Publicity of EPC bidding results of Xizang Lhasa Unicom Hub Project

The bidding for the design and construction (EPC) general contracting project of the second communication hub building and new DC1 civil engineering project in Lhasa, Xizang was completed. Zhongxun Post and Telecommunications Design Institute and China Railway 16th Bureau Joint Venture have become the first candidate for winning the bid with 77.6 million yuan. The project is located in Liuwu New District, with a total construction area of approximately 11400 square meters. It is planned to build a communication hub building and a power center, which can install 526 racks. The project aims to enhance Lhasa's communication security capabilities and data processing level, and improve the local digital infrastructure.Editor/Gao Xue

Hainan announces major project construction plan for 2026

Hainan Province has released its 2026 major project investment plan, which includes 470 major projects with a total investment of 717.5 billion yuan. This year's planned investment is 128 billion yuan, covering areas such as infrastructure and industrial development. The newly started projects include key projects such as the Zhanjiang Haikou Railway and the Danzhou Yangpu Railway. This plan aims to serve the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port and consolidate the foundation for development.Editor/Gao Xue

The preliminary work of the Chongqing Guizhou high-speed railway has been promoted

The Chongqing Municipal Political Consultative Conference recently focused on the construction of the Chongqing Guizhou high-speed railway. The high-speed railway is designed with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour and a total investment of approximately 62.3 billion yuan. It is an important part of the national high-speed railway network and has significant implications for connecting the Chengdu Chongqing region with the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and enhancing the capacity of the Western Land Sea New Corridor. The project has entered the feasibility study stage and is striving to start construction in the early stage of the 15th Five Year Plan.Editor/Gao Xue

Zhiguang Electric Secures Congo Mining Microgrid Order

Guangzhou Zhiguang Electric Co., Ltd. recently signed three cooperation agreements with Vinmart Group in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the photovoltaic storage microgrid project. The projects are located in the three major mining areas of the country and will use customized containerized energy storage systems from Zhiguang Electric. The system adopts an integrated design, integrating core intelligent control units such as PCS, BMS, EMS, etc., supporting full system pre installation and rapid on-site deployment, which can meet the strict requirements of mining areas for construction efficiency and operational reliability.Editor/Yang Meiling

Sinosolar signs contract for 12MWp solar energy storage microgrid project in Somaliland

Sinosolar has successfully signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Somaliland for the 12MWp solar energy storage microgrid project in Berbera, Somaliland. The Minister of Energy of Somaliland, representatives from the World Bank, and local municipal officials attended the ceremony together.Editor/Yang Meiling

Ningxia Hongsibao Industrial Park Energy Storage Power Station completes bidding

Recently, the feasibility study report for the construction project of a 100MW/400MWh independent energy storage power station in Hongsibao Industrial Park and the evaluation results of the preliminary technical service bidding have been officially announced. The total investment of this project is about 309 million yuan, with plans to construct 20 containerized energy storage units and 1 110kV booster station. The service content covers more than 10 preliminary works such as feasibility study, power access, geological survey, environmental impact assessment and water conservation. The service period is 60 days after the contract is signed. After evaluation, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. became the first candidate for winning the bid with a price of 3.815 million yuan, while Qinghai Electric Power Design Institute and Gansu Electric Power Design Institute ranked second and third respectively.Editor/Yang Meiling

Beijing Erdaohe Reservoir enters the construction phase

Recently, the Erdaohe Reservoir in the upper reaches of the Dashihe River Basin in Fangshan District, Beijing has officially entered the construction phase and is expected to complete its main construction by the end of 2030. The Erdaohe Reservoir dam is 580 meters long and 100 meters high, and will become the tallest dam in Beijing after completion.Editor/Cheng Liting

Ningde Times signs contract with Quanzhou, Fujian for new energy base project

On February 2, 2026, the People's Government of Quanzhou City, Fujian Province and CATL officially signed a cooperation agreement for the new energy battery production base project. Both parties will carry out in-depth cooperation on the research and manufacturing of new energy batteries, using advanced green manufacturing technologies to build intelligent and zero carbon modern factories. The project is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2026. At present, Ningde Times has built multiple battery bases in Ningde, Fujian (Hudong, Huxi, Jiaocheng, Fuding, Z base), Xiamen, Fujian (Xiamen Times), and Fuzhou, Fujian (Luoyuan Times).Editor/Cheng Liting

Hubei Tianmen waste lithium battery recycling project started

On the morning of February 1st, 2026, the commencement ceremony of Chaowei force Weipu cycle and the 100000 ton waste lithium battery recycling project in Tianmen City, Hubei Province was grandly held in Hubei Tianmen Industrial Park of Lihe group. With an investment of 300million yuan and a planned area of 300 mu, the project will build a standardized plant with a total area of 150000 square meters. Editor/chengliting

