be rolled out to accelerate the replacement of oil and gas with electric power. Ge Ju, deputy director of the Development Planning Department at the National Energy Administration, said that efforts to advance electric energy substitution will continue in earnest, with electricity projected to rise to about 35% of China's final energy consumption by 2030. In the transportation sector, the National Energy Administration will promote well-planned development of charging and battery-swapping infrastructure, building a network that covers cities, highway corridors, and rural areas—with more than 40 million charging units in place by 2030, sufficient to support over 110 million electric vehicles.
