The Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission, and 8 other departments have jointly released Guiding Opinions on Advancing Integrated Transportation and Energy Development (hereafter referred to as the Opinions). The document defines objectives for integrated transportation-energy development and outlines 25 key tasks across 8 priority areas.
The Opinions emphasize adherence to coordinated collaboration, holistic planning, government guidance, and market leadership. Core priorities include scaling up clean energy development and utilization for transportation infrastructure, driving green and low-carbon transitions in transportation energy, and enhancing clean energy support for transportation systems. By 2027:
l A multi-department coordination mechanism for integrated transportation-energy development should be basically established;
l Electricity should account for 10% of end-use energy consumption in the transportation sector;
l Non-fossil energy installed capacity along transportation infrastructure should reach no less than 50 million kilowatts;
l And the production capacity of green fuels for transportation should be significantly expanded.
By 2035, a transportation energy consumption system should take initial shape—centered on clean, low-carbon energy use, underpinned by technological innovation, and guided by green, intelligent, and efficient practices. Battery electric vehicles will dominate new passenger car sales; new energy heavy-duty trucks will see large-scale deployment; and a green fuel supply system for transportation will be largely completed. These goals will provide robust support for accelerating the development of a top-tier transportation sector and a new energy system, delivering on the national dual-carbon strategy, and safeguarding national energy security.
The Guiding Opinions outlines 25 key tasks across 8 areas, covering transportation infrastructure, transport equipment, fuel supply, industry cultivation, and factor guarantees:
1. Strengthen planning coordination for transportation and energy infrastructure, align their planning, and build a coordinated clean energy supply system for transportation.
2. Optimize clean energy development management for transportation infrastructure: secure land/sea use support for such development; encourage simultaneous development and bidding of transportation and clean energy infrastructure; streamline approval (filing) procedures for clean energy projects on transportation infrastructure.
3. Advance integrated construction of transportation and energy infrastructure: promote clean energy utilization in railways, highways, port channels, and hub stations based on local conditions.
4. Ensure efficient and stable operation of transportation and energy infrastructure: enhance the resilience and emergency response capacity of transportation energy systems; strengthen interaction between transportation infrastructure networks and energy networks.
5. Promote new energy and clean energy transport equipment: phase out high-energy-consumption, high-emission railway rolling stock, automobiles, and vessels; expand the application of new energy aircraft; advance green and low-carbon development of postal and express services.
6. Build a safe and reliable green fuel system for transportation: continuously improve green fuel supply capacity; gradually improve the green fuel storage and refueling network for transportation.
7. Cultivate a modern industry integration system: encourage model promotion and emerging industry incubation; enhance the industrial chain of transportation and energy.
8. Increase policy support: improve supporting policies; strengthen capital support; advance standardization and technological innovation; lead with demonstration projects; launch the "Awakening Action" and "Jifeng Action" for transportation infrastructure; promote localized solar/wind power development on transportation infrastructure; build a batch of pilot projects for integrated transportation and energy development.
It is understood that the Ministry of Transport will collaborate with relevant departments to formulate action plans, strengthen guidance and supervision over integrated energy-transport tasks, enhance assessment and follow-up, organize pilot projects for integrated transportation and energy development, and fully advance such integration.