Pakistan | Balochistan Province Counter Terrorism Corridor Security

Balochistan Province in Pakistan has suffered a large-scale terrorist attack, posing a threat to the security of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Pakistani security forces quickly counterattacked, killing about 185 armed militants within 40 hours, setting a record for the most rapid annihilation of the enemy in counter-terrorism. Prime Minister Sharif and Army Chief of Staff Munir both expressed their strong commitment to counter-terrorism, and a large number of military and police reinforcements were provided to ensure the smooth progress of the flagship project of the "the Belt and Road".Editor/Bian Wenjun

Uzbekistan | Fergana Oblast deepens cooperation with China

The vice governor of Fergana State of Uzbekistan said that the state was becoming a promising export hub in Central Asia, and had deep cooperation with leading Chinese enterprises such as Huawei and BYD in high-tech and manufacturing industries. China Investment Special Working Group is set up in 19 cities and towns in the prefecture to provide full process services from enterprise registration to operation, and create an efficient docking platform for the "the Belt and Road" economic and trade cooperation.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Ethiopia | Ayesha Wind Power Project put into operation

The Addis Ababa wind power project, constructed by Chinese enterprises, has been put into operation. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy and Djibouti President Guelleh attended the ceremony. The project will alleviate local power shortages and assist Ethiopia's energy transformation. At the same time, the main line of Ethiopia IR Highway Upgrading and Reconstruction Project contracted by China Railway Third Engineering Group Co., Ltd. was opened to traffic, improving regional traffic and adding more achievements to the "the Belt and Road" infrastructure cooperation in Africa.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Vietnam | Guizhou Tire Phase III PCR Project First Container Shipment

The first batch of products from Guizhou Tire Vietnam Phase III PCR project has been successfully shipped, marking the official entry of its passenger car tires into the international market. The total investment of the project is approximately 228 million US dollars, with a planned annual production capacity of 6 million units, filling the product gap. The Vietnam base has become the core fulcrum for the "the Belt and Road" to expand overseas markets. The company will also invest in the construction of an intelligent base with an annual output of 6 million semi steel tires in Morocco.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Serbia | New railway station lights up 'Chinese red'

The Xinweirbas Station of the Hunsei Railway welcomes the Chinese New Year with red lights, and the station plays a promotional video for the Spring Festival Gala in a loop. The Hungarian Serbian railway connects Belgrade and Budapest. The total length of the Serbian section is 183 kilometers. The whole line will be opened in October 2025, with a design speed of 200 kilometers per hour. It is a demonstration project of the "the Belt and Road" in Central and Eastern Europe, illuminating the road of China Serbia friendship and regional development.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Algeria | Africa's first desert heavy-duty railway opens

he first desert heavy haul railway in Africa, the Western Algeria Railway Mining Line, has been fully opened, with a total length of 950 kilometers, of which 575 kilometers were constructed by China Railway Construction Corporation. The railway has a maximum carrying capacity of 17000 tons and can transport 50 million tons of iron ore annually. It will also operate two-way passenger trains, injecting new momentum into the connectivity and economic development of southwestern Afghanistan, and becoming a benchmark for China Arab infrastructure cooperation.Editor/Bian Wenjun

NewTech Green Hydrogen wins dual awards at the North Star Cup

The 4th "North Star Cup" Energy Storage Influential Enterprise Selection and Award Ceremony was successfully held in Zhengzhou, Henan. This industry event is jointly hosted by Polaris Power Grid and Polaris Energy Storage Network, bringing together hundreds of industry elites in the energy storage field to seek industrial development. With its excellent light storage and charging solutions and professional energy storage investment and operation capabilities, Xin Gong Green Hydrogen stood out from over 2000 participating companies and successfully won two awards: "Light Storage and Charging Solution Supplier" and "Excellent Energy Storage Investment/Operation Enterprise". Its industry-leading strength has been widely recognized.Editor/Yang Meiling

The Ulanqab large-scale compressed air energy storage project has made key progress

The bidding and evaluation results for the EPC general contracting of the 1050MW/6300MWh compressed air energy storage project in Zhuozi County, Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia have been officially announced. The top three candidates for winning the bid are all from China Railway System: China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (the leading unit of the consortium) ranks first, China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd. (the leading unit of the consortium) and China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (the leading unit of the consortium) rank second and third respectively, with all three bidding rates being 100%. This project is a large-scale compressed air energy storage project. The announcement of the EPC bidding results marks a crucial step in the construction of the project, which is of great significance for optimizing the regional energy structure and promoting the development of China's energy storage industry.Editor/Yang Meiling

