Intelligent Optoelectronic Science and Technology Innovation Park starts construction

The Science and Technology Innovation Park is built by the Tianjin Jinhang Institute of Technology and Physics, a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise, and is located at No. 58 Aerospace Avenue next to the core area of Tiankai Park in Nankai District. Plan and construct a research and development building. The vehicle mounted night vision assisted driving system independently developed by Jinhang Institute of Technology Physics can identify pedestrians, vehicles, and obstacles in low visibility environments such as night, haze, rain, and snow in advance. Editor/Cheng Liting

Photovoltaic installed capacity becomes the largest power supply category in China

As of the end of July 2026, China's installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation has reached 1.286 billion kilowatts, including 704 million kilowatts of centralized photovoltaics and 582 million kilowatts of distributed photovoltaics. For the first time, the installed capacity of coal-fired power has exceeded 1.285 billion kilowatts, making it the largest installed power category in China. From January to July, the national photovoltaic power generation reached 802.4 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%, exceeding the growth rate of electricity consumption in the whole society by 10.8 percentage points. It accounted for 13% of the total electricity consumption in the whole society, an increase of 1.7 percentage points compared to the whole year last year. Editor/Cheng Liting

Zhengzhou Launches China‑Laos‑Thailand Express Freight Train for Central China

Recently, China Railway Container Group organized the launch of the Zhonglaotai Express Train from Zhengzhou to Lincha, expanding its service coverage to central China. Trains rely on Zhengzhou hub to radiate the Indochina Peninsula and reduce cross-border logistics costs. The railway department will continue to optimize trains to help build the the Belt and Road. Editor/Min Jing

Yuanjiang 1 billion yuan shared energy storage project officially signed contract

Recently, the Nanxi Shared Energy Storage Project was officially signed, and Yuanjiang County and CGN Yuxi Yuanjiang Wind Power Co., Ltd. have started a new round of deep cooperation. The project is located in Manlai Town, with a planned installed capacity of 200MW/800MWh and a total investment of approximately 1 billion yuan. It will be fully invested, constructed, and operated by China General Nuclear Power Yuxi Yuanjiang Wind Power Co., Ltd. Editor/Cheng Liting

CEEC Consortium Signs Banyuwangi Solar EPC Project in Indonesia

A consortium consisting of China Energy Engineering Guangxi Institute and Anhui Electric Power Construction Second Company has signed a contract for the 100 MW photovoltaic general contracting project in Banuwangyi, East Java Province, Indonesia. After the project is put into operation, the annual power generation will be about 208.1 million kilowatt hours, and the annual reduction of carbon dioxide emissions will be 240300 tons, which will help optimize the local energy structure and promote green and low-carbon transformation. Editor/Min Jing

Photovoltaics Become China’s Largest Power Source, NEA Data Shows

As of the end of July 2026, the installed capacity of photovoltaics in China reached 1.286 billion kilowatts, surpassing coal-fired power for the first time and accounting for 31.5% of the total installed capacity. From January to July, the photovoltaic power generation reached 802.4 billion kilowatt hours, and China's photovoltaic industry technology is globally leading. In the next five years, investment is expected to exceed 2 trillion yuan, injecting green energy into energy security and economic development. Editor/Min Jing

More than 126000 high-quality datasets across the country

The National Data Administration announced at the Data Expo that over 126000 high-quality datasets have been built nationwide, with a total scale of over 1815PB, an increase of over 89% compared to the first quarter. The data mart made its debut, bringing 253 premium data products from 95 companies.Editor/Gao Xue

The Land Sea New Channel has been selected as a demonstration by the Data Bureau

On August 25, 2026, data-driven scenarios for improving the quality and efficiency of the Western Land Sea New Channel were selected for the fifth batch of public data demonstration scenarios by the National Data Administration. The focus will be on logistics data sharing and value release, to assist in the high-quality development of the channel.Editor/Gao Xue

China's aid to build Laos' first zero carbon library opens

On August 29, 2026, the first integrated zero carbon library for solar energy storage and charging in Laos, built with Chinese aid, was put into use at Luang Prabang Peace Middle School. It uses photovoltaic power generation and energy storage technology, equipped with air conditioning, computers, bilingual Chinese and Lao books, and other facilities. Chinese and Lao students simultaneously started airborne classroom exchanges.Editor/Gao Xue

The first complete export of domestically produced F-class heavy-duty gas turbines

On August 28, 2026, the Dongfang Shuguang 1 heavy-duty gas turbine officially departed from Deyang, Sichuan and was shipped to the Jangbur Oblast of Kazakhstan. This is the first complete export of China's independently developed F-class heavy-duty gas turbine. This national treasure will be used for the first 70 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant project in the area.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The main body of Huadian Lingbao Pumped Storage Power Station has started construction

