--- title: "The battery sector performed strongly, with the battery ETF from E Fund continuing to rise by 3.54%. The hydrogen energy industry is expected to accelerate its industrialization" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279881113.md" description: "As of March 20, 2026, the CSI Battery Theme Index rose by 3.51%, and the Battery ETF from E Fund increased by 3.54%. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments issued a notice on hydrogen energy application pilot projects, supporting urban agglomerations to declare projects, with the central government providing a maximum reward of 8 billion yuan. CITIC Securities believes that the hydrogen energy industry will accelerate its industrialization during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, focusing on green hydrogen ammonia projects, electrolyzer manufacturers, and the fuel cell vehicle industry chain. The Battery ETF from E Fund closely follows the CSI Battery Theme Index, covering the entire industry chain and is suitable for investment in the battery industry" datetime: "2026-03-20T03:19:11.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279881113.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279881113.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279881113.md) --- # The battery sector performed strongly, with the battery ETF from E Fund continuing to rise by 3.54%. The hydrogen energy industry is expected to accelerate its industrialization As of March 20, 2026, 10:49, the CSI Battery Theme Index (931719) surged by 3.51%, the Battery ETF E Fund (159175) rose by 3.54%, with an intraday turnover of 7.73% and a transaction volume of 31.5127 million yuan. On March 16, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued a notice on the pilot work for comprehensive hydrogen energy applications, proposing that localities apply for hydrogen energy comprehensive application pilot projects based on urban agglomerations, with a total of up to 8 billion yuan in demonstration application rewards from the central government over four years. Since the beginning of this year, policy efforts have continued to increase. CITIC Securities believes that the hydrogen energy industry is expected to accelerate industrialization during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and is optimistic about operators of green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol projects, electrolyzer manufacturers, and companies in the fuel cell vehicle industry chain. The Battery ETF E Fund (159175) closely tracks the CSI Battery Theme Index. The CSI Battery Theme Index selects listed company securities involved in power batteries, energy storage batteries, consumer electronics batteries, and related upstream and downstream industries as index samples to reflect the overall performance of battery-themed listed company securities. The CSI Battery Theme Index covers the entire industry chain of power batteries, energy storage, and consumer electronics batteries, focusing on industry leaders such as CATL, Sanhua Intelligent Control, and Sungrow Power Supply, fully benefiting from the high global market share and industry prosperity of Chinese battery companies. The index dynamically adjusts samples, closely following technological iterations such as solid-state batteries and sodium batteries, maintaining a reasonable concentration and diversifying individual stock risks, aligning with the trend of demand recovery and industrial revival, making it a high-quality core index for one-click layout in the battery industry. The Battery ETF E Fund (159175) accurately positions itself in the high-prosperity track, serving as an efficient tool for one-click layout in the recovery market of the battery sector ### Related Stocks - [561910.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/561910.CN.md) - [159875.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159875.CN.md) ## Related News & Research - [KPI Green Energy gains 5% after securing 120 MW BESS order from GUVNL](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286871942.md) - [FuelCell Energy Leads Hydrogen Stocks Lower. Here's Why](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286936264.md) - [Hyundai Motor Group to Pioneer Hong Kong's Hydrogen Economy, Accelerating Asia-Pacific Expansion](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286731160.md) - [Hong Kong urged to prioritise hydrogen adoption to meet carbon neutrality goal](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286927947.md) - [Battery storage firms eye AI demand but face grid, supply hurdles](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286790784.md)