[Kenya seeks $5 billion in funding to build oil pipeline]<p>Kenyan Secretary of the Mining and Petroleum Cabinet, John Muñez, revealed that the country is seeking US$5 billion in funding to develop and expand fuel facilities from the Rocky Char Basin in northwest Kenya to coastal areas through public-private partnerships. The funds will be used to fund pipeline construction, central processing, storage facilities, and refinery facilities upgrades in Lamu and Mombasa. Editor/Huang Lijun<b label="见道logo" style="background-image: url("https://oss.seetao.com/upload/image/20240122/1022a171b1bf1b200ae8558fd16fd262.svg"); display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; background-repeat: no-repeat; transform: scale(0.7); margin-top: 0.05rem; width: 20px; height: 25px;"></b></p>
The Qinghai Provincial Development and Reform Commission has released the first batch of bidding for independent new energy storage projects on the grid side in 2026, with a total scale of 2GW and an energy storage duration of no less than 4 hours, to be implemented in 5 sections. The project is planned to be connected to the grid by the end of September 2027, and can enjoy an annual compensation of 185 yuan per kilowatt capacity to assist in the construction of new power systems in the province. Editor/Min Jing
The Vietnamese parliament has passed a resolution to increase the scale and configuration standards of the cross-border railway construction in Laojie, Hanoi, and Haiphong, and significantly increase investment. The railway is expected to be completed by 2030, optimizing cross-border trade logistics between China and Vietnam, connecting the China Europe transportation corridor, improving the layout of the Pan Asian Railway, and helping Vietnam enhance its position as a regional transportation hub. Editor/Min Jing