The 10000 ton rotating beam of the Cross Ningxi Railway has successfully rotated

On April 21, 2026, the 19000 ton rotating beam of the Hewu High speed Railway over the Ningxi Railway completed an "aerial turn" and successfully crossed the Ningxi Railway. The weight of the beam is 19157.8 tons, and the rotation accuracy requirement is that the error should not exceed 10 millimeters. Due to its proximity to busy main roads, the construction team relies on an intelligent monitoring platform to monitor posture, stress, and wind speed in real-time, and cooperates with a synchronous traction system to achieve precise counterclockwise rotation and positioning. The successful transformation marks significant progress in the project.Editor/Cheng Liting

The China Laos 500 kV interconnection project has been officially put into operation

The China Laos 500 kV interconnection project was officially put into operation on the 20th, marking a significant improvement in the power interconnection capacity between the two countries. The total length of the project is 177.5 kilometers, forming a bidirectional mutual aid capacity of 1.5 million kilowatts, and an average annual transmission of 3 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity.Editor/Cheng Liting

The Tianjin section of the Datong Tianjin Nante High Voltage Project is fully constructed

On April 21, 2026, the Tianjin section of the Datong Tianjin Nante High Voltage Project will be fully constructed. The construction adopts unmanned aerial vehicle guidance and mechanized traction, crossing the Changshen Expressway to achieve uninterrupted traffic. This project is a national strategic channel for "West East Electricity Transmission", planned to be put into operation in June 2027, with an annual transmission of over 14.6 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity and a reduction of 11.81 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. A new 171 kilometer railway line will be built in Tianjin, and a 7 billion yuan investment will drive an industrial chain worth over 14 billion yuan, providing solid support for the green development of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region.Editor/Cheng Liting

Eni secures major gas field offshore Indonesia

On April 20, 2026, Italy's Eni Group discovered about 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sinopec holds an 18% stake in the block.Editor/Gao Xue

Fuxing Gas Field Phase IV Project Starts Construction

On April 17, 2026, the groundbreaking ceremony for the fourth phase of the Renaissance Gas Field project in Turkmenistan was held. President Xi Jinping’s special representative Ding Xuexiang attended and delivered a speech together with Turkish leaders.Editor/Gao Xue

China Turkey Oil and Gas University will jointly build a training center

In April 2026, Turkmenistan International University of Petroleum and Natural Gas and China University of Petroleum reached an agreement to jointly establish an energy training center, planning to carry out teacher training and student summer internships.Editor/Gao Xue

Large fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle base in Heilongjiang starts construction

The first large-scale fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle project in Heilongjiang Province, Tianyu Hangtong Beian Comprehensive Base, officially started construction on April 18th. The total investment of this project is 200 million yuan, focusing on the manufacturing, after-sales maintenance, agricultural and forestry plant protection, emergency rescue and other scenarios of large-scale fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles. The main project is scheduled to be completed before July 31st and put into operation in August. Editor/Cheng Liting

Total investment of 1.5 billion! Shaanxi Baoji Data Building starts construction

The Baoji Data Building and Data Center project has recently started construction in Jintai District, with an investment of 1.5 billion yuan from China Mobile Shaanxi Company. The project plans to have 1200 racks, which will carry six municipal platforms, including industrial Internet and emergency command, as well as district level digital government cockpit. Editor/Cheng Liting

The South to North Water Diversion Project has launched its annual water transfer program

On April 17, 2026, the emergency water supply project for the northern extension of the first phase of the South to North Water Diversion East Line started supplying water to Tianjin from 2025 to 2026 at Jiuxuan Sluice in Jinghai District, Tianjin. In April, the plan is to supply 10 million cubic meters of water, with a focus on supplementing agricultural water in the overexploited groundwater areas along the South Canal and Machangjian River, while also taking into account the replenishment and ecological restoration of the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal. As a key water source for the control of overexploitation of groundwater in North China, this project has supplied a total of 321 million cubic meters of water to Hebei since its launch in October 2025.Editor/Cheng Liting

Henan International undertakes Mozambique water supply project

The water supply project undertaken by Henan International Group in the suburbs of Maputo has benefited nearly 72000 residents, with a daily added water supply capacity of about 30000 cubic meters.Editor/Gao Xue

