[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
The China Russia border river emergency rescue floating crane project of Heilongjiang Provincial Water Traffic Rescue Center has started construction, with the addition of a 300 ton self-propelled floating crane and supporting work vessels, making it the largest self-propelled and fully revolving lifting vessel in the field of inland river rescue in the three provinces and one region of Northeast China. The ship integrates cutting-edge technologies such as full electric propulsion, intelligent search, and 300 ton lifting, filling the gap in modern salvage of large-scale accidents in the Jiehe River basin and building a fully chain intelligent salvage system. Editor/Cheng Liting
On June 2, 2026, the mobilization and deployment meeting for the construction of the northern section of the first phase of Beijing Metro R4 Line was held, marking the official entry of this high-capacity and fast backbone line located in the northeast direction of the capital into the construction phase. As a major landmark project for implementing the 15th Five Year Plan in Beijing, the northern section of Phase I of R4 Line is 20.78 kilometers long, starting from Dongba in Chaoyang District in the south and ending at Yanjing Bridge in Shunyi District in the north, connecting Chaoyang, Tongzhou, and Shunyi districts. Editor/Cheng Liting