[Hubei Province Macheng Yangxin Expressway North Extension Project Launch Bidding] On May 30, 2023, the Hubei Provincial Electronic Tendering and Bidding Trading Platform released a bidding announcement for the MYBTZ-1 bid section of the North Extension Line of the Macheng Yangxin Expressway. The bidder was the Huanggang Municipal People's Government, with an estimated contract price of 5.15 billion yuan. The northern extension of the Macheng Yangxin Expressway starts from Qiujiadang Village to the east of Muzidian Town in Macheng City, connects with the Mayang Expressway, crosses the Shanghai Chengdu Expressway, extends northward, passes through Tangjiachong to Longmenhe Village, enters Sanhekou Town, and then extends northward along the G220 channel. It successively passes through the Hewu Railway and the Hewu section of the Shanghai Chongqing Chengdu High Speed Railway, passes west of the Sanhekou Reservoir, passes through Qianfan Village and Shangshang Village, and ends near Linjiagang at the border of Hubei and Henan provinces, It is connected to the Phase II project of the Yangxin Expressway Mall to the boundary between Henan and Hubei provinces planned by Henan Province, and the overall route runs in a north-south direction. The total length of the route is about 32 kilometers, constructed according to the standard of a two-way four lane highway, with a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour and a roadbed width of 26.0 meters. We plan to build 7517 meters/22 bridges, 8303 meters/6.5 tunnels, 3 interchanges, 1 service area, 2 toll management stations, 1 monitoring sub center, and 1 maintenance work area. The total investment is estimated to be approximately 5.15 billion yuan. Editor/Zhao E

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• 2024.10.09 10:18
• [Qiongzhou Strait transportation new energy vehicle ship successfully docked]
• On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen

• 2024.10.09 10:15
• [Malaysia's energy transition has made progress]
• On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen