[Welding construction of China-Laos railway seamless track completed]On September 16, 2021, the welding construction of more than 400 kilometers of seamless track of the China-Laos Railway of China Railway Second Bureau was completed. Since the rail welding team of the China-Laos Railway Track Laying Base of China Railway Second Bureau broke ground in May 2020, the cadres and employees of the rail welding base have overcome the difficulties of construction sites and late equipment arrivals in the rainy season. They have passed through 75 tunnels, 165 bridges, 20 stations, which lasted 16 months, successfully completed the welding construction tasks of 500-meter long rails and seamless tracks on the whole line. Editor/Tian Zengpeng
In 2025, under the joint witness of Luo Qianyi, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Dongfang Electric Group, and Yusuf Ali, CEO of Etihad Hydro in the United Arab Emirates, Chen Qiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Dongfang International, and Mohammed Sheikh, CEO of the United Arab Emirates Public Utility Development Company, officially signed the EPC general contract for the BESS1 battery energy storage project in Abu Dhabi at the UAE Ministry of Energy.
This project is the largest grid side energy storage project awarded by the United Arab Emirates through open bidding, and also the largest energy storage project undertaken by Dongfang Electric Group overseas. The total capacity of the project is nearly 1 gigawatt hour, and the EPC scope covers the construction of two energy storage sites, Al Bihouth and Madinat Zayed, as well as supporting booster stations. As the first project to land after the establishment of the UAE Public Facilities Development Company, its successful signing marks an important breakthrough for Chinese enterprises in the overseas high-end energy storage market. Editor/Yang Beihua
Recently, Star Charging and Renewable Energy Investment LLC reached a strategic partnership to deploy a 500MWh energy storage system in Eastern Europe. It is understood that ENERGY Investment LLC has a strong influence in the development and investment of energy storage and electricity market projects in Eastern European countries, including Romania. Guided by the EU's carbon neutrality goals, there has been a surge in demand for large-scale and efficient energy storage solutions in the region to achieve energy transition. This cooperation includes the supply of IEC standard 2.5MW/5MWh grid connected string ESS containers for star charging, concrete enclosed eBox-418C commercial energy storage system and its VPP platform. Editor/Bian Wenjun