CNOOC and Kazakhstan Oil and Gas signed a cooperation agreement

On April 14, 2026, CNOOC and KMG Drilling Company, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan National Oil Corporation, signed a framework agreement focusing on drilling operations, technology transfer, and talent training, deepening cooperation in Central Asian oilfield services.Editor/Gao Xue

The Land Sea New Corridor is moving towards the 2.0 era

In April 2026, the Western Land Sea New Corridor will achieve its basic completion goal, with a network covering 584 ports in 127 countries, and is promoting the integration and upgrading of rules and industries.Editor/Gao Xue

Static acceptance of Wenyu section of Hangzhou Taizhou high-speed railway begins

On April 16, 2026, the Wenyu section of the Hangzhou Taizhou high-speed railway officially started static acceptance, and the main project was basically completed. The main line of this section is 37 kilometers long, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour and a bridge tunnel ratio of 90.34%. The Lijiashan Tunnel is a controlled project for the entire line. After acceptance, it will be transferred to joint debugging and testing, and is expected to be opened within the year. At that time, it will end the history of Yuhuan not being connected to railways and help Zhejiang build a 1-hour high-speed railway transportation circle. Editor/Cheng Liting

The Dashixia project is rushing to put 750000 kilowatts into operation

The rotor of Unit 3 of the Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub in Xinjiang has been successfully lifted, and the project has entered the final assembly and commissioning stage. The project has the world's tallest 247 meter concrete faced gravel dam with a total installed capacity of 750000 kilowatts. It is planned to be fully put into operation in the second half of 2026, benefiting 650000 households and 6.8 million acres of downstream irrigation areas. Editor/Cheng Liting

15.9 billion Laiqing Expressway Qingdao section launches franchise bidding

The bidding for franchise operators has been launched for the Laizhou Qingdao Expressway section in Qingdao. The total investment of the project exceeds 15.9 billion yuan, and the main line is 83.119 kilometers long. It is planned to start construction at the end of December 2026, with a construction period of 3 years. The route runs through the four districts of Pingdu, Laixi, Jimo, and Chengyang, and directly connects to the expressway from Langu to Jiaodong International Airport, which will greatly improve the north-south traffic efficiency of the Jiaodong Peninsula. Editor/Cheng Liting

Gansu Energy invests in the construction of one million kilowatts of wind and solar power

On April 11, 2026, Gansu Energy plans to invest 4.377 billion yuan to build a million kilowatt wind and photovoltaic project in Huan County, Qingyang, dedicated to the green power consumption of the East West Calculation Park, with a construction period of 15 months.Editor/Gao Xue

Malaysia's East Rail completes full track laying

In April 2026, the 519 kilometer track laying of the Kota Bharu to Gombak section of the Malaysia East Coast Railway, designed and constructed by Chinese enterprises, was completed ahead of schedule, and the project entered the system debugging phase.Editor/Gao Xue

Chongqing made new energy vehicles borrow land sea new channel to go abroad

On April 15, 2026, the China Laos cross-border new energy vehicle special train departed from Tuanjie Village in Chongqing and went directly to Vientiane in five days. In the first two months of this year, Chongqing's automobile exports surged by nearly 90% year-on-year.Editor/Gao Xue

Songjiang G60 Curvature Engine Hard Technology Pioneer Park starts construction

The Songjiang G60 Curvature Engine Hard Technology Pioneer Technology Park has recently started construction in Jiuliting Street. As a key project in Shanghai in 2024, it has a total construction area of 141000 square meters and is expected to be completed in August 2028. The project is located adjacent to the Hongqiao Business District and will focus on semiconductor, photonics artificial intelligence, and intelligent manufacturing, creating an "incubation super factory" and a full chain innovation rainforest ecosystem, helping to promote the agglomeration of hard technology industries and the cultivation of new quality productivity in the Yangtze River Delta.Editor/Cheng Liting

Yinchuan Hedong Airport runway paving project approved

The runway overlay project at Yinchuan Hedong Airport has been approved and is scheduled to start construction in May 2026 and be put into operation in October. We will implement asphalt paving and update navigation facilities, adopting a night non-stop construction mode to significantly improve runway strength and smoothness, ensuring flight safety and stable hub operation. Editor/Cheng Liting

