[We will invest more than 1 trillion yuan in water conservancy by 2022]On Nov 16, the Ministry of Water Resources held a press conference on the progress and achievements of water conservancy infrastructure construction from January to October 2022. Liu Weiping, vice minister of Water resources, said that from January to October, China invested 1100.6 billion yuan in water conservancy construction, up 53 percent year on year. China's investment in water conservancy projects reached 921.1 billion yuan, up 63.3 percent year on year. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
As of May 17, 2026, the cumulative transmission capacity of the Qinghai Henan ± 800 kV high-voltage project has exceeded 100 billion kilowatt hours. This project is the world's first clean energy transmission ultra-high voltage channel, overcoming multiple world-class challenges and delivering clean energy from Qinghai to Central China, supporting the "dual carbon" goal. Currently, Qinghai is advancing the planning and construction of subsequent ultra-high voltage projects.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On May 18, 2026, the daily engineering team led by Academician Duan Baoyan of Xidian University made significant breakthroughs in the field of space solar power plants and microwave wireless energy transmission, and developed a ground verification system for multi target microwave wireless energy transmission, achieving kilowatt level power output at a distance of 100 meters. The team has also overcome multiple key technologies, achieving international leading levels and promoting the engineering application of related technologies, with broad prospects.Editor/Gong Ziwei