[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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• 2026.01.26 09:09
• [The Yunnan Central Water Diversion Project has started construction]
• On January 23, 2026, the second phase of the Yunnan Central Water Diversion Project, with a total investment of 9.994 billion yuan, officially began construction in Anning, Kunming, Yunnan. This project is a key project for the implementation of major national strategies, mainly constructing 9 water transmission trunk lines with a total length of nearly 95 kilometers and 4 pumping stations and other facilities, aiming to connect the key water transmission channels from the first phase water source to the second phase supporting project, and play a connecting role. After the completion of the project, it will effectively cover six provinces and cities including Lijiang, Dali, and Kunming, benefiting over 11 million people. The commencement of construction this time also marks the comprehensive breakthrough stage of the overall construction of the Yunnan Central Water Diversion Project.Editor/Gao Xue

• 2026.01.26 09:06
• [The wave of lithium battery capacity expansion continues]
• At the beginning of 2026, the production capacity of lithium iron phosphate materials and batteries will continue to expand. Fulin Precision's subsidiary plans to invest 6 billion yuan in Inner Mongolia to build a high-end lithium iron phosphate project with an annual output of 500000 tons. Wanhua Chemical has established a new energy materials company with a registered capital of 740 million yuan in Laizhou, Shandong, to serve its huge plan of producing 650000 tons of lithium iron phosphate annually. A project with an annual output of 400000 tons of lithium iron phosphate cathode material in Leshan, Sichuan has also entered the stage of environmental impact assessment and public announcement. At the same time, emerging technology routes are accelerating their implementation. The world's first 10000 ton sodium iron sulfate positive electrode material base in Meishan, Sichuan has been put into operation, the 280000 ton lithium hexafluorophosphate technological transformation project in Chizhou, Anhui has been promoted, and the 20000 ton silicon carbon negative electrode project has been signed in Inner Mongolia. In addition, Hubei Chuneng New Energy signed an order to export 6GWh energy storage products to Egypt.Editor/Gao Xue