[Yunnan: Strive to build 2GW of new energy storage by 2025]On November 29, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment issued the Yunnan Provincial Climate Change Plan (2021-2025). The document proposes that by 2025, the total installed power capacity of the province shall be over 140 million kW, the installed green energy capacity shall be over 120 million kW, accounting for 86% of the total, and the electricity generated by clean energy will be about 420 billion KWH. It will strive to build a new scale of energy storage of about 2 million kW, support the pilot hydrogen energy industry, and basically build a national clean energy base. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On January 21, 2026, the feasibility study (second round) of the renovation and expansion project of the G50 Shanghai Chongqing Expressway Anhui Zhongming Shangshui Bridge section was announced, and Anhui Provincial Transportation Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. became the first candidate for the bid with a price of 5.68 million yuan. This section of highway will be expanded from a two-way four lane road to an eight lane road, with a total length of about 37 kilometers and a total investment of about 3.65 billion yuan. After the completion of the project, it will significantly alleviate holiday congestion and improve the traffic efficiency and regional connectivity of the road network in southern Anhui. Editor/Gao Xue
On January 21, 2026, CNOOC (Shanwei) Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd., a joint venture between CNOOC and Mingyang Intelligent, will lead the Shanwei Honghai Bay Four Seas Wind Power Demonstration Project with a total investment of over 5.8 billion yuan. The project is planned to have an installed capacity of 500 megawatts and intends to install 28 18 megawatt fixed wind turbines, with an estimated construction period of 11 months. This cooperation is another major cross-border collaboration between the two parties in the field of offshore wind power, following the Hainan project. The aim is to integrate CNOOC's ocean engineering experience and Mingyang Intelligent's technological advantages, and jointly accelerate the layout of the new energy industry.Editor/Gao Xue