Shanghai Electric's first overseas regional headquarters officially launched

On the morning of September 21, 2026, the launch ceremony of Shanghai Electric Group's Southeast Asia regional headquarters was held in the core area of the Golden Triangle in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking the official landing of the group's Southeast Asia regional headquarters construction. The Southeast Asia Regional Headquarters radiates to 13 countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania, positioning itself as a regional coordination center, service hub, and ecological co construction platform. It is an important milestone in Shanghai Electric's 1+N+6 internationalization strategy.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The world's tallest wind measurement tower has been built in Xinjiang

Recently, it was learned from Xinjiang Wind Power Guochuang Technology Co., Ltd. that the 360 meter wind measurement tower of an 800000 kilowatt experimental wind farm has been successfully built and put into use in Mulei County, Xinjiang, becoming the highest wind measurement tower in the global wind power industry, marking a new stage for China in high-altitude wind observation and wind power standard technology verification. On the day of the completion of the 360 meter wind measurement tower, the wind power standard technology verification base recognized by the National Wind Power Standardization Technical Committee was also unveiled.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The first cross sea urban railway in China has been put into operation

On September 22, 2026, China's first cross sea urban railway, the Ningbo Xiangshan urban railway (Ningxiang Line), was put into operation. The Ningxiang Line starts from Xiaoyangjiang Station in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City in the north and ends at Damuwan Station in Xiangshan County in the south, with a total length of 61.45 kilometers and a maximum operating speed of 160 kilometers per hour. After the opening and operation of the line, Xiangshan Peninsula ended its history of not being connected to rail transit.Editor/Gong Ziwei

360 meters, the world's tallest wind measuring tower built in Xinjiang

Recently, the 360 meter wind measurement tower of an 800000 kilowatt experimental wind farm was successfully built and put into use in Mulei County, Xinjiang, becoming the tallest wind measurement tower in the global wind power industry, marking a new step for China in high-altitude wind observation and wind power standard technology verification. Editor/Cheng Liting

Alibaba releases Zhenwu V900 AI chip

On September 22, 2026, at the Hangzhou Yunqi Conference, Alibaba's Pingtou Brother officially released the new generation AI chip Zhenwu V900, which has three times the computing power compared to the previous generation M890. Based on this chip, a single cluster can be expanded to 500000 cards, which can efficiently support the training and inference of cutting-edge large models. Alibaba has simultaneously disclosed that the annual shipment volume of Pingtouge AI chips will significantly increase, with the goal of having a global data center scale of over 20GW operated by Alibaba Cloud by 2032, fully matching the current strong demand for AI computing power in the market. Editor/Cheng Liting

Shanxi 200MW Photovoltaic Project Starts Construction

On September 16, 2026, the Huaneng Yushe 1 million kilowatt wind and solar power base Ximazi project officially started construction in Yushe County, Jinzhong, Shanxi Province. The project is undertaken by Huaneng Shanxi Energy Service Co., Ltd., with an installed capacity of 200000 kilowatts and a total investment of approximately 680 million yuan. It is the leading project of the entire base. The total scale of Huaneng Yushe Wind and Solar Power Base is 1 million kilowatts, including 200000 kilowatts of wind power and 800000 kilowatts of photovoltaic power. It is progressing in an orderly manner in four sub projects, with the Ximazi project starting construction first, which will kick off the subsequent construction of the entire base. Editor/Cheng Liting

Zhangjiakou Low Carbon Big Data Industry Base Starts Construction

The Feituo Low Carbon Green Big Data Industry Base project has started construction in Xuanhua Economic Development Zone, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, with a total investment of 6 billion yuan and a planned land area of about 190.21 acres. It adopts liquid cooling technology and has a PUE of less than 1.15. Relying on green electricity resources, it will create a 160000 P intelligent computing platform to help upgrade the digital economy of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. Editor/Min Jing

CGN and Sichuan Provincial Government Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement in Chengdu

