[Russia approves gas supply agreement with Cosco East Route]It is reported that the Russian State Duma passed a bill on the approval of Russia and Cosco East route gas supply cooperation agreement. According to earlier news, Russia and China plan to build a pipeline from Dalinelechensk in Russia to Hulin in China across the Ussuri River under the Far East Pipeline cooperation project. In early February 2022, Gazprom and petrochina signed a long-term contract on the annual export of 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China via the Far East Route. After the project is implemented, the total supply of natural gas from Russia to China will reach 48 billion cubic meters. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said earlier that the implementation of the Russia-China cooperation agreement on gas supply from Russia to China via the Far East Route is beneficial to both countries and will further promote the development of Russia's Far East region. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On September 13, 2026, the first unit of the Xinjiang Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub Project, invested and constructed by China Energy Engineering Gezhouba Group, successfully passed a 72 hour trial operation and was officially put into operation for power generation. As one of the 172 major water conservancy projects designated by the State Council for water-saving and water supply, the Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub Project in Xinjiang broke the world record for concrete faced gravel dams with a maximum dam height of 247 meters. The power station is equipped with three mixed flow water turbine generators with a single capacity of 250000 kilowatts, with a total installed capacity of 750000 kilowatts. Editor/Cheng Liting
According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on September 15, 2026, China's lithium-ion battery industry will continue to grow in the first half of 2026. According to relevant calculations, the total production of lithium batteries in China exceeded 1240GWh in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 44%. Editor/Cheng Liting