Government Work Report Highlights Lithium Battery and New Energy Storage Development

Published: Mar 7, 2024 10:29
Government Work Report First Mentions Lithium Battery, New Energy Storage! On March 5th, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report. Li Keqiang pointed out that in the past year, efforts have been made to stabilize and improve the structure of foreign trade. The export of electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products, the "new three samples", increased by nearly 30%. The government work report also emphasized the necessity of developing the new energy storage industry, proposing to strengthen the construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic bases, as well as transmission channels, and promote the development and utilization of distributed energy, and the development of new energy storage.

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