China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other agencies published a plan on 28 September for the new-type battery industry over 2026–2030. The ministry says it covers lithium, sodium and flow batteries and seeks progress in industrial scale, technology, product quality and supply chains. The document sets out 19 tasks under five broad priorities, alongside five dedicated work programmes. Its issuing agencies include authorities responsible for development, transport, commerce, market regulation, energy and railways, indicating that the plan addresses a value chain extending beyond cell manufacturing. The ministry describes the intended outcome as an innovative, secure, efficient, resilient, intelligent and greener battery industry. The announcement is a policy framework; it does not report that its targets have already been achieved.

Among the plan’s goals for 2030 are major progress in research and development of new battery systems, initial scaled application of all-solid-state batteries, and a cycle life of 15,000 for long-life lithium batteries. The ministry also sets a parts-per-billion-level product-defect-rate goal for leading companies. These are targets for the five-year period, not observed production results. The phrase “initial scaled application” does not mean that all-solid-state batteries will be widespread across vehicles or the market by that date. The ministry lists potential application fields including clean-energy systems, vehicles, ships, aviation, robotics, construction machinery and agricultural equipment. Those areas indicate possible demand channels for battery makers, but the announcement provides no forecast of how much demand will materialise or which companies will capture it.

The goals point to materials and manufacturing processes as well as cell chemistry. The ministry identifies advanced electrode materials, new electrolytes and high-grade auxiliary materials as areas for further breakthroughs; these are priorities in the plan, not completed technical achievements. Longer cycle life and a lower defect rate put durability and quality at the center of the industry’s stated direction. Actual outcomes will also depend on how performance is measured under operating conditions, as well as cost and safety requirements. The plan therefore describes an intended trajectory at a time when production capacity alone cannot demonstrate commercial success for a new technology. Progress will depend on turning research into dependable products, scaling supply chains and achieving competitive performance in the applications named by the government.