Wang Xiaohui and Shi Xiaolin met with Yang Changli and Pang Songtao and witnessed the signing of the contract. Both sides will focus on deepening cooperation in clean energy, nuclear medicine, industrial circle building and strong chain, and cultivate new quality productivity to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results around the 15th Five Year Plan. Editor/Min Jing

SMA Completes Photovoltaic Super Factory In Germany

SMA, a German company, held a ceremony for the completion of its gigawatt factory in Nice, with a project investment of approximately 80 million euros. The factory covers an area of 46000 square meters, with a total plant area of 20500 square meters. After full production capacity, it is expected to exceed 60GW and produce energy equipment such as photovoltaic energy storage, helping to upgrade the manufacturing of local energy equipment in Europe. Editor/Min Jing

China Huadian and China Telecom signed a strategic cooperation agreement

On September 20, 2026, China Huadian Corporation Limited and China Telecom Group Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the headquarters of China Telecom. Ye Xiangdong, Chairman and Party Secretary of China Huadian, Xu Shubiao, General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary, witnessed the signing and held talks with Ke Ruiwen, Chairman and Party Secretary of China Telecom, and Liu Guiqing, General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary. According to the agreement, both parties will establish a strategic partnership in the fields of technological innovation, smart energy, and new industries, jointly exploring new technologies, new formats, and new models to assist in the transformation and upgrading of energy and digital intelligence.Editor/Gong Ziwei

By August 2026, the national railway has sent a total of 1.389 billion tons of coal

According to China Railway Group, from January to August 2026, the national railway has sent a total of 2.69 billion tons of goods and loaded 187400 vehicles per day, maintaining a high level of operation. Among them, in the first eight months, the transportation of key materials for national economy and people's livelihood was given priority and transportation capacity was tilted to ensure fast and efficient delivery. A total of 1.389 billion tons of coal have been sent, including 928 million tons of thermal coal. The coal reserves of railway direct power plants across the country remain at a high level.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Environmental Impact Assessment Announcement for 4 Million Tons Coal to Oil Project

In September 2026, Shaanxi Times Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. announced for the first time the environmental impact assessment of the first phase of the 2 million ton annual demonstration project for the 4 million ton annual coal indirect liquefaction project. The project is located in Yushen Industrial Zone, Yulin, with a planned total investment of 77.7 billion yuan. After completion, it is expected to produce 4.17 million tons of high-quality oil products and high-end chemicals annually.Editor/Gao Xue

Signing of Agreement to Upgrade Roads in Vanuatu

On September 18, 2026, China and Vanuatu signed an agreement to implement the aid for the upgrading and renovation of the Port Vila road project in Vanuatu. The project is organized and implemented by the International Economic Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, and the construction content is to upgrade and transform 19 roads with a total length of about 12.29 kilometers in the urban area of Port Vila.Editor/Gao Xue

Successful trial operation of 2-ton load-bearing tethered balloon

On September 21, 2026, the first 2-ton load tethered balloon in China was successfully put into trial operation in the Xizang section of the ± 800 kV UHV DC transmission project from Southeast Tibet to the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. The diameter of the tethered balloon in this trial run is 25 meters and the volume is 8000 cubic meters. By controlling multiple tethered cables to synchronously retract and release, heavy construction materials can be lifted off the ground and smoothly moved along the predetermined route towards the mountainous work site.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The Ethiopian Workshop Training Base has been launched

In September 2026, the Luban Workshop Intelligent Building Technology Training Base in Ethiopia was unveiled and launched in Addis Ababa. The base is jointly built by Tianjin Vocational and Technical Normal University, China Construction Eighth Engineering Division North China Company, and Ethiopian Federal Vocational and Technical Training Institute. It relies on the new headquarters building project of Ethiopian Commercial Bank to provide local youth with intelligent building and digital system training platforms.Editor/Gao Xue

