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China Hydrogen Energy Development Report (2026) Released

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Aug 14,2026

The China Hydrogen Energy Development Report (2026), released by the National Energy Administration on August 11, shows that by the end of 2025, the national hydrogen production capacity exceeded 51 million tonnes per year, up 1.4% year-on-year; hydrogen output surpassed 39 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%, maintaining a global lead in both production and consumption. The production structure remains dominated by coal-based hydrogen (28.5 million tonnes/year) and natural gas-based hydrogen (10.5 million tonnes/year), while industrial by-product hydrogen capacity exceeded 11 million tonnes/year, with output of approximately 7.7 million tonnes. On the consumption side, methanol synthesis (12.5 million tonnes), ammonia synthesis (10.5 million tonnes), refining (6 million tonnes), and coal chemical processing (4.1 million tonnes) ranked as the top four sectors.

The large-scale development of green hydrogen, green ammonia, and green methanol has accelerated. By the end of 2025, installed production capacity for green ammonia and green methanol reached 700,000 tonnes/year and 380,000 tonnes/year, respectively. Green ammonia projects in Chifeng (Inner Mongolia), Da'an and Songyuan (Jilin) were put into operation, while demonstration projects for biomass gasification-to-methanol in Zhanjiang (Guangdong) and offshore renewable energy-based hydrogen-to-methanol synthesis in Yantai (Shandong) were completed, advancing both power-to‑X and biomass routes in parallel.

In terms of regional distribution, the Yellow River Bend area, northern North China, and Xinjiang are focusing on "local production, local consumption" to promote industrial hydrogen substitution and large-scale deployment of heavy-duty transport. The resource-rich northeast region is building integrated wind-solar-hydrogen-ammonia-methanol bases. In areas with strong application scenarios, such as the Bohai Rim and the Yangtze River Delta, efforts are being made to promote clean port transport and pilot the application of hydrogen-, ammonia-, and methanol-powered vessels in inland rivers, coastal waters, and deep-sea shipping. The report clearly states that the future approach will prioritize regional integration, orderly explore cross-regional allocation, and continuously improve a clean and efficient hydrogen supply system.