[CSCEC signed an office building project in Ho Chi Minh City]Recently, China State Construction Southeast Asia Co., Ltd., Ong&Ong Vietnam Company and Indochina Holding Company signed a general contracting framework agreement for the renovation of the Lao Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the first-level office building Vision project at the Lao Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vision project is located in the core area of District 1 in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with a total construction area of about 50,000 square meters. After completion, it will become a landmark building of high-end office buildings in Ho Chi Minh City. The two parties will jointly promote the implementation of the Vision project, and take the signing of the general contracting framework agreement as an opportunity to establish a normalized exchange and cooperation mechanism to achieve complementary advantages in real estate development, new technology application, smart city construction, and international market coordination. Develop the Vietnamese market. Edit/Ma Xue
On December 5, 2025, the bidding results for the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) of the 300000 kW/16/2.4 million kWh solid thermal storage and shared energy storage power station project in Shawan City were announced. China Railway 17th Bureau Group Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. successfully won the bid with a quotation of approximately 1.488 billion yuan, equivalent to a unit price of 0.62 yuan/watt hour. The bidder for this project is Shenyuan (Xinjiang) Investment Co., Ltd., which will construct a large-scale solid heat storage and shared energy storage power station located in Shawan City, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang. The planned area of the power station is about 245 acres, and the main construction contents include an equipment plant of about 70000 square meters, a 220 kV substation and a booster station, as well as a shared energy storage facility with a daily energy storage capacity of 300000 kilowatts/16 hours/2.4 million kilowatt hours. This bid marks the official entry of the large-scale energy storage project into the construction and implementation stage, and its low energy storage system cost has attracted industry attention.Editor/Yang Meiling
On December 5, 2025, the Development and Reform Bureau of Lin'an District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, responded to the relevant suggestions of the Fourth Session of the 17th People's Congress of the district, clarifying that it will further optimize the allocation of photovoltaic project resources and elements, coordinate the planning of photovoltaic development during the 15th Five Year Plan period, and promote the coordinated development of photovoltaics, energy storage, and power grid systems. The reply letter pointed out that Lin'an District will actively explore the photovoltaic development model with the participation of multiple entities, and encourage rural collective economic organizations to participate in the investment and operation of new energy projects through various means such as land use rights equity participation and joint ventures in accordance with the law. This measure aims to optimize resource allocation, promote the green transformation of regional energy structure, and achieve high-quality and sustainable development of the photovoltaic industry. Editor/Yang Meiling