[Sichuan Road and Bridge won the bid for the Bangladesh Dhaka Xilaite section]On May 29, 2023, Sichuan Road and Bridge received a letter of acceptance from the Bangladesh Highway Authority for the DS-7 section from Dhaka to Silet. The project was won by a consortium formed by Sichuan Road and Bridge and local enterprises, with a total length of 18.2 kilometers. It is planned to upgrade the existing two-way two lanes to two-way four lanes, with two additional service lanes. The owner is the Bangladesh Highway Authority, and the investor is the Asian Development Bank. The construction period is 1460 days, and the maintenance period is 2190 days. The defect liability period for both the construction and maintenance periods is 365 days. The main works include asphalt concrete pavement, earthworks, 42 culverts, 2 bridges, 2 overpasses, and other ancillary facilities. After the project is completed, it will effectively alleviate traffic congestion from Dhaka to Silet. Editor/Ma Xue
Recently, the main project of Hubei Songzi Pumped Storage Power Station, which China Energy Engineering Gezhouba Group participated in, started construction. The power station is located in Songzi City, Jingzhou, with a total installed capacity of 1200 megawatts, and belongs to the first-class large (1) type project. Gezhouba Group undertakes the construction of the upper reservoir and the installation of metal structures, with a contract amount of 712 million yuan and a construction period of 48.5 months. After the completion of the power station, it will undertake tasks such as peak shaving, valley filling, energy storage, and frequency regulation, which is of great significance for ensuring the safety of the power grid and supporting the consumption of new energy.Editor/Cheng Liting
On June 1, 2026, the Guangzhou Eastern Center Intelligent Fusion New Energy Storage Industry Demonstration Project invested and constructed by Zengtou Energy Company, a subsidiary of Zengcheng Urban Investment Group, officially started construction. The total investment of the project is nearly 467 million yuan, and a new 150MW/300MWh electrochemical independent energy storage power station will be built. It will adopt lithium iron phosphate battery technology and be connected to the power grid at 110kV, with the functions of peak shaving, frequency regulation, and promoting the consumption of new energy. The project is supported by a comprehensive operation and maintenance building, an electrical building, and auxiliary facilities such as fire protection, and is promoted through an integrated construction and operation model.Editor/Cheng Liting