SHANGHAI, Aug 26 (SMM) - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) mentioned in its recent reply to the Proposal on the Vigorous Development of Sodium-ion Batteries in China that, new batteries such as lithium-ion and sodium-ion are the foundation for further and in-depth development of new energy industry. MIIT will call up relevant industrial associations and academies to carry out the forming of sodium-ion battery standards in due course.

Battery industry experts generally believe that sodium-ion batteries are expected to become an important supplement to lithium-ion batteries, with better prospects in the field of stationary energy storage. Specifically, MIIT mentioned in the document that it has been working to include sodium-ion batteries into the relevant development planning and key science and technology support program, in the "14^th Five-Year Plan" periods. In addition, authority will actively support sodium-ion battery products or enterprises that enter the market at the initial stage.