[MENA to add 50GW of utility-scale solar by 2030]The MENA country plans to add 49.5GW of installed utility-scale solar capacity by 2030. With more than 30GW of development or construction projects announced between Oman, Morocco and Kuwait, these jurisdictions will lead the region in utility-scale solar PV this decade. All announced solar and wind projects will add more than five times the current renewable energy capacity in the MENA region, with utility-scale solar capacity currently standing at 7.4GW. In addition, Oman also plans to build a 12.5GW solar photovoltaic project, which will be operational by 2038. Editor/Xing Wentao
On May 26, 2026, the 48 steel pipe pile foundations of the Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Bridge anti-collision facility upgrade and renovation project undertaken by CCCC First Highway Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Fourth Company were all completed. The first major node of the anti-collision renovation project of the first cross sea bridge in China was successfully completed, and the construction phase of the pier cofferdam entered the stage comprehensively. The project adopts the first four in one joint anti-collision system in China. After completion, the anti-collision capacity of the bridge will be increased from 5000 tons to 20000 tons, filling the gap in the systematic anti-collision upgrade of existing cross sea bridges in China. Editor/Cheng Liting
On May 21, 2026, the Kaiyang Branch of Guiyang Ecological Environment Bureau released the first information disclosure on the environmental impact assessment of the Guizhou Zhongwei Xingyang Energy Storage High end Phosphorus based Positive Electrode Material Industrialization Project. According to public information, the project is invested and constructed by Guizhou Zhongwei Xingyang Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. with a total investment of 1.8 billion yuan. The project plans to build a high-pressure solid lithium iron phosphate production workshop and related auxiliary facilities, environmental protection facilities, etc. The expansion will be built within the existing factory area without adding land occupation.Editor/Cheng Liting