The 100 billion yuan infrastructure project in Sangdao has been launched

Zanzibar, Tanzania has launched two major projects, the International Convention and Exhibition Center and the "City of the African Cup", with a total investment of over 700 billion shillings. The selection of the exhibition center in the Fumba area aims to create a regional trade hub; The "City of the African Cup" is accelerating its construction in preparation for the 2027 African Cup and supporting the dual wheel drive of sports and tourism.Editor/Gao Xue

Approval extension for Yangjiang offshore wind power project

The approval of the Three Seas Wind Power Project on Sanshan Island in Yangjiang has been postponed until May 2027. The total investment of the project is 5.444 billion yuan, with an installed capacity of 500MW. It is located in the southern sea area of Hailing Island and is currently in the pre construction preparation stage.Editor/Gao Xue

Aksu, Xinjiang will renovate 830 kilometers of rural roads within the year

Recently, a new round of rural road improvement action has been launched in Aksu, Xinjiang. In 2026, Aksu region plans to rebuild 830 kilometers of rural roads and renovate 7 dangerous bridges throughout the year. Currently, all related projects have started and are expected to be completed and open to traffic by the end of the year. The first batch of construction projects is steadily advancing. In Gaizilike Town, Keping County, the rural road construction project involves three administrative villages, with a total length of 2.83 km. It is constructed according to the standards of Class III and fourth-class highway, and the site construction is in order. The construction project in Shaya County includes the renovation of two dangerous bridges and the reconstruction of rural roads in Nurbagh Township and Toibao Ledi Town, with a total construction distance of over 25 kilometers. All construction materials have been fully allocated.Editor/Cheng Liting

The first ammonia fuel ship main engine in China has been handed over for inspection

On March 16, 2026, the first ammonia fuel low-speed engine of CSSC Engine was successfully delivered for inspection, filling the gap in domestic zero carbon ship power and will be installed on a 210000 ton bulk carrier.Editor/Gao Xue

Huadian Group invests in power plants in Kazakhstan

The Aktau Gas Power Plant, a joint venture project of China Huadian Corporation, is planned to be put into operation in June 2027, with a total investment of 108 billion tenge and an installed capacity of 160 megawatts, creating more than 300 jobs.Editor/Gao Xue

The preliminary design of the Yia Railway has been approved

The preliminary design of the Yining Aksu Railway has been officially approved and is about to start construction comprehensively. The project will construct a new route of 455 kilometers with a designed speed of 160 kilometers per hour. After completion, the travel time from Yining to Aksu will be reduced from 16 hours to 8 hours.Editor/Gao Xue

Spain advances research on the Strait of Gibraltar tunnel

The Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Transport has approved 1.73 million euros for conducting technical research on the Secegsa railway tunnel crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco. Previous research by German company Herrenknecht has confirmed that a 65 kilometer long tunnel is technically feasible, but due to significant geological challenges such as flying sand structures, seabed depth, and instability, the possibility of completion before the 2030 World Cup has been ruled out. The actual construction period is expected to be between 2035 and 2040.Editor/Cheng Liting

Fujairah oil port attacked by drones again

On the morning of March 17, 2026, the Fujairah oil industry zone was attacked by drones and caught fire again. The civil defense department is making every effort to control the fire, and there are currently no casualties. This is the fifth attack on the area since early March, driven by Iran's ongoing attacks on energy facilities in the United Arab Emirates. Fujairah holds a strategic position in the Strait of Hormuz, and the conflict has caused about one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supply to be blocked. Brent crude oil broke through $100 on March 9th and remained at $103.87 as of the 17th. As a key global storage and transportation hub, giants such as Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, Shell, and Vopak operate terminals and pipelines here, responsible for core businesses such as Murban crude oil. Geopolitical risks are seriously threatening the security of the global energy supply chain.Editor/Cheng Liting

Baotailong Donghui Coal Mine Project Commences Construction

On March 17, 2026, the construction project of Donghui Coal Mine in Heilongjiang Province officially broke ground in Jixian County. As a core key project of the 14th Five Year Plan in Heilongjiang Province, the total investment of this project is 3.007 billion yuan, with a designed annual output of 1.8 million tons. After years of procedures, the total construction period is 55.5 months. It is located in the 291 Farm area of Jixian County, with a well field area of approximately 46.33 square kilometers and abundant resource reserves. Supporting coal washing plants of the same scale, with a service life of 52.7 years. Editor/Cheng Liting

Haili Wind Power signs another large order of 1.085 billion yuan

On March 17, 2026, Haili Wind Power signed a supply contract for wind turbine foundation duct frames with a customer worth 1.085 billion yuan, bringing the cumulative orders for the same deep-sea project to 1.692 billion yuan, which will significantly increase its performance from 2026 to 2027.Editor/Gao Xue

