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300 million pounds to build low-carbon facilities, the number of fast charging stations in the UK wi

2021-05-27

According to foreign media reports, on May 24, the Office of Natural Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the British energy market regulator, said that 300 million pounds (approximately US$425 million) will be invested in the construction of more than 200 low-carbon infrastructure projects in the next two years. Yi Information Network (www.ironge.com.cn) news, to prepare for more electric transportation and electric heating in the country.

This investment is part of a £40 billion investment plan, which aims to ensure that the UK can transition to low-carbon transportation and low-carbon heating while ensuring energy supply. As part of the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, the UK will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles from 2030. But as drivers switch from petrol vehicles to electric vehicles, UK cables, substations and other infrastructure need to be upgraded on a large scale to support the new electricity demand.

Ofgem said that as part of the investment, the required cables will be installed in the service area and main arterial roads of the British Ball in the future to install 1,800 new ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles. Eventually there will be more than 2,700 ultra-fast charging stations in the UK. The current increase has been doubled; 1,750 charging stations will be installed in British cities and towns.

Ofgem said in a statement that the UK will also increase network capacity in the future to support more charging stations, more renewable energy generation, and more home and business electricity heating.

This month, the British Transport Minister Rachel Maclean stated in the “Financial Times”’s Auto Future Summit: “We really need to work harder on infrastructure.” Maclean said that the ministers plan to install 6 in every service area by 2023. A fast charging station.


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