[Shandong plans to build 5,040 kilometers of scenic roads]Recently, Shandong Provincial Department of Transport issued the province's first special tourism transportation layout plan -- Shandong Provincial Tourism Transportation Network Main Framework Layout Plan (2023-2030) (referred to as "Plan"), focusing on the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Yellow River National Cultural Park (Shandong section), along the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea, Yimeng Revolutionary old base area and other cultural and tourism resource enrichment areas. To systematically construct the province's fast-forward and slow-travel tourism transportation network, promote the integrated development of transportation and tourism, and strongly support the construction of Shandong Demonstration Zone, a transportation powerhouse. Shandong will form five theme corridors, namely the Qianli Coastal corridor in the east, the Lufeng Canal in the west, the Red Yimeng Corridor in the south, the Yellow River entering the sea in the north, and the Great Wall Tracing in the middle, which will constitute the overall layout of the tourist scenic corridor around Shandong. The total scale of scenic byway is about 6580 kilometers, of which 5040 kilometers are highways and 1540 kilometers are dike-top roads and municipal roads. In addition, Shandong will also plan to build a number of scenic roads to further smooth the last kilometer of the scenic area. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On March 6, 2026, the centralized procurement and bidding for the nearly 2GW wind power project of Huaneng Group was opened, and Dongfang Electric became the first candidate to win the bid for the 240MW section with a quotation of about 367 million yuan. This project requires a single machine of 6.25MW to 8MW, with an impeller diameter of not less than 220 meters, and a 160 meter truss tower, reflecting the trend of onshore wind power large sizing and scene customization.Editor/Gao Xue
In March 2026, the bidding candidates for the key project of Inner Mongolia Huadian Tengger 4 × 1 million kilowatt coal-fired power project with a total investment of over 15 billion yuan were announced. The coal transportation system section was ranked first by China Power Construction Shandong Electric Power Construction Company with a quotation of 219 million yuan, while the chimney section was won by Northeast Electric Power Smoke Tower Company with a quotation of 116 million yuan. This project is a national key energy project, planned to be completed in 2027.Editor/Gao Xue