China Charging Alliance: By the end of August, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (guns) in China reached 24.223 million, a year-on-year increase of 39.6%

The Zhitong Finance App learned that the China Charging Alliance announced the operation status of the national electric vehicle charging and switching infrastructure in August 2026. The operation of public charging infrastructure. By the end of August 2026, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructures (guns) in China reached 24.223 million, an increase of 39.6% over the previous year. Among them, there were 5.16 million public charging facilities (guns), an increase of 19.5% over the previous year. The total rated power reached 262 million kilowatts, and the average power of a single gun was about 50.69 kilowatts; there were 19.63 million private charging facilities (guns), an increase of 46.3% over the previous year, and the reported installed capacity of private charging facilities reached 163 million kilovolts.

According to the operation of public charging infrastructure in provinces, regions, and cities, the proportion of public charging facilities built in the top 10 regions of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Fujian, Henan, Anhui, Sichuan, and Hebei reached 66.2%. The country's charging power is mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shandong, Fujian, Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces. The electricity flow is mainly buses and passenger cars, and other types of vehicles such as sanitation logistics vehicles and taxis account for a relatively small share. In August 2026, the electricity consumption of the national charging and switching service industry was 12.49 billion kilowatts, an increase of 780 million kilowatts over the previous month, an increase of 54.3% year-on-year, and 6.7% month-on-month.

Overall operation of charging infrastructure. From January to August 2026, the number of charging infrastructures increased by 4.131 million, a year-on-year decrease of 8.8%. Among them, the number of public charging facilities increased by 443,000, a year-on-year decrease of 39.9%, and the number of private charging facilities increased by 3.688 million, a year-on-year decrease of 2.8%. By the end of August 2026, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (guns) in China reached 24.223 million, an increase of 39.6% over the previous year.

The comparison between charging infrastructure and electric vehicles. From January to August 2026, charging infrastructure increased by 4.131 million units, domestic sales of new energy vehicles were 7.215 million units, and charging infrastructure and new energy vehicles continued to grow rapidly. The incremental ratio of piles is 1:1.7, and the construction of charging infrastructure can basically meet the rapid development of new energy vehicles.