[Huaneng Hydropower: plans to invest in Xizang Hydropower project]On May 30, 2023, Huaneng Hydropower held the 16th meeting of the third Board of Directors, deliberating and passing the Motion on the investment and construction of hydropower Station Project in Tibet, which intends to invest and construct hydropower station project in Tibet (hereinafter referred to as the project). The project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in April 2023. At present, the project technology is feasible, all conditions have been basically implemented, the project risk is controllable, and the project investment and construction conditions have been met. It is reported that the installed capacity of this project is 2.6 million kW, the annual average power generation is 11.281 billion KWH, the total construction time is 132 months (excluding the preparation period), calculated according to the price level in the third quarter of 2022, the total investment of the project is 58.381 billion yuan. Huaneng Hydropower said that this project investment is an important hub for the company to build a clean energy base in the Xizang section of Lancang River, and plays a significant role in giving full play to the advantages of cascade joint operation in the Lancang River basin, improving the utilization rate of cascade water energy and comprehensive power generation benefits. The economic indicators of the project construction are feasible, and the subsequent cooperation with other power supplies delivered to the clean energy base in Xizang section of the upper reaches of Lancang River is conducive to improving the company's core competitiveness in the market. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On June 1, 2026, the plan for the expansion project of Haikou East Station was publicly announced, with a total investment of 186 million yuan and an expansion area of 5970 square meters. The project will carry out a systematic renovation of the first and second floors of the station, adding barrier free facilities, expanding the waiting hall, optimizing the entry and exit flow lines, and simultaneously improving supporting facilities such as power supply and distribution, fire protection, etc. The construction adopts the "reverse edge construction" scheme to ensure uninterrupted operation.Editor/Cheng Liting
Recently, Petrobras and SBM Offshore of the Netherlands officially signed contracts for two floating production storage and offloading oil tankers to advance the production of two approved oil and gas development projects in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin. These two FPSOs will provide core production and storage facilities for deep-sea oil and gas fields along the northeast coast of Brazil, marking the country's official entry into a new stage of large-scale development in the basin. Editor/Cheng Liting