[PKN ORLEN partners with Alstom on hydrogen railway]On May 20, 2022, PKN ORLEN signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alstom to provide zero-emission, environmentally friendly trains and hydrogen fuel for public rail transport. The company has been implementing a hydrogen strategy, announcing in 2022 that it will provide the fueling infrastructure for trains produced by Alstom. The first hydrogen-fuelled vehicles could be rolled out on regional lines within two years. Editor/Xing Wentao
On July 14, 2026, the endurance test and performance test of Unit 2 of the 46 MW biomass power plant project in Ivory Coast, jointly contracted by China Energy Construction Engineering Group and China Energy International Group, were completed and officially put into operation. The total installed capacity of this project is 46 megawatts, making it the largest biomass power station under construction in West Africa and the world's first large-scale biomass power station primarily fueled by palm leaf stalks.Editor/Gong Ziwei
The largest natural gas production enterprise in Southwest China, PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, achieved dual growth in oil and gas production in the first half of 2026, with a cumulative production of 25.31 billion cubic meters of natural gas and an oil and gas equivalent exceeding 20 million tons, setting a new historical high for the same period.Editor/Gong Ziwei