[SMM Hydrogen Policy Update] Leshan Municipal People's Government: Issuance of the "National Carbon Peak Pilot (Leshan) Implementation Plan"

On October 17, the Leshan Municipal People's Government issued the "National Carbon Peaking Pilot (Leshan) Implementation Plan," outlining multiple development measures in the hydrogen energy sector, with steady progress in application pilots, industrial layout, technological breakthroughs, and facility construction to advance the hydrogen energy industry.

In terms of hydrogen energy application pilots, the plan proposes steadily promoting pilot applications of hydrogen fuel cells and battery swapping models in medium- and heavy-duty trucks and operational buses, while actively promoting LNG heavy trucks. It sets phased targets: by 2025, the city's NEV market penetration rate is expected to reach 2.45%, with ownership reaching 45,255 units and new energy operational trucks reaching 828 units; by 2030, the NEV market penetration rate is expected to reach 4.4%, with ownership reaching 80,000 units and new energy operational trucks reaching 1,200 units. Additionally, the application of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, such as heavy-duty trucks and engineering vehicles, will be accelerated, and efforts will be made to actively develop the Chengdu-Chongqing fuel cell vehicle promotion and application demonstration city.

In industrial layout, Leshan will vigorously encourage hydrogen production from tail gas, leveraging Sichuan Province's hydrogen energy industry development plan to create the Leshan-Meishan-Chengdu green hydrogen corridor, and deploy facilities for hydrogen production from tail gas, hydrogen transportation equipment, and hydrogen storage. At the same time, leveraging the advantage of industrial by-product hydrogen, it will cultivate innovation demonstration bases for hydrogen production from tail gas, hydrogen fuel cells, and their key parts. Hydrogen energy, along with the low-altitude economy and new-type energy storage, is listed as an emerging key industrial cluster requiring breakthrough development.

Technological breakthroughs and facility construction will be advanced simultaneously. On the technological front, addressing the decarbonization needs of high-carbon industries such as steel and chemicals, efforts will focus on key technological breakthroughs in hydrogen production from tail gas and CCUS. Relying on enterprises such as Fuhua Tongda Chemical and Leshan Jinshi Coking, non-natural gas hydrogen production technology will be a key R&D focus. On the facility front, construction of supporting hydrogen refueling stations in Wutongqiao District, Emeishan City, and Mabian Yi Autonomous County will be accelerated. The use of existing refueling (gas) stations and other sites for the renovation and expansion of hydrogen refueling stations will be encouraged, and the layout of hydrogen refueling stations at logistics yards and along highways will be explored to improve the clean energy supporting facility system for low-carbon transportation equipment in urban and rural areas. The plan also encourages enterprises to adopt renewable energy alternatives such as green hydrogen and explore pilot projects for carbon dioxide capture and utilization to convert into high-value-added products.