GUANGZHOU,  September 20^th — The Guangzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission released the Certain Measures to Support Hydrogen Application Scenario Development (Draft for Public Comment). The draft sets a target for hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles to account for 30% of the city's commercial fleet by 2030, establishing multi-dimensional policy incentives across vehicle access, equipment manufacturing, infrastructure construction, and operational subsidies.

Incentives for Traffic Access & Transport Equipment

Highway Toll Exemptions: Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen tube trailers that are registered in Guangzhou for the first time, travel exclusively within municipal highway toll networks, and utilize Yue-Tong Card ETC payment will receive 100% highway toll exemptions upon registration. Aggregate highway toll subsidies for hydrogen vehicles will be capped at RMB 150 million over the policy's validity period.

High-Pressure Tube Trailer Rewards: Guangzhou-registered operating enterprises purchasing new hydrogen tube trailers will receive a subsidy of RMB 400,000 per unit for models rated at 30 MPa or above, and RMB 600,000 per unit for models rated at 50 MPa or above.

Hydrogen Vessel and Demonstration Matching Subsidies: Cargo vessels equipped with Guangzhou-manufactured hydrogen fuel cell systems will receive subsidies ranging from RMB 2 million to RMB 5 million per vessel, scaled by deadweight capacity (from 2,000 to 5,000 tonnes and above). Other hydrogen-powered vessels measuring 20 meters or longer will receive RMB 500,000 per vessel. Concurrently, municipal matching funds will align with national fuel cell vehicle standards, offering RMB 100,000 per reward credit for heavy-duty trucks.

Infrastructure Construction and Hydrogen Consumption Subsidies

Refueling and Production Sites: Integrated hydrogen production and refueling stations will be permitted outside designated chemical industrial parks, provided daily production capacity and total storage capacity do not exceed 3,000 kg/day. Newly built refueling stations must meet a minimum refueling capacity of 1,000 kg per 12 hours and a offloading standard of 30 MPa. Existing 20 MPa stations upgraded to 30 MPa or above will receive a one-time reward of RMB 400,000.

End-use Hydrogen Consumption Subsidies: The policy establishes tiered sales subsidies for hydrogen refueling stations. If retail prices meet annual target ceilings (below RMB 26/kg by the end of 2026, gradually decreasing to below RMB 22/kg by the end of 2030), municipal finance will provide subsidies of RMB 3/kg or RMB 5/kg based on actual sales volume, capped at RMB 1.5 million per station.

Additionally, the draft encourages hydrogen infrastructure projects to apply for local government special-purpose bonds and supports Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) pilot programs within the hydrogen infrastructure sector.

Compiled from：Guangzhou NDRC public consultation draft