[Xinjiang Barkol Airport Continuation Project Started] Recently, at the construction site of the continued construction of Balikol Airport in Xinjiang, as construction machinery entered the site one after another, workers entered the construction site, which means that the construction of Balikol Airport has resumed. By the end of 2023, with the successive completion of Qitaijiang Blake and Jingbayinbulak airports, the number of Xinjiang (including Corps) airports will reach 27. According to reports, Xinjiang Barkol Civil Airport is positioned as a domestic civil feeder airport with a flight area level of 4C. A new runway with a length of 3,000 meters and a width of 45 meters will be built, and a terminal building with an area of 4,000 square meters and a station with 5 seats will be built. , supporting the construction of air traffic control, oil supply, power supply, water supply, fire rescue and other facilities. This phase of the project is designed to meet the target of an annual passenger throughput of 300,000 passengers and a cargo and mail throughput of 700 tons, taking into account the development of general aviation. It is planned to complete the project construction task by the end of 2024. In 2023, Xinjiang Airport Group plans to implement 7 feeder airport construction projects, including 4 continued construction projects, namely the reconstruction and expansion project of Kashgar Airport, the Qitaijiang Blake, Hejing Bayinbulak, and Barkol Airport projects; newly started projects 3, respectively Luntai Airport New Construction Project, Karamay, Nalati Airport Reconstruction and Expansion Project. At present, the reconstruction and expansion project of Kashi Airport, the continuation project of Qitaijiang Blake, and Balikun Airport are fully under construction. Due to the regional temperature, the Hejing Bayinbulak Airport project is expected to resume work by the end of March. The new construction project of Luntai Airport, the reconstruction and expansion project of Karamay and Nalati Airport are currently in the approval stage of feasibility study report, and it is expected that the preliminary work will be completed and construction will start in the second half of the year. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the Airport Group will actively cooperate with the local government to speed up the construction of Barkol Airport, and fully promote the early start of five new airport projects including Luntai, Wusu, Hebuxer, Qiemo (Bingtuan), and Pishan. building. By the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the number of airports in Xinjiang will reach 33, and the density of airports in Xinjiang will reach 2 per 100,000 square kilometers. Editor/He Yuting

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• 2024.10.09 10:18
• [Qiongzhou Strait transportation new energy vehicle ship successfully docked]
• 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

• 2024.10.09 10:15
• [Malaysia's energy transition has made progress]
• 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