The 2026 World Power Battery Conference was held Sept. 3–4 in Yibin, Sichuan,
where organizers published the Power Battery Industry Development Index (2026),
comprising global, China and enterprise indices. On the China index, Sichuan,
Jiangsu, Fujian, Anhui and Hubei were named the country’s top five, cited for
stronger competitiveness in industry scale, supply‑chain completeness and
sustainability.