[POWERCHINA Signs Almaty State Energy Expansion Project]During the China-Central Asia Summit, the Kazakhstan-China Investment Roundtable was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Ding Yanzhang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of PowerChina, made a speech at the meeting and signed contracts with Kazakh companies. In the signing session of the round table meeting, Ding Yanzhang signed the "Memorandum of Cooperation on Renewable Energy Expansion Project in Sherek Corridor, Almaty State" with Mr. Mr. Shukhrat Ibragimov, director of the resource group, signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement between China Power Construction and Eurasia Resources Group", and Mr. Sherikh Jean Setzhanov, Chairman of Kazakhstan Southern Petroleum Company "Wujiamu Cascade Hydropower Station and Water Supply Project Contract". Edit/Ma Xue
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