[Bids Open for Expansion Project of Yongtaiwen Expressway]On February 26, 2023, the results of the winning bid for the reconstruction and expansion project of the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway from Huwu Town to Nantang Junction in Wenzhou, and from Yueqing Junction to Beibaixiang have been released. The project is led by Wenzhou Transportation Development Group Co., Ltd. The consortium formed by Zhejiang Provincial Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Yueqing Communications Water Conservancy Investment Group Co., Ltd. won the bid. The total investment of the project is about 12.319 billion yuan, of which construction and installation costs are 8.076 billion yuan. The Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway is an important part of the Zhejiang section of the G15 Shenyang-Haikou National Expressway. It starts from the Panhuo Interchange in the south of Ningbo City and ends at Fenshuiguan at the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian. The total length of the entire line is 367 kilometers, of which the Wenzhou section is the entire length About 158 kilometers, passing through Yueqing City, Yongjia County, Lucheng District, Longwan District, Ouhai District, Ruian City, Pingyang County, and Huanan County in Wenzhou City. The Wenzhou Bridge in Wenzhou was completed and opened to traffic in May 1998, the Yueqing section and the Nanbaixiang-Feiyunjiang section were completed and opened to traffic at the end of 2002, and the Ruian Feiyun-Cangnan Fenshuiguan section was completed and opened to traffic at the end of 2003. Editor / Zhao E
On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen