The trading volume of carbon emissions trading in China has exceeded 1 billion tons

On October 21, 2026, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment Li Gao announced at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that the national carbon emission trading market has been online for more than five years, and has built the world's largest carbon emission trading market. Currently, the controlled carbon dioxide emissions are about 8.3 billion tons, accounting for more than 65% of the total national carbon dioxide emissions. Recently, the cumulative trading volume of quotas has exceeded 1 billion tons. Editor/Cheng Liting

The total electricity consumption in September increased by 1.2% year-on-year

In September 2026, the total electricity consumption of the society reached 899.7 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society reached 807.34 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%. Editor/Cheng Liting

The largest mining new energy power system in Africa has been put into operation

Recently, the Phase II of the Congo (Kinshasa) Kaipeng Mining New Energy Power System, provided by Nanrui Jibao for overall planning and core equipment, has been officially put into operation, making it the largest mining new energy power system currently in operation in African mining areas. The project has a network energy storage capacity of 300MW/900MWh, supported by 440MWp photovoltaics, forming a complementary system of photovoltaic energy storage and diesel multiple power sources, which can adapt to the operating conditions of weak grid mining areas in Africa and create a benchmark sample for photovoltaic energy storage applications in African mines. Editor/Cheng Liting

Huangjuetuo Bridge main bridge closure

On October 21, 2026, the steel truss of the main bridge of Chongqing Huangjuetuo Yangtze River Bridge, constructed by China Railway Construction Bridge Bureau, was successfully closed. This bridge is the world's largest under construction public rail dual-use suspension bridge, with a total length of 1260 meters and a main span of 765 meters. It adopts a double-layer bridge deck layout. The project relies on digital technology to ensure millimeter level lifting accuracy. After completion, it will divert cross river traffic and improve the Chongqing expressway network.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The Longdian project entering Sichuan has been approved and approved

Recently, it was learned from State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company that the Sichuan Ultra High Voltage Direct Current Project for the Badain Jaran Desert Base in Gansu Province has been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, marking a breakthrough in the preliminary work of the project. The project starts in Jinta County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province and ends in Lezhi County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, with a rated transmission capacity of 8 million kilowatts.Editor/Gong Ziwei

National carbon market transactions exceed 1 billion tons

On October 21, 2026, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment Li Gao announced at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that the national carbon emission trading market has been online for more than five years, and has built the world's largest carbon emission trading market. Currently, the controlled carbon dioxide emissions are about 8.3 billion tons, accounting for more than 65% of China's total carbon dioxide emissions. Recently, the cumulative trading volume of quotas has exceeded 1 billion tons.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Hami liquid ammonia first export

In 2026, a batch of liquid ammonia will be exported to Kazakhstan through Alashankou, marking the first export of liquid ammonia from the Hami Customs jurisdiction and adding a new category of high value-added coal chemical products.Editor/Gao Xue

Shanxi installs Oman photovoltaic design

In 2026, IDOM was selected by Shanxi Installation to be responsible for the detailed design of the 500MW photovoltaic project in Oman, promoting the layout of the Middle East market.Editor/Gao Xue

Hanggang Cloud Data Center South Area

Recently, Hanggang Zhejiang Cloud Computing Data Center South District completed the survey and design bidding, with a total investment of 2.0059 billion yuan, planning about 5000 cabinets and 100000 servers, and is currently in the preliminary design stage.Editor/Gao Xue

Cross regional green power generation in East China exceeds 30 billion kilowatt hours

As of October 12, 2026, the East China Branch of State Grid Corporation of China disclosed that the cumulative power consumption of cross regional green power trading in East China Grid exceeded 30 billion kilowatt hours. Relying on multiple cross regional DC channels, clean electricity from 17 provinces flows into East China, covering five provinces and cities including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Fujian, forming a configuration pattern of multi-source supply and multi-point implementation. Editor/Cheng Liting

The second phase of the "Qinghe No.1" project has started construction

On October 20, 2026, the second phase of the "Green Hydrogen No.1" China Energy Engineering Songyuan Hydrogen Industrial Park, with a total investment of 10.828 billion yuan, started construction in Songyuan, Jilin. The first phase will be put into operation in December 2025 and has achieved stable operation at full capacity. The world's first green ammonia ship to ship refueling will be completed in October 2026. After the completion of the second phase, the first and second phases will have an annual production capacity of 600000 tons of green ammonia.Editor/Cheng Liting

Qinghai Qiangqiaoding power transmission and transformation project starts construction

On October 15, 2026, the Qiaoting 110 kV transmission and transformation project, as well as the supporting 10 kV distribution project, officially began construction in Nangqian County, Yushu, Qinghai Province. The total investment of the project is 427.69 million yuan, with the construction of one new substation, two 50 megavolt ampere main transformers, more than 190 kilometers of 110 kV transmission lines, and multiple 10 kV transmission and output lines. After the completion of the project, it will fill the gaps in the southern power grid of Nangqian, significantly improve the reliability of regional power supply, and provide solid power support for local clean heating, rural revitalization, and industrial development. Editor/Cheng Liting

Box Girder Hoisting Finished for Alu Middle Bridge on S314, Jiuquan

The Jiuquan Highway Development Center has implemented the hoisting of prefabricated box girders for the S314 Aliu Middle Bridge, and two bridges have been transferred to the upper structure construction. The project strictly reviewed the lifting plan, implemented safety inspections and traffic guarantees, started construction simultaneously on multiple work surfaces, closely monitored safety and quality, and promoted the orderly construction of the project according to plan. Editor/Min Jing

Cao Li Meets Ulaanbaatar Mayor Pürevdagva

On October 19, 2026, Cao Li, Acting Charg é d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, met with the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, Prybdagva, at the embassy. The two sides focused on deepening bilateral exchanges, promoting infrastructure project cooperation, facilitating sister city exchanges, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. Editor/Min Jing

CRSG Breaks Through Hangzhou Metro Tunnel Under Nanjing-Hangzhou HSR

CRSG successfully completed the construction of the Hangzhou Metro Line 15 section shield tunnel, innovatively adopting non clearing pile grinding technology to solve the problem of underpass under the composite working condition of elevated and sheet pile on the Ninghang high-speed railway. The construction process had zero warning and zero settlement exceeding the standard, forming replicable experience and creating a demonstration model for similar domestic high-speed railway underpass projects. Editor/Min Jing

China's power generation in the first three quarters increased by 3.15% year-on-year

In the first three quarters of 2026, the company's consolidated financial statements achieved a power generation of 360.257 billion kilowatt hours and an on grid electricity generation of 342.594 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 3.15% year-on-year, with an average on grid electricity price of 380.30 yuan per kilowatt hour; In the third quarter, the completed power generation was 141.347 billion kilowatt hours and the on grid electricity was 134.722 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year decrease of 1.30% and 1.18% respectively, with an average on grid electricity price of 360.23 yuan/kWh. As of September 30, 2026, the company's controlled installed capacity was 132.0246 million kilowatts, with an additional installed capacity of 1.7334 million kilowatts in the third quarter.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The South to North Water Diversion Project has once again begun

On October 20, 2026, the first phase of the East Route of the South to North Water Diversion Project began the 2026-2027 full line water transfer. This is the earliest start of water diversion in the 14 year history of the East Route of the South to North Water Diversion Project. The annual plan for this water diversion project is to provide a net increase of 561 million cubic meters of water to Jiangsu Province, 42 million cubic meters of water to Anhui Province, and 665 million cubic meters of water to Shandong Province. The Taierzhuang pumping station of the Sulu inter provincial project plans to transfer 1.007 billion cubic meters of water to Shandong Province.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The second phase of the Qinghe No.1 Songyuan project has started construction

On October 20, 2026, the second phase of the world's largest green hydrogen ammonia alcohol integration project - Qinghe No.1 Songyuan Project - started construction in Songyuan, Jilin. After completion, the annual production capacity of green ammonia will reach 600000 tons, marking a new stage of commercial and large-scale development of China's large-scale wind solar coupling green hydrogen to green ammonia industry from demonstration and verification.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Tokayev praises the contribution of Chinese enterprises

In October 2026, Tokayev met with Wen Gang, Chairman of China Nonferrous Metals Mining Group, and appreciated the contributions of Chinese enterprises to the development of Kazakhstan's industry. He emphasized the importance of the Aktogai Copper Smelter for the economy of the Abay region.Editor/Gao Xue

