[Sino-French companies plan joint venture to build a new battery factory]On May 12, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that China Xiamen Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. plans to establish a battery field laboratory with the French company Orano in Dunkirk, a port city in northern France. Joint venture with an expected investment of 1.5 billion euros and the creation of 1,700 jobs. Macron pointed out that Xiamen Tungsten New Energy's joint venture with Orano is complementary to ProLogium's factory because it will be upstream in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. Edit/Ma Xue
On September 28, 2024, the groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the Yi Energy lithium-ion power battery project was held in Qiaogang Park, Zongyang Economic Development Zone, Tongling City, Anhui Province. The total investment of this project is 10.004 billion yuan, with a second phase production capacity of 17GWh. It is planned to build 7 production lines and a 5GWh energy storage product line, and is expected to be fully put into operation in April 2026, fully covering the battery demand of Chery Group. Editor/Li Na
On September 25, 2024, PowerChina Colombia Branch signed an EPC contract with Dewu for the Las Acacasias Wind Power Project. Located in the province of Cundinamarca, Colombia, the project has a total installed capacity of 240 MW and aims to provide stable and clean electricity to the central region of Colombia. The signing marks an important breakthrough in the field of wind power in Colombia, further consolidating its leading position in the country's new energy field, and is also another important measure to help Colombia achieve carbon neutrality and carbon peaking goals. Editor/Jiang Mingyue