[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
On March 6, 2026, the centralized procurement and bidding for the nearly 2GW wind power project of Huaneng Group was opened, and Dongfang Electric became the first candidate to win the bid for the 240MW section with a quotation of about 367 million yuan. This project requires a single machine of 6.25MW to 8MW, with an impeller diameter of not less than 220 meters, and a 160 meter truss tower, reflecting the trend of onshore wind power large sizing and scene customization.Editor/Gao Xue
In March 2026, the bidding candidates for the key project of Inner Mongolia Huadian Tengger 4 × 1 million kilowatt coal-fired power project with a total investment of over 15 billion yuan were announced. The coal transportation system section was ranked first by China Power Construction Shandong Electric Power Construction Company with a quotation of 219 million yuan, while the chimney section was won by Northeast Electric Power Smoke Tower Company with a quotation of 116 million yuan. This project is a national key energy project, planned to be completed in 2027.Editor/Gao Xue