Ziyang Releases RMB 8.6 Billion Hydrogen Investment Opportunities List

ZIYANG — At the recent Ziyang Hydrogen Industry Ecosystem Conference, the Ziyang Municipal Government officially released a hydrogen investment opportunities list totaling RMB 8.6 billion and unveiled the Ziyang Municipal 15th Five-Year Plan for Hydrogen Industry Development, aiming to advance its position as a key node along the Chengdu-Chongqing Hydrogen Corridor and accelerate regional industrial transformation.

Ziyang Hydrogen Industry Overview

Leveraging the Anyue Gas Field (reserves of 1.45 trillion m³) and Yanjiang Dongfeng shale gas fields (reserves of 235.6 billion m³), the region purifies 8.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. By adopting electrocatalytic decomposition technology to decompose hydrogen sulfide by-products from natural gas purification, the process can deliver an annual output of 9,000 tons of high-purity hydrogen (purity >99.999%).

The Ziyang city currently has over 30 hydrogen-related supporting enterprises. On the equipment and application fronts, Hyundai’s MIGHTY Fuel Cell light trucks have achieved cumulative sales exceeding 700 units; CRRC Ziyang's hydrogen locomotives have entered commercial operation in Guizhou Province; and 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses are currently deployed in local transit.

15th Five-Year Plan Roadmap and Implementation

The newly issued 15th Five-Year Plan establishes that by 2030, Ziyang will substantially complete its development into a specialized hydrogen industrial hub in central Chengdu-Chongqing, supported by five major flagship projects:

Hydrogen Resource Foundation Project: Accelerate the deployment of H₂S-to-hydrogen projects while expanding into methanol and biomass reforming pathways, targeting a localized hydrogen production capacity of 5,000–7,000 tonnes per year and reducing terminal hydrogen retail prices below RMB 25/kg.

Network Expansion Project: Upgrade and expand two integrated energy stations combining oil, gas, hydrogen, and electricity; build one master hydrogen refueling station and two stationary hydrogen refueling stations, achieving a cumulative daily refueling capacity of 3 tonnes.

Application Diversification Project: Establish a Chengdu-Ziyang-Chongqing cross-regional hydrogen cold-chain logistics demonstration route, develop hydrogen rack-rail locomotives, and explore hydrogen-powered autonomous delivery and backup power applications.

Chain Strengthening Project: Construct the "Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Valley / Chengdu-Chongqing Hydrogen Port" Ziyang Hydrogen Industrial Park, supporting the development of 3,000 kW hydrogen locomotives and long-range heavy commercial vehicles.

Technological Breakthrough Project: Launch open-competition R&D projects focusing on low-cost production and high-density storage and transport technologies while building collaborative industry-university-research innovation platforms.

Policy Framework and Investment Pipeline

To ensure execution, Ziyang introduced the Several Policy Measures to Support High-Quality Development of the Hydrogen Industry in Ziyang City, offering up to RMB 2 million in scientific research grants, dedicated green energy funds, and up to RMB 100,000 in annual subsidies for new commercial loans.

The RMB 8.6 billion investment list encompasses 46 projects spanning the complete hydrogen value chain: 8 in production, 7 in storage, 5 in transport, 8 in refueling, and 18 in end-use applications.

(Source: Sichuan Economic Daily)