[Approval for pumped storage capacity exceeded 43 million in 2022]By November 15, 2022, a total of 43 pumped storage power station projects have been approved during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with a total installed capacity of 570.98 million kW and a total investment of about 381.3 billion yuan. Among them, 32 power stations have been approved since 2022, with a total installed capacity of 432.98 million kW and an investment of about 291.3 billion yuan. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
Romanian State Secretary of Energy Christian Busoy revealed that the country aims to achieve a wind and solar installed capacity of 10 gigawatts by 2030, and the focus of subsequent policies will shift towards energy storage projects. Romania will rely on mechanisms such as price difference contracts to support energy transformation, while simultaneously promoting diversified layouts of hydropower and geothermal, and continuously improving its energy system. Editor/Min Jing
The Minjiang Second Bridge in Pingshan, Sichuan, jointly built by CRBBG, has officially opened to traffic. The bridge is a mid supported steel-concrete arch bridge with a deck width of 43.4 meters, setting a world record for the widest arch bridge of the same type. The project team has overcome complex hydrological and site challenges, innovated construction modes, and effectively improved regional transportation and empowered local economic development after opening to traffic. Editor/Min Jing