Donghong Electronics wins two energy storage awards

The 2026 China Energy Storage Technology Innovation and Application Seminar hosted by Polaris has successfully concluded in Zhengzhou, Henan. Zhejiang Donghong Electronics Co., Ltd. was invited to attend and gather with numerous industry experts and leading enterprise representatives from the energy storage industry chain to discuss the development trends, technological breakthroughs, and market application practices of China's new energy storage industry during the 15th Five Year Plan period. During the conference, the Donghong Electronics team had extensive and in-depth exchanges with peers on key issues such as grid based energy storage technology standards, innovation of integrated photovoltaic storage and charging models, energy storage safety, and support capacity building.Editor/Yang Meiling

Petrochemical giants advance westward to lay out coal chemical industry

Since 2025, several large private petrochemical enterprises have accelerated their layout of the coal chemical industry in the western region. Rongsheng Petrochemical has launched a green coalification integration project with an investment of about 160 billion yuan in Inner Mongolia, Hengyi Petrochemical has promoted a 25.7 billion yuan coal to ethylene glycol project in Xinjiang, and Tongkun Group has also laid out upstream resources in related areas. This move aims to leverage the advantages of coal resources in the western region, reduce dependence on international crude oil, and upgrade to the field of high value-added chemical new materials, promoting the industry's transformation from traditional fuels to high-end materials.Editor/Gao Xue

Winning the bid for the Shanghai Chongqing Expressway renovation and expansion project

In 2026, new progress will be made in the renovation and expansion project of the G50 Shanghai Chongqing Expressway Anhui section. China Railway Major Bridge Corporation won the bid for the prefabricated component project with 527 million yuan. The total investment for this renovation and expansion project is 11.42 billion yuan, which will widen the original two-way four lane road to eight lane road, and plan to renovate and expand seven interchanges and enhance service area facilities. After the completion of the project, it will significantly improve the logistics efficiency from the Yangtze River Delta to the central and western regions, and strengthen regional transportation connections.Editor/Gao Xue

China Power Construction Corporation has won a consecutive large order of 2.1 billion yuan

China Electric Power Construction Group has won consecutive bids in the field of new energy. The company has obtained a wind power project with a total investment of 1.525 billion yuan and an installed capacity of 300 megawatts in Dunhua, Jilin; At the same time, we won the bid for a 608 million yuan energy storage power station project in Liangzhou, Gansu, with an energy storage capacity of 800 megawatt hours. The total investment of these two signed projects exceeds 2.1 billion yuan, demonstrating the group's strength in the construction of the entire new energy industry chain such as wind power and energy storage, and also reflecting the continuous development of China's new energy construction towards a high-quality stage.Editor/Gao Xue

Brussels Airport Light Rail Line Project Launched in Belgium

The first phase of the Brussels Airport Light Rail Line project in Belgium has been launched, which will build a new 12 kilometer line connecting the northern part of Brussels with Zafentyre Airport. It is planned to be opened by the end of 2030, with a total travel time of about 30 minutes. The route serves areas such as Schalke and Everl, and the airport has an airport terminal building Technics、 Da Vinci made three stops and crossed the ring road through a tunnel, setting up stations in places such as Caligulan. The city center section will be connected to the existing light rail network Line 62 near NATO. The project requires the construction of approximately 4 kilometers of track, including a 300 meter Brussels section, with a total investment of 240 million euros and an estimated daily passenger flow of 10000 people, to be operated by Stib. Editor/Cheng Liting

Ruipu Lanjun's first profit of 2 billion by 2025! Multi track product development

On February 2, 2026, Ruipu Lanjun announced that it is expected to make its first profit in 2025, with a net profit of 630 million to 730 million yuan, a turnaround of about 2 billion yuan from 2024. This is due to the increase in shipments of power and energy storage batteries driving revenue growth, and the improvement in capacity utilization and cost reduction and efficiency improvement driving gross profit growth. In 2024, its losses will be significantly reduced, with shipments exceeding 23GWh in the third quarter. In 2025, Ruipu Lanjun will focus on the three major sectors of energy storage, passenger vehicles, and commercial vehicles, launching multiple battery cells and system products in various segmented tracks to accurately capture growth potential points. Editor/Cheng Liting

Middling coal 2.1 billion green methanol project approved

The information on the online approval and supervision platform for investment projects in Heilongjiang Province shows that the green methanol project of the middling coal Jixian Scenery Hydrogen Storage and Alcohol Integration Project has officially passed the record. The total investment of the project is about 2.135 billion yuan. middling coal Green Energy (Shuangyashan) Co., Ltd. is responsible for the construction of the project. It uses wind power and green electricity to produce hydrogen. The scale of hydrogen production is 70000Nm ³/h. After the coupling of hydrogen and carbon dioxide, it is estimated that the annual output of green methanol will be 136000 tons, and 500MW wind power and 150MW photovoltaic power will be built. This project is the first large-scale integrated project of middling coal Group in northeast China, which marks the acceleration of the transformation of traditional energy enterprises to green and low-carbon.Editor/Gao Xue

