[Bid Opening for Urban Renewal Project in Linyi City, Shandong Province]On June 1, 2023, the Linyi Public Resource Trading Center released a public announcement of the winning candidates for the general contracting of urban renewal and renovation projects in the top and bottom ten districts of Lanshan District, Linyi City. The project was won by a consortium consisting of five units, including China National Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. and China Construction International Engineering Co., Ltd., with a total investment of approximately 6 billion yuan. The urban renewal and renovation project in the top and bottom ten districts of Lanshan District is located in Lanshan Street, with Tongda Road in the east, Wangzhuang Road in the west, Yucai Road in the south, and Shuangling Road in the north. The total area is about 3581.55 acres, with the top ten planned building areas of about 914206.17 square meters, consisting of six residential areas, including Renyuan, Xinyuan, Shangyuan, Deyuan, Ruyuan, Yuyuan, and 59 residential buildings; The planned construction area of the latter ten areas is about 424667.78 square meters, consisting of three residential communities, including Zeyuan, Qingyuan, Runyuan, and 27 residential buildings. The construction content includes infrastructure such as residential buildings, hospitals, schools, and comprehensive service centers, supporting roads, and public green spaces. Editor/Zhao E
In 2025, under the joint witness of Luo Qianyi, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Dongfang Electric Group, and Yusuf Ali, CEO of Etihad Hydro in the United Arab Emirates, Chen Qiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Dongfang International, and Mohammed Sheikh, CEO of the United Arab Emirates Public Utility Development Company, officially signed the EPC general contract for the BESS1 battery energy storage project in Abu Dhabi at the UAE Ministry of Energy.
This project is the largest grid side energy storage project awarded by the United Arab Emirates through open bidding, and also the largest energy storage project undertaken by Dongfang Electric Group overseas. The total capacity of the project is nearly 1 gigawatt hour, and the EPC scope covers the construction of two energy storage sites, Al Bihouth and Madinat Zayed, as well as supporting booster stations. As the first project to land after the establishment of the UAE Public Facilities Development Company, its successful signing marks an important breakthrough for Chinese enterprises in the overseas high-end energy storage market. Editor/Yang Beihua
Recently, Star Charging and Renewable Energy Investment LLC reached a strategic partnership to deploy a 500MWh energy storage system in Eastern Europe. It is understood that ENERGY Investment LLC has a strong influence in the development and investment of energy storage and electricity market projects in Eastern European countries, including Romania. Guided by the EU's carbon neutrality goals, there has been a surge in demand for large-scale and efficient energy storage solutions in the region to achieve energy transition. This cooperation includes the supply of IEC standard 2.5MW/5MWh grid connected string ESS containers for star charging, concrete enclosed eBox-418C commercial energy storage system and its VPP platform. Editor/Bian Wenjun