[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
On April 29, 2026, the Chongqing Guizhou Back to Back Interconnection Project (Guizhou side) started construction in Xishui, Zunyi. Southern Power Grid invested 580 million yuan and plans to put it into operation in June 2027. The project involves the construction of 87.9 kilometers of transmission lines and 179 iron towers, connecting the national and southern power grids. The project is located in the mountainous area of northern Guizhou, and needs to overcome karst geology and 352 crossing difficulties. After being put into operation, it will meet the annual growth demand of 6.4% and 7.8% of the load in Chongqing and Guizhou. Editor/Cheng Liting
On April 27, 2026, the cumulative sales volume of natural gas in the Sichuan Chongqing exploration area of Daqing Oilfield has exceeded 5 billion cubic meters, reaching 5.03 billion cubic meters, and the daily gas production has remained stable at 5.7 million cubic meters, injecting strong momentum into the construction of the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle and national energy supply guarantee. Editor/Cheng Liting