[Germany and Qatar sign energy deal]Germany signed an energy deal with Qatar to import liquefied gas and jointly develop hydrogen fuel as Europe's largest economies race to ease energy pressure from Russia. The partnership was signed during a visit by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani to Berlin to meet Prime Minister Olaf Schultz and other officials. The four-page statement envisages Qatari gas exports to Germany, as well as collaboration between scientists from the two countries on hydrogen, energy efficiency and renewable energy. But no date has been given for the first LNG supply. Editor/Xing Wentao
On June 30, 2026, the excavation of the underground powerhouse of the Nanshankou Pumped Storage Power Station in Golmud, Qinghai, undertaken by Three Gorges Construction, was completed. The power station is the world's largest under construction pumped storage project at an altitude of over 3500 meters, with a total installed capacity of 2.4 million kilowatts. The project has entered the pouring and equipment installation stage, and the first batch of units is planned to be put into operation in 2028. Editor/Min Jing
On June 27, 2026, ENERGY CHINA Gezhouba Group began construction of the country's first integrated zero carbon highway project in Guangxi. Supporting photovoltaic energy storage and heavy-duty truck replenishment network, relying on ecological carbon sinks to achieve net zero carbon operation, in line with the national zero carbon channel construction deployment, and creating a demonstration model for low-carbon transformation of transportation. Editor/Min Jing