Shuangjie Electric Inner Mongolia Industrial Park starts construction

The Inner Mongolia Ultra High Voltage Transformer Industrial Park, invested 1.5 billion yuan by Shuangjie Electric, has recently started construction, with an estimated annual output value of 6 billion yuan after reaching full capacity. The company has partnered with Wengniute Banner's 2.8 billion yuan Yuan Network Load Storage Project to form a dual wheel drive of "equipment manufacturing+green electricity closed-loop", relying on the advantages of free trade zones to accelerate the expansion of the European and American markets.Editor/Cheng Liting

Tanzanian media highly praises the cooperation between Tanzania and Zambia railways

In April 2026, the ruling party newspaper of Tanzania highly praised the historical significance of the China Africa Tanzania Zambia railway cooperation, stating that the $1.4 billion activation project would revitalize the vitality of the East African trade corridor.Editor/Gao Xue

Tajikistan and Ukraine launch cooperation project

Recently, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have launched 12 cooperation projects simultaneously, with a total investment of over 1.6 billion US dollars, covering fields such as home appliances, textiles, food, and pharmaceuticals.Editor/Gao Xue

Guangxi offshore wind power project sets sail

In April 2026, Guangxi Energy Group's Fangchenggang 700000 kW offshore wind power demonstration project was fully launched, with a total investment of nearly 10 billion yuan and the planned installation of 83 high-power units.Editor/Gao Xue

Changsha West Station West Elevated Ramp Phase I started construction

On April 14, 2026, the first phase of the West Elevated Ramp Project of Changsha High speed Railway West Station officially started construction. The project includes interchange ramps, elevated main lines, and fire exits, with a total length of approximately 6.632 kilometers. The first phase of the project includes a bridge spanning Guoliang Road and multiple mainline bridges. At present, construction access road repair and equipment entry are underway, and pile foundation construction is expected to start on April 20th. The first pile foundation will use rotary drilling technology to ensure drilling accuracy and control geological disturbance.Editor/Cheng Liting

The Zhongke Aerospace Power Arrow 1 successfully launched an eight star rocket

On April 14, 2026, the Zhongke Aerospace Lijian-1 Y12 rocket successfully launched "One Rocket, Eight Stars" from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Experimental Zone. This mission adopts the "special vehicle" launch mode, compressing the contract to launch cycle to 6 months, marking the official entry of China's commercial aerospace into the era of "flight based" mass production. Relying on a pulsating production line, the rocket assembly cycle has been reduced to 30 days, and the future annual production will reach 30 missiles. Editor/Cheng Liting

Mongolia's coal exports surged by 57% in the first quarter

According to the statistics of the Mongolian customs agency, the coal export volume in the first quarter of 2026 reached 27.5319 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 57.0%. Among them, the export of hard coal was 26.3409 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 66.8%; Lignite exports amounted to 1.191 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 31.4%. In March, exports amounted to 11.0607 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 84.1% and a month on month increase of 74.2%. The export of hard coal was 10.5164 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 85.3% and a month on month increase of 71.7%; Lignite exports reached 544300 tons, a year-on-year increase of 18.8% and a month on month surge of 141.2%. Editor/Cheng Liting

Botswana signs a large energy and mineral bill

On April 15, 2026, Botswana signed a 500MW photovoltaic energy storage and multi mineral exploration agreement with Oman. President Boko will personally preside over the commencement ceremony of the country's largest renewable energy project.Editor/Gao Xue

Two departments support the reinforcement and strengthening of freight hub chains

In April 2026, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Transport jointly issued a document to selectively support the upgrading of comprehensive freight hubs in about 30 urban agglomerations within three years, and a single inter provincial joint project can receive up to 2 billion yuan in bonus funds.Editor/Gao Xue

Large scale water conservancy project starts in Cambodia

On April 11, 2026, the second phase of the Funan Dezuo Comprehensive Water Conservancy Project in Cambodia began construction in the province of Chajiao, marking the first overseas all water project in which Chinese enterprises participated in investment, construction, and operation.Editor/Gao Xue