Shenxi Transformer New Energy High end Digital Factory Starts Construction

Recently, the Shenyang Shenxi Transformer New Energy Equipment High end Digital Factory project officially started construction in Shenyang Economic and Technological Development Zone. The project focuses on core products such as wind, solar, and photovoltaic boost transformers, energy storage dedicated transformers, and builds a full process intelligent manufacturing system. After being put into operation, it will fill the gaps in the regional new energy equipment industry chain and promote the upgrading of the local power transmission and transformation industry to high-end and intelligent. Editor/Cheng Liting

Comprehensive Management of Chaobai River Mihuai Shun Section

On September 21, 2026, the first phase of the comprehensive treatment project for the Mihuai Shun section of the Chaobai River in Beijing officially started, and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2030. The project covers Miyun, Huairou, and Shunyi districts, with a total length of 46.6 kilometers of river treatment. It will coordinate and improve the flood control engineering system, and synchronously support ecological facilities such as vegetation restoration. This project, together with the already underway Tongzhou section project, forms the core framework for the comprehensive management of the Chaobai River, which will comprehensively enhance the flood control capacity and ecological quality of the basin. Editor/Cheng Liting

The Pear Tree Green Methanol Project has fully started construction

The Pear Tree Green Methanol Project, which is under the general contracting of China Chemical Engineering Fifth Ring Company, has recently entered the comprehensive construction phase. The project relies on local wind power and corn stover resources, using a green electricity hydrogen production and biomass gasification coupling process. After reaching production capacity, it consumes 700000 tons of straw annually, produces 197200 tons of green methanol, and can replace nearly 100000 tons of marine fuel. It also reduces carbon dioxide emissions by over 300000 tons annually. Editor/Cheng Liting

New cruise route opened, Shenzhen boarding directly to Singapore

On September 20, 2026, the Dream Cruise set sail from Shenzhen Shekou Cruise Home Port, ushering in the golden autumn sailing season, with an operating period until November 5. This season's routes have been upgraded with the addition of Singapore destinations, covering Hue and Nha Trang in Vietnam, Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, and Mala in Brunei. Tourists from the Greater Bay Area can board a ship from Shenzhen directly to Singapore without the need for long-distance transfers. The season offers different lengths of flights, with a 12 day long trip that allows for a one-time visit to 4 countries, suitable for families and group travel. Sea vacation eliminates the hassle of repeated transfers and hotel changes, providing a new option for outbound travel during the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day for tourists in southern China.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The ASEAN Steel Forum will be held in Manila

The Second ASEAN Steel Policymakers Conference and 2026 ASEAN Steel Forum will be held in Manila, Philippines from September 21 to 24, 2026, hosted by the Southeast Asian Steel Association. The forum, with the theme of sustainable development and architecture, focuses on cutting-edge issues such as decarbonization of steel, green manufacturing, and construction steel. It gathers governments, associations, enterprises, and research institutions from ASEAN countries and is an annual event for enterprises to connect policies and expand international cooperation.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China Electric Power Construction Brazil project put into operation ahead of schedule

Recently, the 500 kV transmission line project in Brazil's EDP Pio í state, constructed by China Electric Power Construction, was successfully connected to the grid and officially put into commercial operation, completing and operating ahead of the contract schedule. After the project is put into operation, it will further improve the regional power transmission network architecture, fill the gaps in the local power grid's power supply capacity, and provide safer, more stable, and reliable power support for improving the quality and efficiency of regional industries, ensuring electricity supply for people's livelihoods, and promoting high-quality economic and social development.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The dredging of the waterway in the high discharge port area of Basuo Port has started

Recently, Yuexin and 668 mud barges completed the first ship of dredging material unloading at the dumping area of Basuo Port, and the dredging construction of the first phase of the high discharge port area of Basuo Port has officially started. CCCC Fourth Navigation Bureau took the lead in coordinating all parties involved in the construction, overcoming typhoon interference and seizing the construction window to ensure the safe positioning of ships and the smooth commencement of the project. After the completion of the project, it will undertake the transportation needs of bulk goods in the Lingang Industrial Park, fill the gaps in infrastructure in the western ports of Hainan, improve the land sea logistics channels in the west, and help promote the deep integration of port industry and city development. Editor/Cheng Liting

In August, the total electricity consumption in society exceeded one trillion yuan