China Power Construction signs 13.9 billion yuan contract for UAE project

China Power Construction Corporation signed an EPC contract for a 2.1GW photovoltaic+7.75GWh energy storage project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with an amount of approximately 13.962 billion yuan. This project is one of the largest solar energy storage projects in the world, with a construction period of 21 months.Editor/Gao Xue

Brazil launches 600 billion railway plan

The Brazilian government has launched a large-scale railway expansion plan, which will hold eight concession auctions throughout the year, covering over 9000 kilometers of track and leveraging R $600 billion in investment to reverse the long-term underinvestment in freight transportation.Editor/Gao Xue

Expand cross-border trade facilitation pilot to 45 cities by 2026

On March 16, 2026, the General Administration of Customs, together with 24 departments including the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly deployed a six-month special action plan for cross-border trade facilitation in 2026. Sun Meijun, Director General of the General Administration of Customs, pointed out at the deployment meeting that this year's special action pilot cities will further expand their encirclement and capacity, adding 20 cities including Hohhot, Changchun, Suzhou, Jinhua, Quanzhou, Nanchang, Yantai, Wuhan, Changsha, Zhuhai, Nanning, Kunming, and Xi'an, bringing the total number of participating cities to 45. The action focuses on key tasks such as optimizing and upgrading goods trade, vigorously developing service trade, and innovating the development of digital trade and green trade. It has launched a new round of policies to assist enterprises, including deepening the innovation of import and export customs clearance supervision mode, optimizing the supervision and services of new foreign trade formats, improving cross-border logistics transportation efficiency, and strengthening the construction of smart export ports. Editor/Cheng Liting

The US Embassy in Iraq was attacked multiple times at night

In the early morning of the 17th local time, the US Embassy in Iraq in the "Green Zone" of the Iraqi capital Baghdad was attacked, and some facilities inside the embassy caught fire. From the evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, the US Embassy in Iraq has been attacked multiple times.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Promote two major cross sea projects during the 15th Five Year Plan period

The disclosure of the National 15th Five Year Plan in 2026 marks a breakthrough for the two major projects, the Shanghai Ningbo Cross Sea Corridor and the Zhanhai High speed Railway. The Shanghai Ningbo Expressway will achieve direct connection between Shanghai and Ningbo, the Zhanhai high-speed railway will adopt a ferry scheme, and the eight vertical and eight horizontal high-speed railway network will soon be closed.Editor/Gao Xue

Eight provinces begin construction of the Century Canal

In 2026, the super canal projects in 8 provinces including Pinglu Canal in Guangxi will be fully launched, with a total investment of over 850 billion yuan. The project covers the construction of high-grade waterways and large-scale ship locks, and will connect the two branches of inland waterway transportation, bringing a 30-year golden development period for civil engineering and water conservancy personnel.Editor/Gao Xue

Wuhan Urban Construction wins bid for Philippine power station

Hubei Water Group, a subsidiary of Wuhan Urban Construction Group, has successfully won the bid for the construction and procurement general contracting of the BACOLOD hydropower station project in the Philippines. The project is located in Mindanao Island with a total installed capacity of 9.96MW, which will effectively enhance the local clean energy supply capacity. This is an important breakthrough made by Wuhan Urban Construction in the overseas market after completing the acquisition of Hubei Water Corporation.Editor/Gao Xue

Huawei Digital Energy Consortium wins Brazil's largest energy storage project

The consortium formed by Huawei Digital Energy and Aggreko UK has successfully secured a large-scale solar storage hybrid project in the Amazon region of Brazil. This project is the result of a public tender by the Brazilian federal government in 2026 and will become the largest energy storage system in Brazil, aimed at supplying power to remote communities in the Amazon region. The project plans to construct a total of 110MWp photovoltaic power stations and supporting 120MWh energy storage systems in 24 locations, covering medium-sized towns such as Tef é. The total investment of the project is approximately 165 million US dollars, equivalent to 850 million Brazilian reals. Among them, 510 million reals of funds come from funds related to Axia Energia, and the rest is jointly funded by partners.Editor/Yang Meiling

Marstek launches ultra-thin plug-in home energy storage system Venus B

On March 15, 2026, Marstek launched a new Venus B plug-in energy storage system in overseas markets. This product is designed specifically for apartments and compact single family homes, with a focus on lightweight and convenient design. It is only 8.6 centimeters thick and weighs about 20 kilograms, making it known as the thinnest in the world. Venus B is capable of bidirectional energy storage directly from the household power grid, providing a storage capacity of 2kWh and equipped with a bidirectional inverter to achieve charging from the grid and supplying power to households, with a continuous output power of about 1.5kW. It has a built-in lithium iron phosphate battery with a nominal cycle life of over 6000 times, an overall service life of over 10 years, and can operate in a wide temperature range of minus 20 degrees to 60 degrees Celsius, supporting outdoor installation.Editor/Yang Meiling

