China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and four other departments have issued guidance that asks new and rebuilt car parks to install EV charging or reserve the conditions for it. The document, Fagai Jiuye [2026] No. 1508, is dated October 19 and was published on October 30, 2026. It covers consumer infrastructure broadly, from markets to logistics, and includes a dedicated item on charging.
The Charging Measures
Item 11 of the guidance, titled “increase efforts to build charging facilities”, sets out these points:
- New, expanded or rebuilt car parks must build charging infrastructure, or reserve the conditions for it, strictly in line with relevant standards.
- Underground garages should plan dedicated charging zones with fire separation, automatic fire suppression and high-temperature alarms.
- Car parks at busy commercial streets, shopping complexes, scenic areas and cultural-tourism districts may plan high-power charging.
- Charging and battery-swapping coverage for electric heavy trucks should expand in an orderly way on busy freight highway sections.
- Rural charging and the supporting grid upgrades should be strengthened.
- All types of social capital are supported to invest in and operate charging facilities.
Who Issued It
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Issuers | NDRC, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, State Administration for Market Regulation |
| Document number | Fagai Jiuye [2026] No. 1508 |
| Measures | 20 items in six areas |
| Related item | Item 12: highway service areas and passenger hubs to add charging facilities as needed |
The guidance links charging to consumption: parking and charging at shopping districts and tourist sites are treated as part of the visitor experience, not only as transport infrastructure.
What It Means
The safety requirements for underground garages and the push for charging at commercial and tourist sites are signals for equipment buyers worldwide: site owners increasingly expect certified hardware, protection functions and networked management. For destination parking, our EV-AC03201T dual-connector AC station (two Type 2 connectors, OCPP 1.6J, RFID) fits shared bays, while the EV-RHDC30K-L compact DC charger (about 20–30 kW, OCPP 1.6J) suits sites that need faster turnover. Explore our commercial charging solutions or our full product range.
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Key Takeaways
- NDRC and four ministries issued guidance (No. 1508) on consumer infrastructure on October 30, 2026.
- New and rebuilt car parks must install charging or reserve the conditions for it.
- Underground garages should plan charging zones with fire separation and alarms.
- The guidance supports high-power charging at commercial sites and expanded rural and truck-corridor charging.