On September 20, 2026, the National Energy Administration released the electricity consumption data for the whole society in August. In August 2026, the total electricity consumption of the society will exceed one trillion yuan, reaching 1033.2 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%; The electricity load reached a historical high of 1.56 billion kilowatts, 49.69 million kilowatts higher than the maximum load of the previous year, and exceeded the maximum load of the previous year for a total of 7 days. From January to August, the total electricity consumption of the whole society reached 717.3 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%. Editor/Cheng Liting

Erdos high carbon aldehyde alcohol strong chain project starts construction

Recently, the Inner Mongolia Yino New Material Fischer Tropsch Olefin to High Carbon Aldehyde Alcohol Strong Chain Project started construction in the Duguitala Industrial Park of Hangjin Economic Development Zone. The project covers an area of approximately 124.1 acres with a total investment of 541 million yuan. It will build a 40000 ton/year high carbon alcohol and 20000 ton/year high carbon aldehyde separation unit, supporting public works, and renovate and expand existing facilities. It is planned to be put into operation in September 2027. After reaching production capacity, the scale production capacity of C6-C11 series products can be formed, with an annual revenue of about 1.047 billion yuan and an annual tax payment of over 100 million yuan. It is a key project for extending and supplementing the local coal chemical industry chain. Editor/Cheng Liting

Indonesia Discusses Jakarta-Bandung HSR Debt During China Visit

Indonesian National Economic Council Chairman Luhut met with Zheng Zhajie in Beijing to discuss the debt repayment mechanism for the Jakarta Bandung high-speed railway, stating that China has no objections to this plan. The talks also involve the operation of the transmission line and the planning of extending it to Surabaya. Indonesia plans to promote the equity adjustment of KCIC and study a long-term installment repayment plan of up to 80 years. Editor/Min Jing

CR20G Starts A380 Highway Upgrade Project in Uzbekistan

The upgrade project of key sections of the A380 highway in Uzbekistan, undertaken by CR20G, has officially started. Ukrainian President Mirziyoyev attended the ceremony via video conference. The length of the renovated road section is 92 kilometers, and the original two lane road will be renovated to enhance traffic capacity. The project is expected to be opened in 2029, helping to improve the core trunk road network in Ukraine. Editor/Min Jing

CATL Teams Up with Egypt's BME for 1GWh Battery Pack Assembly in North Africa

CATL signed a technology cooperation agreement with local Egyptian company BME, witnessed by the Egyptian Prime Minister and Minister of Industry. The first phase of the project plans a production capacity of 1GWh, which can be expanded to 5GWh in the long term. CATL outputs technology equipment and training, does not participate in factories, helps Egypt fill the gaps in local battery manufacturing, and promotes the development of new energy industries in North Africa. Editor/Min Jing

Dubai logistics companies accelerate their layout in the Gulf Cooperation Council

On September 16, 2026, regional logistics company GWC announced the expansion of its business in the United Arab Emirates, the establishment of two new subsidiaries, and cooperation with Dubai's Meydan Free Zone to build three multimodal transport trade corridors connecting major markets of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Its real-time fulfillment network has increased from 1 branch to 10 within a year, connecting the Dubai warehouse with the entire Gulf market.Editor/Gao Xue

CATL launches Romanian energy storage project

In September 2026, CATL signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Renovatio Solar in Romania to jointly promote the Borze ș ti 918 megawatt hour energy storage power station in Moldova. The project is developed by SPV and EPC general contracting is undertaken by Renovatio Solar. The construction period is expected to be 12 months.Editor/Gao Xue

China's aviation logistics cargo volume exceeds 10 million tons for the first time

In September 2026, the China Aviation Association Aviation Conference released a report showing that by 2025, the national civil aviation cargo and mail transportation volume would exceed 10 million tons for the first time, reaching 10.172 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.3%. International routes completed 4.4025 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 22.1%, accounting for over 40%. 252 new freight routes have been opened nationwide, with a total of 272 cargo planes.Editor/Gao Xue