On August 30, 2026, the main project of Huadian Lingbao Pumped Storage Power Station officially started, marking a new stage of comprehensive implementation of the project construction. The project is located in Zhuyang Town, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. It is invested and constructed by Huadian International Power Co., Ltd. It will install four 300000 kW single-stage vertical shaft mixed flow reversible units with a total installed capacity of 1.2 million kW. It is planned to be put into operation for power generation in 2030.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Ha Electric Motor's 35kV High Voltage Direct Hanging Camera Debuts for the First Time

Recently, the world's first 35 kV air-cooled high-voltage direct adjustment camera developed by Harbin Electric Power Group was successfully put into operation at the booster station of the Sun Wu wind power project of CGN New Energy. The equipment has dual capabilities of steady-state regulation and dynamic support, marking significant original achievements in the field of core equipment for power grid stability support in China.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The amount of electricity entering Shandong has exceeded 1 trillion kilowatt hours

As of 24:00 on August 23, 2026, the four major direct current projects of Yindong, Lugu, Zhaoyi, and Qingdong have cumulatively transmitted over 1 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity to Shandong, reaching 1002.29 billion kilowatt hours. At present, the four major direct current systems have been connected to the northwest and northeast power grids, and by 2025, the direct current power consumption will account for 20% of the total electricity consumption in Shandong Province. State Grid Shandong Electric Power has maintained stable operation through lean operation and inspection, cross regional joint defense, and technological breakthroughs, and the proportion of green electricity entering Shandong continues to rise, providing strong support for the optimization of Shandong's energy structure. Editor/Cheng Liting

Pre launch design of ADNOC new crude oil pipeline network

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is advancing the construction of a new crude oil pipeline network, connecting Zirku and Das offshore crude oil processing islands with the Jebel Dhanna export terminal, with a total length of approximately 300 kilometers. The FEED contract for the project has been awarded to NT Energies and will be completed within 7 months using a fast track approach, with Worley providing project management consulting. The network will be connected to the East West crude oil pipeline that will be put into operation in 2027, expanding export routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz. Editor/Cheng Liting

The global energy import cost has sharply increased

According to data from the Finnish Energy and Clean Air Research Center, global oil and gas import costs increased by an additional $330 billion from March to August due to the impact of the US Israel Iran conflict, making it the most severe supply shock to the Persian Gulf since the 1990 Gulf War. The EU, China, and India rank among the top three in terms of new expenditures. The current conflict has not yet ended, coupled with the demand for replenishing inventory before the winter holiday, there is still further upward space for global energy import costs. Editor/Cheng Liting

Shanghai Chengdu Expressway Reconstruction and Expansion Project

On August 25, 2026, the first pile of the reconstruction and expansion project of the Xinji Dongxihu section of the Shanghai Chengdu Expressway was poured, and the concrete construction of this major transportation project in Hubei Province during the 14th Five Year Plan period was fully launched. As the intersection link of the Shanghai Chengdu and Fuyin national highways, the project will alleviate the traffic pressure on the northwest section of the Wuhan Ring Expressway. Editor/Cheng Liting

The prosperity of semiconductor equipment is on the rise

The semiconductor equipment sector of A-shares strengthened in the short term during trading, with silicon power stocks rising by over 10%, and multiple targets synchronously rising. In the first quarter of 2026, global semiconductor equipment sales reached a historic high of 36.55 billion US dollars. Domestic wafer production lines continued to expand, coupled with the improvement of the industry standard system. Domestic equipment in multiple process links was imported in bulk, and upstream precision components and advanced packaging and testing industries were simultaneously driven by demand. Editor/Cheng Liting

China's computing power industry takes a green new path

The Research Report on the Development of Green Computing Power (2026) has been officially released. As of the end of June 2026, the scale of China's intelligent computing power has reached 2185EFLOPS, and more than 80% of the country's intelligent computing power is concentrated in the eight major national hub nodes. New technologies such as liquid cooling have become standard equipment for intelligent computing centers. The collaborative implementation of computing and electronics has been promoted, and the daily usage of keywords has increased by more than a thousand times in two years. New formats such as computing power networks and computing power going global continue to expand, and the computing power industry is achieving a coordinated upgrade in scale, performance, and energy efficiency. Editor/Cheng Liting

The year-on-year increase in electricity trading volume from January to July 2026 is 23.4%

In July 2026, electricity trading institutions across the country completed a total of 740.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity transactions, a year-on-year increase of 18.5%. From January to July, all electricity trading institutions in China completed a total of 4425.2 billion kilowatt hours of traded electricity, a year-on-year increase of 23.4%. From the perspective of transaction scope, the province's traded electricity reached 549.1 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 19.0%; The amount of electricity traded across provinces and regions reached 191.3 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 17.2%. From the perspective of trading varieties, the medium and long-term trading electricity is 678.6 billion kilowatt hours; The spot trading electricity is 61.8 billion kilowatt hours. The trading volume of green electricity reached 27.7 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. The market-oriented agency purchase of electricity by power grid enterprises amounted to 87.2 billion kilowatt hours.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China and Jordan sign memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation

