[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
Astana Airlines announced that it will open a direct flight from Astana to Guangzhou on June 2, 2026, with flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays and returns on Wednesdays and Fridays. The flight will be operated using the A321LR aircraft and will take approximately 6 hours and 45 minutes. This route is its second route in Guangzhou, which will strengthen the China Kazakhstan air passage, further facilitating economic, trade, cultural and tourism exchanges between the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and Central Asia, and improving the South China Central Asia air corridor.Editor/Bian Wenjun
China Haicheng Guangzhou Company has successfully signed a contract for the Saudi Arabia Refinery Project, providing one-stop full process services including technical evaluation, design optimization, and engineering management for the project. After completion, the project will become a modern large-scale benchmark sugar factory in the Middle East, effectively enhancing Saudi Arabia's local sugar processing and supply capabilities, and helping local industries upgrade. This signing is an important achievement for the company to deeply cultivate overseas markets and serve the construction of the "the Belt and Road".Editor/Bian Wenjun