[A number of water conservancy projects across the country have made progress]At the beginning of the new year, a number of major water conservancy projects across the country have been accelerated and positive progress has been made. As of February 5, 2023, the cumulative water transfer volume of the first phase of the East Middle Route Project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has reached 60 billion cubic meters, which is equivalent to transferring more than a year's runoff from the Yellow River to the northern region. Editor / Zhao E
On September 13, 2026, the first unit of the Xinjiang Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub Project, invested and constructed by China Energy Engineering Gezhouba Group, successfully passed a 72 hour trial operation and was officially put into operation for power generation. As one of the 172 major water conservancy projects designated by the State Council for water-saving and water supply, the Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub Project in Xinjiang broke the world record for concrete faced gravel dams with a maximum dam height of 247 meters. The power station is equipped with three mixed flow water turbine generators with a single capacity of 250000 kilowatts, with a total installed capacity of 750000 kilowatts. Editor/Cheng Liting
According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on September 15, 2026, China's lithium-ion battery industry will continue to grow in the first half of 2026. According to relevant calculations, the total production of lithium batteries in China exceeded 1240GWh in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 44%. Editor/Cheng Liting