[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

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• 2026.01.19 14:27
• [The largest rooftop photovoltaic power station in Sri Lanka]
• Sri Lanka's largest rooftop photovoltaic power station successfully connected to the grid for power generation! The power station is constructed by Synogen company with an installed capacity of 6.4 megawatts and is located in a factory in Panara. The project is built according to international standards and equipped with an intelligent monitoring platform. It can generate millions of kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, meeting most of the factory's daytime electricity needs. It not only reduces grid dependence and carbon emissions, but also injects new energy into Sri Lanka's export manufacturing industry's green transformation and energy security.Editor/Bian Wenjun

• 2026.01.19 14:27
• [2.7 billion Taijiao Railway Capacity Expansion and Renovation Project]
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