Maiyue Sunshine signs energy storage cooperation agreement with Vietnam

On October 17, 2026, Maiyue Sunshine, a subsidiary of West China Energy, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with SAIGON Energy in Chengdu, Vietnam. SAIGON Energy became its exclusive partner in the Vietnamese market, jointly exploring the markets of household energy storage, industrial and commercial energy storage, and lithium battery recycling.Editor/Gao Xue

China Arab oil and gas equipment docking will begin

On November 5, 2026, the CSSOPE UAE Procurement Session will be held in Abu Dhabi to connect with Middle Eastern energy purchasers such as ADNOC and organize visits to NMDC headquarters.Editor/Gao Xue

Tianjin Port Group Unveils All-Link Full-Chain Logistics Service Brand

Tianjin Port Group has officially launched the All Link brand of full chain logistics services, relying on the advantages of two chains and four full chains to create a land sea linkage supply chain system, helping enterprises transform into comprehensive logistics service providers, and supporting the coordinated development and opening-up layout of Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. Editor/Min Jing

CR21G Finishes Catenary Hot-running Test for Yinba Branch Line’s Inner Mongolia Section

The thermal sliding test of the overhead contact system for the Inner Mongolia section of the Baotou Yinchuan high-speed railway Yinba branch line, undertaken by CR21G, has successfully concluded, and the project has entered the stage of joint debugging and testing. The opening of the line will end the history of no high-speed railway in Alxa League, open up the Ningmeng high-speed passenger transport channel, promote the development of border economy, trade, culture and tourism, and improve the layout of the national high-speed railway network. Editor/Min Jing

NBS Xinjiang Survey Office Releases September Industrial Price Data for Xinjiang

The Xinjiang Survey Team of the National Bureau of Statistics has released industrial price data for Xinjiang. In September 2026, the ex factory prices of local industrial producers increased by 8.0% year-on-year and 3.2% month on month, with the growth rate expanding. The purchase prices also rose synchronously, and the prices of mining and non-ferrous fuel products were significantly boosted, reflecting the improvement of regional industrial production vitality. Editor/Min Jing

Türkiye's first floating natural gas production unit sets sail

On October 17, 2026, Türkiye's first floating natural gas production unit, Osman Gazi FPU, set sail from the Port of Felios in the Black Sea to Sakarya gas field. After the platform is put into operation, the daily output of local natural gas will double from 9.5 million cubic meters to 20 million cubic meters. When commercial production is realized in early 2027, it can cover one third of the domestic gas consumption in the country, contributing about 3.5 billion dollars to Türkiye's economy every year. Editor/Cheng Liting

New energy vehicle production of 1.87 million units in September 2026

On October 19, 2026, the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in September, the output of 271 out of 626 products in industries above designated size increased year-on-year. Among them, there were 1.87 million new energy vehicles, an increase of 16.9%. Editor/Cheng Liting

China's crude oil production steadily increases by 2.2%

On October 19, 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics released data on industrial energy production above designated size for September 2026. The monthly raw coal production was 390 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 6.8%; Crude oil production reached 18.21 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%; Natural gas production reached 21 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year decrease of 1.0%; The power generation was 829.4 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year decrease of 1.2%. The energy production structure showed a steady increase in crude oil production and a slight adjustment in other categories. Editor/Cheng Liting

Breakthrough from zero in the data of full altitude gradient transmission test

On October 19, 2026, China Electric Power Research Institute completed the in-situ test of corona effect of ultra-high altitude conductors at the 5000m altitude test site in Anduo, Xizang. This experiment fills the gap in data for ultra-high altitude transmission tests and marks the first time in China that key parameters such as corona initiation voltage, corona loss, audible noise, and radio interference of conductors have been systematically obtained under a gradient from plain to 5000 meters at all altitudes.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's new energy vehicle production in September 2026 is 1.87 million units

On October 19, 2026, the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in September, the output of 271 out of 626 products in industries above designated size increased year-on-year. Among them, there were 1.87 million new energy vehicles, an increase of 16.9%.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The cumulative cargo volume of Pinglu Canal has exceeded 1 million tons

At around 9:00 am on October 17, 2026, as the 6688 ship from Guigang Haitong sailed out of the Ma Dao hub, the accumulated cargo volume of the Pinglu Canal since its opening on September 16 exceeded 1 million tons.Editor/Gong Ziwei