On August 24, 2026, during talks between the President of the People's Republic of China and King Abdullah II of Jordan in China, Wang Hongzhi, Director of the National Energy Administration, and Saleh Halabisha, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan, officially announced the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation between the National Energy Administration of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Hashm, Jordan. Next, both sides will carry out exchanges and cooperation in energy planning, electricity and renewable energy, hydrogen energy and other fields.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Green certificate market fine tuned in July 2026, wind power value continues to highlight

In July 2026, the issuance and trading volume of China's green certificates decreased compared to the previous month. Due to fluctuations in monthly electricity consumption from new energy sources, the issuance volume of various renewable energy green certificates decreased. The market trading structure continues to optimize, with wind power and photovoltaic green certificate trading firmly dominating. The green certificate shows significant time value, and the price of the electricity green certificate has significantly increased in the new year. The overall market structure is improving, the core position of wind power is stable, and the potential for realizing green value in the industry continues to be released.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CTG Completes X‑Column Closure of No.2 Cooling Tower at Ruoqiang Base

Recently, the X-pillar of the cooling tower in the 2nd section of the coal-fired power project at CTG Xinjiang Ruoqiang New Energy Base has been completed and closed. The project overcomes the difficulty of lifting large components and adopts the steel tube concrete X-column technology, laying an important foundation for the construction of the cylinder wall and annual construction goals. Editor/Min Jing

CR1G Completes Hot‑sliding Test for Hangzhou Metro Line 9 Phase II

CR1G Electric Service Company has completed the thermal sliding test of approximately 10 kilometers of underground line of Hangzhou Metro Line 9 Phase II. The project has overcome difficulties such as connecting existing lines and collaborated with multiple disciplines to ensure that the test meets the standards in one go, laying a solid foundation for subsequent joint debugging, testing, and operation. Editor/Min Jing

World’s First 10,000‑ton Inland Electric Bulk Ship Gezhouba Starts Yangtze Service

The Gezhouba Dam, built in Yichang, Hubei, has obtained an operating certificate and is about to be put into operation on the Yangtze River trunk line. The ship supports 10 minute battery swapping, has a range of 500 kilometers, and has multiple intelligent navigation functions, which can significantly reduce carbon emissions and set a Chinese benchmark for green and intelligent ships in inland rivers worldwide. Editor/Min Jing

China will cultivate and build 500 zero carbon factories

On August 26, 2026, the State Council Information Office held a series of themed press conferences on "Starting from the 15th Five Year Plan". Relevant officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology introduced the situation of fully implementing the 15th Five Year Plan and accelerating the promotion of new industrialization. During the 15th Five Year Plan period, 500 zero carbon factories will be cultivated and constructed, creating a batch of replicable and promotable construction models. Editor/Cheng Liting

The National Energy Administration issued 306 million green certificates in July

At the "Starting from the 15th Five Year Plan" series themed press conference held by the State Council Information Office on August 26, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that during the 14th Five Year Plan period, the scale of China's new energy vehicle industry has jumped from millions to tens of millions of vehicles, with annual sales increasing from 1.367 million to 16.49 million, and the proportion of new car sales increasing from 5.4% to 47.9%. The industrial system is becoming increasingly complete, with the production of new energy vehicles, power batteries, and key materials accounting for over 70% of the global total. The international influence continues to increase, and the products are exported to more than 100 countries and regions. Editor/Cheng Liting

New photovoltaic module conversion efficiency breaks world record

On August 25, 2026, it was learned from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that Meng Qingbo's research team has successfully prepared a large area of copper zinc tin sulfur selenium film photovoltaic module, with the module's photoelectric conversion efficiency reaching 13.0%, setting a new world record for the efficiency of this type of module, and laying a solid foundation for the industrialization of the next generation of low-cost and environment-friendly solar cells.Editor/Cheng Liting

Key Supplementary Agreement Signed for Bangka Southwest Project in Nigeria

On August 24, 2026, the Nigeria Bangka Southwest Deepwater Project signed a supplementary agreement to the product sharing contract, with an estimated full cycle investment of 15 billion to 21 billion US dollars. The preliminary design of the project has been completed, the preferred contractor for the floating device has been determined, and the window for the offshore supply chain is about to open.Editor/Gao Xue

Saudi Arabia's energy storage contract has been signed and implemented

On August 20, 2026, Saudi Arabia signed the first batch of four independent energy storage projects with a total scale of 2GW/8GWh and a total investment of 1.16 billion US dollars. Nine Chinese enterprises were shortlisted for bidding, but none of them obtained development rights and can only participate in equipment matching; The second batch of 12GWh bidding has been launched.Editor/Gao Xue

Kenya launches construction of 48 kilometer road and power station in Narok

On August 25, 2026, Kenyan President Ruto launched the Narok 48 kilometer road asphalt upgrade project with a budget of 23 million US dollars, connecting the core agricultural production areas; On the same day, the construction of the Opsi Moru power station was launched, and the airport will also be completed within two months.Editor/Gao Xue