[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
The Zhejiang Electric Power Trading Center has issued an information disclosure reminder stating that virtual power plants (including load aggregators and distributed new energy aggregators) will continue to meet registration requirements for the year 2026. According to the requirements, registered virtual power plants must publicly disclose proof of continuous compliance with registration conditions, including assets, personnel, business premises, and technical support systems, through the electricity trading platform before the end of March each year. This regulation is implemented in accordance with the Basic Rules for Electricity Market Registration and the Management Measures for Electricity Sales Companies, in order to strengthen the compliance management of market entities.Editor/Yang Meiling
The EPC project of 200MW/800MWh energy storage power station in Baixiang County, Xingtai City recently announced the winning bid results. China Power Construction Group Kunming Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd. successfully won the bid with 660 million yuan. The project is located in Beijiang Village, Guchengdian Town, Baixiang County. The construction includes an energy storage system, a 220kV substation, and transmission lines, with a planned construction period of 120 calendar days.Editor/Yang Meiling