[UK grid to spend £20.9bn to achieve net zero emissions]The UK power network operator will have a £20.9bn budget to expand the grid to connect millions of electric vehicles, smart systems and small renewable energy projects over the next five years. The budget will be used for service, maintenance, upgrades and repairs by six UK distribution network companies from April 2023, and has been approved by regulator Ofgem. The plan, which includes tree-cutting, flood protection and other energy security measures, aims to improve the resilience of the UK's 800,000km of overhead and underground transmission lines to deal with more severe weather events in the future. Editor/Xing Wentao
Recently, China Harbour won the bid for the dredging project of Monrovia Port in Liberia. Monrovia Port is the largest foreign trade gateway port in the country, with a total dredging volume of approximately 1.12 million cubic meters and a designed water depth of -13.5 meters. It also carries out simultaneous salvage and removal of sunken ships and underwater obstacles. This is another water transportation project that China Harbour has won in Liberia, following the Bomi Iron Mine Supporting Channel Project. The business extends from the mining supporting terminal to the national main port.Editor/Li Xiaohua
CCCC SDC undertook the construction of the Zhangpu tailwater discharge project in Fujian. The submarine curved top pipe successfully crossed the basalt rock layer and entered the dense sand layer for excavation. This project is the first of two processes, and after completion, it will collect the deep-sea discharge of tail water from six sewage treatment plants to assist in the ecological governance of nearshore waters. Editor/Min Jing