[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
On June 6, 2026, the first arch of the underground powerhouse of the largest pumped storage power station under construction in western China, Qinghai Wanrang Pumped Storage Power Station, officially began construction, marking the beginning of the main construction period of the cavern for this giant energy heart rooted in the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. The construction of the underground powerhouse has reached an important milestone, and the project construction has entered a new stage of construction.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On June 4, 2026, China Southern Power Grid Corporation and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Laos signed a joint construction agreement for the China Laos New Power System Technology Joint Laboratory in Beijing. The China Laos Joint Laboratory of Electric Power will focus on scientific research cooperation in the fields of green energy, digital power grid, power artificial intelligence, energy planning, etc., promote the systematic construction and sharing of China Laos electric power technology standards, collaborate on energy strategy research and think tank cooperation, and strive to create a global benchmark for clean energy cooperation in the South.Editor/Gong Ziwei