Infrastructure construction accelerates in six African countries

On February 1, 2026, the East and South African Trade and Development Bank announced the completion of a $250 million syndicated loan expansion agreement for Mota Engil Africa. The funds will be used to support major infrastructure projects in six countries including Angola, Nigeria, and Rwanda, including the Lobito Railway Corridor in Angola and the Kano Railway in Nigeria. The availability of funds coincides with the golden period of construction in many African countries, which will directly drive the project into a high-speed construction phase and alleviate the financial pressure on the supply chain. As a joint venture of China Communications Construction Corporation, Mota Engil's hybrid model has been recognized by international financial institutions and has brought supply chain and cooperation opportunities for Chinese enterprises to participate in regional projects.Editor/Gao Xue

Enery secures € 2.5 billion financing to launch Romanian solar storage project

In mid January 2026, independent renewable energy developer Enery made two advances in the Central and Eastern European markets. The company has successfully completed a long-term combination financing of over 250 million euros, which will be used to support the development of 300MW photovoltaic and 100MW energy storage projects in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Slovenia. At the same time, its Ogrezeni photovoltaic energy storage hybrid project in Romania was officially launched, with a total scale of 761MWp photovoltaic and over 1GWh energy storage. It is expected to be connected to the grid in the summer of 2027 and become a leading project of its kind in Europe, aiming to enhance the flexibility of the regional power grid and drive the local economy.Editor/Gao Xue

China's new energy storage installed capacity exceeds 130 million kilowatts

On January 30, 2026, Bian Guangqi, Deputy Director of the Energy Conservation and Technology Equipment Department of the National Energy Administration, announced at a regular press conference that by the end of 2025, the installed capacity of new energy storage in China had reached 136 million kilowatts/351 million kilowatt hours, an increase of 84% from the end of 2024 and more than 40 times from the end of the 13th Five Year Plan. The average energy storage time had increased to 2.58 hours. From a regional distribution perspective, North China and Northwest China have become the growth cores, with installed capacity accounting for 32.5% and 28.2% of the country's total, respectively. In 2025, the newly installed capacity in the two regions will be 21.88 million kilowatts and 19.66 million kilowatts respectively, accounting for a total of 66.8% of the country's total new capacity.Editor/Yang Meiling

Zhongna Energy was awarded the title of Energy Storage Influential Battery Supplier

On January 29, 2026, Zhongna Energy was awarded the title of the 4th Polaris Cup Energy Storage Influential Battery Supplier at the 2026 China Energy Storage Technology Innovation and Application Seminar. The company has once again gained authoritative recognition in the industry for its continuous technological innovation and industrialization achievements in the field of sodium ion batteries. This award reflects the technological strength and market influence of Zhongna Energy in the energy storage battery supply chain, highlighting its contribution to promoting the development of new energy storage technologies.Editor/Yang Meiling

Jiangxi launches the first batch of virtual power plant pilot applications

On January 29, 2026, Jiangxi Provincial Energy Bureau officially launched the first batch of virtual power plant pilot application work. According to the notice, the application must be recommended by the electricity regulatory department of the prefecture level city or the provincial company of the power enterprise. Each unit is limited to recommending one pilot project, and the materials must be submitted before March 15th. The applicant should possess technical capabilities, financial strength, and experience in power industry operation and management, and have in-depth research on pilot business models, architectures, and strategies. At the same time, they should have plans and capabilities to participate in power demand response, energy trading, or auxiliary services. This pilot program encourages various market entities such as power grid enterprises, power generation enterprises, electricity sales companies, energy service companies, and load aggregators to actively participate.Editor/Yang Meiling

Liaoyuan will welcome its first high-speed railway

On January 29, 2026, Jilin Province announced that the route and station location of the Liaoyuan section of the Changsi Liaotong high-speed railway have been determined. The project is designed with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour and a total length of approximately 334 kilometers, which will end the history of Liaoyuan not being connected to high-speed railways. The Provincial Development and Reform Commission stated that it is making every effort to promote the approval of pre feasibility studies and ensure their completion and opening to traffic by the end of the 15th Five Year Plan period. At that time, the travel time from Changchun to Liaoyuan will be shortened to about 45 minutes, and it will help Jilin achieve the goal of "connecting cities with high-speed rail".Editor/Gao Xue