[Infrastructure investment accelerated in many places]Infrastructure investment has picked up sharply recently, as evidenced by data released from a number of places. On the basis of major projects started in earnest in the first four months, new projects are being laid out in some localities. In addition, the large-scale construction of new infrastructure in 2023 will help accelerate the release of digital dividends. According to experts, there are many reasons for the acceleration of infrastructure investment, including sufficient project reserves, strong policy support such as land use, and a wide range of funding channels. In 2023, the central government will invest 640 billion yuan, an increase of 30 billion yuan over 2022. At the same time, 3.65 trillion yuan of local government special bonds will be allocated in 2023, much of which will be used for infrastructure investment. National Development and Reform Commission spokesperson Meng Wei said recently that the quota of special bonds for local governments to be used for construction projects in 2022 has been fully allocated. By the end of April, about 1.4 trillion yuan of special bonds had been issued in 2023. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
CJIC and Haier Energy have won the bid for two major sections of the Zambian photovoltaic project, which will construct 29 2 MW energy storage photovoltaic power stations in 29 regions. The project belongs to the country's 312 MW national constituency photovoltaic plan, effectively alleviating the power supply crisis and promoting the large-scale development of distributed photovoltaics in southern Africa. Editor/Min Jing
Wuhan is promoting the E-Energy Lightning Global Zero Carbon Mainline Charging Project, with a total long-term investment of 16.71 billion yuan and plans to build 300 comprehensive energy stations. The first phase will invest 2.1 billion yuan to build 38 solar energy storage and charging stations, relying on megawatt level supercharging and supporting energy storage photovoltaics to create a green freight channel in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Editor/Min Jing