Excavation of the First Foundation of Dalat Mengxi kV Project

On May 31, 2026, the excavation of the first foundation of the Dalat Mengxi 1000 kV AC power transmission and transformation project marked the substantial construction stage of the supporting project for the external transmission channel of the national Shagehuang large base. The project investment is 4.374 billion yuan, and a new double circuit line of 124.4 kilometers will be built, which is a key supporting facility for the ± 800 kV high-voltage direct current project from Mengxi to Beijing Tianjin Hebei. After completion, it will solve the problem of new energy consumption in the Kubuqi Desert and the central and northern parts of Ordos, providing solid support for the extension of the North China ultra-high voltage network to western Mongolia and ensuring clean power transmission to the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region.Editor/Cheng Liting

Haikou East Station to welcome its largest expansion in 16 years

On June 1, 2026, the plan for the expansion project of Haikou East Station was publicly announced, with a total investment of 186 million yuan and an expansion area of 5970 square meters. The project will carry out a systematic renovation of the first and second floors of the station, adding barrier free facilities, expanding the waiting hall, optimizing the entry and exit flow lines, and simultaneously improving supporting facilities such as power supply and distribution, fire protection, etc. The construction adopts the "reverse edge construction" scheme to ensure uninterrupted operation.Editor/Cheng Liting

Petrobras signs two FPSOs, opening up new frontiers in oil and gas production

Recently, Petrobras and SBM Offshore of the Netherlands officially signed contracts for two floating production storage and offloading oil tankers to advance the production of two approved oil and gas development projects in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin. These two FPSOs will provide core production and storage facilities for deep-sea oil and gas fields along the northeast coast of Brazil, marking the country's official entry into a new stage of large-scale development in the basin. Editor/Cheng Liting

Chinese companies deeply cultivate Nigerian industries

On June 1, 2026, China Haicheng signed a cooperation agreement with Nigeria's sugar industry, and Dexin Steel Pipe settled in the Laiji Free Trade Zone to build a pipe industry base, accelerating the layout of non resource real estate by Chinese enterprises.Editor/Gao Xue

Cambodia unleashes infrastructure energy dividend

On May 31, 2026, Cambodia released a poll to recognize the achievements of the the Belt and Road, held an investment forum to promote reform, and launched energy storage projects to strengthen the clean energy system.Editor/Gao Xue

Dalian Shipbuilding wins large order for oil tankers

On May 28, 2026, CSSC Dalian Shipbuilding, in conjunction with CSSC Trading, signed a contract with Huaguang Shipping for 2+2 114000 ton product oil tankers. This type of ship reserves multiple green fuels and also has intelligent operation and maintenance functions.Editor/Gao Xue

Liaoning Xudabao Nuclear Power Unit 3 Successful Hot Test

On June 2, 2026, the latest progress was made in the Sino Russian nuclear energy cooperation project - the thermal performance test of Liaoning Xudabao Nuclear Power Unit 3, which is controlled by China Nuclear Power Investment under China National Nuclear Corporation, was successfully completed, laying a solid foundation for subsequent work such as nuclear fuel loading and grid connected power generation. The project plans to construct 6 million kilowatt pressurized water reactor nuclear power units, with a one-time planning and phased construction, with a total installed capacity of over 7.6 million kilowatts and a total investment of 140 billion yuan.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The world's first methanol ship conversion EPC project has been delivered

The world's largest independent container ship owner, Seaspan 10K series methanol dual fuel retrofit project, has successfully completed the entire retrofit project for the first ship, SEASPAN YANGTZE, at COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industries in Shanghai ahead of schedule and delivered it for operation. This project is the world's largest independent container ship owner's first methanol dual fuel EPC general contracting project.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Hubei Institute wins the large order for wind power in Heilongjiang Province

On June 1, 2026, Hubei Institute won the bid for the 400MW wind power EPC general contracting project in Kedong County, Qiqihar, with a bid amount of 2.2288 billion yuan. The total investment of the project is about 2.3 billion yuan, with 64 wind turbines installed, supporting the construction of a new 220kV substation and about 88 kilometers of transmission lines. It is planned to start construction in August 2026 and be fully connected to the grid in June 2028. The project is a key new energy project in Heilongjiang Province. After being put into operation, it will assist in the expansion of clean energy and the green transformation of energy in the local area, highlighting the strength of the institute's high-altitude wind power construction and promoting the accelerated development of wind power in Heilongjiang Province.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Self propelled boundary river emergency rescue floating crane project

The China Russia border river emergency rescue floating crane project of Heilongjiang Provincial Water Traffic Rescue Center has started construction, with the addition of a 300 ton self-propelled floating crane and supporting work vessels, making it the largest self-propelled and fully revolving lifting vessel in the field of inland river rescue in the three provinces and one region of Northeast China. The ship integrates cutting-edge technologies such as full electric propulsion, intelligent search, and 300 ton lifting, filling the gap in modern salvage of large-scale accidents in the Jiehe River basin and building a fully chain intelligent salvage system. Editor/Cheng Liting

The construction of the northern section of Phase I of Beijing Metro R4 Line has started

On June 2, 2026, the mobilization and deployment meeting for the construction of the northern section of the first phase of Beijing Metro R4 Line was held, marking the official entry of this high-capacity and fast backbone line located in the northeast direction of the capital into the construction phase. As a major landmark project for implementing the 15th Five Year Plan in Beijing, the northern section of Phase I of R4 Line is 20.78 kilometers long, starting from Dongba in Chaoyang District in the south and ending at Yanjing Bridge in Shunyi District in the north, connecting Chaoyang, Tongzhou, and Shunyi districts. Editor/Cheng Liting

Sutong Bridge Safety Resilience Enhancement Project Starts Construction

Recently, the construction of Section 1 of the Shenhai Expressway Jiangsu Sutong Bridge Safety Resilience Enhancement Project began, marking the comprehensive launch of the first safety resilience enhancement project in Jiangsu Province. As the core river crossing channel in the Yangtze River Delta, the Sutong Bridge has an average daily traffic volume of over 100000 vehicles. The renovation project covers approximately 32.4 kilometers and focuses on four major goals: disaster resistance, rapid recovery, dynamic monitoring, and redundant support. Editor/Cheng Liting

Uzbekistan's cooperation with China

From May 21st to 25th, 2026, Uzbekistan will showcase its mineral advantages at the Xi'an Silk Road Exhibition and launch the Alibaba National Pavilion to deepen economic and trade cooperation between China and Uzbekistan.Editor/Gao Xue

Khorgos has more than 4000 trains

On May 26, 2026, there will be more than 4000 China Europe Central Asia trains at Khorgos Railway Port. Xinjiang's foreign trade imports and exports in the first four months amounted to 172.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, and the structure continued to optimize.Editor/Gao Xue

Access to African coffee beans

Starting from July 20, 2026, compliant coffee beans from 53 African countries with diplomatic relations can be exported to China. This is the second comprehensive quarantine and access for African agricultural and food products after dried chili peppers, which will deepen China Africa agricultural economic and trade cooperation.Editor/Gao Xue

China's raw coal selection rate exceeds 85%

On May 29, 2026, an expert exchange meeting focusing on the high-quality development of coal washing during the 15th Five Year Plan period was held in Hongqiao District, Tianjin. The meeting revealed that after 70 years of development, China's raw coal selection rate has increased from 14.03% in 1957 to over 85%, and there are 75 coal preparation plants with a capacity of tens of millions of tons nationwide, with overall technology reaching the international advanced level.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The installed capacity of energy storage in Ningxia has exceeded 10 million kilowatts

As of May 30, 2026, the installed capacity of new energy storage in Ningxia has exceeded 10 million kilowatts, officially entering the ranks of provinces with 10 million kilowatts of energy storage. Relying on high-quality wind and solar resources and supporting policies, the local area has accurately laid out energy storage projects. The large-scale energy storage project in Ningdong Base can absorb a large amount of abandoned electricity and increase the revenue of power stations. Ningxia has improved its source network load storage scheduling and diversified profit mechanism. By the first five months of 2026, energy storage will help increase the utilization rate of new energy by 5 percentage points, and the energy storage industry will form a healthy development trend.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Gansu Green Methanol Project's First Environmental Impact Assessment Announcement

The supporting photovoltaic hydrogen storage project for the integrated project of wind solar hydrogen production coupled with biomass to produce green methanol in Guazhou, Gansu Province, with a total investment of 1.5 billion yuan, is located on the north side of Liugou Coal Chemical Industrial Park. The project will build new photovoltaic, energy storage, electrolytic water hydrogen production and supporting facilities. The project will be registered in August 2025 and start overall construction in April 2026. It will be equipped with an annual production capacity of 250000 tons of green methanol and over 20000 tons of green hydrogen. The annual consumption of agricultural and forestry waste will exceed 200000 tons. The photovoltaic hydrogen storage project will release its first environmental impact assessment announcement on May 27, 2026. Editor/Gong Ziwei

The unveiling of the Sino Russian Industrial Intelligence International Joint Laboratory

Recently, Qingdao University of Science and Technology held the unveiling ceremony of the International Joint Laboratory of Industrial Intelligence and the 2026 Industrial Intelligence Academic Forum, with Chinese and foreign academicians, government and enterprise representatives attending the event. The school collaborates with Russian research institutions to establish an international joint laboratory for industrial intelligence, focusing on cutting-edge technology research and industrial transformation in industrial intelligence. At the same time as the event, a provincial-level school enterprise industry university research collaborative innovation center was established, and several top experts from China and abroad conducted academic sharing to empower the intelligent and green transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's first large-scale LNG transport ship successfully delivered

On May 29, 2026, the 174000 cubic meter large LNG transport ship built by CSSC Hudong Zhonghua was officially delivered. This ship is also China's first large LNG transport ship to achieve full spectrum assembly of domestically produced ultra-low temperature valves for cargo hold enclosure systems, marking the construction of a complete industrial chain of large LNG transport ships in China from materials, design to supporting equipment.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's first green computing full stack AI platform officially launched

On May 30, 2026, China's first green computing full stack AI platform was officially launched and put into operation in the Hohhot area of Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone, filling the gap in regional one-stop computing power model word element comprehensive service transactions. The platform is fully compatible with domestic chips and mainstream computing architectures, and is the first to integrate more than ten mainstream models from the three major communication operators and top technology manufacturers. According to user needs, the platform can integrate diverse computing resources such as general computing, intelligent computing, and supercomputing from access nodes across the country. Through intelligent scheduling algorithms, it can achieve flexible allocation, efficient scheduling, and economic supply of computing resources, providing users with convenient, easy-to-use, low-carbon, green, high-quality, and cost-effective keyword trading services.Editor/Gong Ziwei

South Africa bets $1.35 billion on LNG

The South African National Ports Authority has signed a 25 year terminal operation agreement with Ukwanda LNG to construct an onshore LNG regasification facility at the Ngula Port, with a total investment of approximately 22 billion rand, including 2 billion rand dedicated LNG berths, with the goal of full operation by 2035. This project is a core component of South Africa's Fair Energy Transition Plan, which will support a 3 GW natural gas power generation quota to supply gas to the Koka Special Economic Zone. It is expected to produce approximately 3.5 GW of electricity, create over 500 jobs during the construction period, and provide 50 permanent jobs upon completion. Editor/Cheng Liting

Tender for 10MW Optical Storage at Kipsi Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Recently, the Kipsi mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo launched a tender for 10MW photovoltaic+200MWh energy storage, jointly promoted by Ivanhoe Mines and Congo National Mining Corporation, with plans to put it into operation by the end of 2027. This century old zinc mine will resume production in November 2024, with output soaring from 20000 tons to 203000 tons by 2025, with a target of 290000 tons by 2026. At present, mines rely on hydropower, and light storage projects will promote their transformation towards green and low-cost operations. Editor/Cheng Liting

South Africa's 75 MW photovoltaic project starts construction

On May 27, 2026 local time, the 75 MW Laisabo photovoltaic project in South Africa, undertaken by China Power Construction, officially started construction. High officials including the Minister of Electricity and Energy, the Governors of Free State and Gauteng Province, and the Chairman of the State Power Corporation attended the event. The project is located in the Lesabo area of the Free Province and includes supporting facilities such as photovoltaic fields, booster stations, and transmission lines. After completion, it will provide power to 60000 households. Editor/Cheng Liting

Kazakhstan builds five major hubs

On May 29, 2026, Kazakhstan is accelerating the construction of five major border hubs to build a central trade bridge between Asia and Europe, in order to expand the capacity of trans Caspian shipping lines.Editor/Gao Xue

More than 100000 passenger trains of China Laos railway

On May 27, 2026, China Laos Railway will run more than 100000 passenger trains in total, and send more than 73 million passengers. This steel channel continues to bring the two countries closer and deepen bilateral connectivity.Editor/Gao Xue

China and Pakistan sign contracts in multiple fields

Recently, during the visit of the Pakistani President to China, China and Pakistan signed multiple cooperation agreements in Sanya on machinery, animal husbandry, and medical care, deepening industrial cooperation.Editor/Gao Xue

The trading volume of China's electricity market increased by 25.6% year-on-year

From January to April 2026, China completed a total of 2430.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity market transactions, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. From the perspective of transaction scope, the traded electricity within the province reached 1945.6 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 29.4%; The amount of electricity traded across provinces and regions reached 485.1 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%. From the perspective of trading varieties, the medium and long-term trading capacity is 2118 billion kilowatt hours; The spot trading electricity is 312.8 billion kilowatt hours. The trading volume of green electricity reached 105.3 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's first airport photovoltaic power generation exceeds 100 million kilowatt hours

According to the smart monitoring platform of Ezhou Power Supply Company of State Grid Hubei Electric Power Co., Ltd., as of 12:00 on May 27, 2026, the cumulative photovoltaic power generation of Ezhou Huahu International Airport has exceeded 100 million kilowatt hours. Ezhou Huahu International Airport is the first professional freight hub airport in China. Since its operation in 2022, its freight business has grown rapidly. Currently, 119 freight routes have been opened, and the hub's cargo volume has risen from less than 10000 tons in the initial operation to 1.4781 million tons by 2025. With the expansion of business, the peak electricity consumption of the airport has also exceeded 20000 kilowatts.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Titan Wind wins FPSO hull construction service order

On May 25, 2026, Titan Wind announced that it had won a 568 million yuan offshore FPSO ship construction order, expected to be delivered in 2027. This is the first time the company has undertaken such an order and successfully entered the high-end equipment field of offshore oil and gas. This project is the hull subcontracting project for the new FPSO project of Petronas Malaysia, which adopts mature standardized design. In recent years, Titan Wind has actively expanded into the field of offshore engineering, and with the addition of this order, its total offshore engineering orders in 2026 have exceeded 2.3 billion yuan.Editor/Gong Ziwei