Minhang District in Shanghai is vigorously promoting the future energy industry

Minhang District in Shanghai recently issued an action plan, which clearly states that it will work together to build an advanced energy equipment industry cluster in Shanghai. The plan focuses on cultivating four future energy industries: fusion energy, hydrogen based energy, long-term energy storage, and new green technologies. In order to integrate major national engineering construction, we will focus on strategic tasks such as East West computing, new power systems, and national offshore wind power bases, and promote local enterprises to deeply participate in scenarios such as source grid load storage coordinated scheduling and high proportion renewable energy consumption. We will provide high reliability and high adaptability complete equipment solutions to enhance the ability of Chinese equipment enterprises to participate in major national projects. At the same time, the plan also supports local advantageous enterprises to layout overseas energy storage projects.Editor/Yang Meiling

Kailes Intelligent Equipment Project Huangqiao starts construction

On March 13, 2026, Huangqiao Street in Jiangsu Province welcomed an important moment, and the Kailshi Intelligent Equipment R&D and Production Global Center project officially started construction. The project is invested and built by Shenzhen Kaierdi Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd., covering an area of about 23 acres with a total investment of 500 million yuan. It focuses on the field of semiconductor related intelligent equipment, covering research and development, assembly, and sales. The project plans to introduce advanced semiconductor cleaning equipment production technology and achieve local conversion. After reaching production capacity, internationally leading semiconductor cleaning equipment such as production cleaning machines and wet etching machines will be added.Editor/Cheng Liting

Jiangsu Pan Semiconductor Industrial Park project starts construction

The Pan Semiconductor Industrial Park project in Jiangyin Jingjiang Industrial Park, Jiangsu has recently started construction. The total planned area is 395 acres, with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan. The first phase covers an area of 100 acres and has an investment of 500 million yuan, mainly used to attract integrated circuits LED、 Photovoltaic manufacturing and testing equipment and other semiconductor equipment projects. This project is constructed and operated by Beijing Huazhi'an Holdings Group Co., Ltd., relying on the investment centers in Beijing and Shanghai, focusing on the core track of semiconductor equipment and equipment manufacturing, and building a professional park integrating production and manufacturing, research and development design, and pilot scale transformation. By 2026, we will strive to attract and cultivate more than 8 technology-based enterprises, and focus on building a full chain innovation ecosystem of "cutting-edge incubation carrier acceleration industry landing".Editor/Cheng Liting

The Chinese Red Cross provides emergency assistance to Iran

The Chinese Red Cross Society provides $200000 in emergency assistance to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. On March 15, 2026, a handover ceremony will be held at the Chinese Embassy in Iran to express condolences to the families of the teachers and students who died at Shajalei Tayebe Elementary School. China condemns attacks on civilians and is willing to support Iran in overcoming difficulties and implementing global security initiatives with Middle Eastern countries. Iran thanks China for its assistance, stating that it showcases the image of a great power and the friendship between the two countries.Editor/Cheng Liting

Greater Bay Area launches over 10 billion yuan wind power projects

Jiangmen, Guangdong Province has released a plan for key construction projects with a total investment of 545.6 billion yuan. Among them, three offshore wind power projects have a total investment of over 11.8 billion yuan, with a total installed capacity of over 1.2GW, and supporting transmission projects are advancing simultaneously. There are also four onshore wind power transformation projects, building a new pattern of green energy in the Greater Bay Area.Editor/Gao Xue

Electricity giant signs a large deal worth 14 billion yuan in the Middle East

China Power Construction and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company signed an EPC contract for a 13.962 billion yuan photovoltaic storage project. The project includes 2.1GW of photovoltaic and 7.75GWh of energy storage, located in the Mshayrif area of Abu Dhabi, with a total construction period of 21 months. It is a globally leading integrated photovoltaic and energy storage project.Editor/Gao Xue

Shahai Embarks on a New Journey

The four 660000 kilowatt supporting coal-fired power projects of Huaneng Kubuqi Shage Wilderness Base have been approved. The project is located in Dalate Banner, Ordos, with a total installed capacity of 2.64 million kilowatts. As a key support for the national level wind and solar base, it will solve the problem of new energy fluctuations, build an integrated pattern of wind, solar, thermal and storage, and deliver green electricity to East China.Editor/Gao Xue

Colin Electric and Intelligent Interconnection Reached Strategic Cooperation

Colin Electric and Intelligent Communication Technology Co., Ltd. recently signed a strategic cooperation and mutual procurement framework agreement in Colin Industrial Park, Shijiazhuang. Both parties announced that they will carry out in-depth cooperation around AI high-precision sensing products, charging piles, and new energy products, integrate their respective technology and market advantages, and jointly explore the global new energy market. Liu Guojun, General Manager of Colin Electric's Intelligent Electricity Business Unit, and Zhang Dong, General Manager of the New Energy Business Unit, attended the signing ceremony.Editor/Yang Meiling

CEE6.9 billion centralized procurement and energy storage battery cells

China Electric Equipment Group recently launched a large-scale centralized procurement of energy storage batteries. The product purchased this time is 314 ampere hour lithium iron phosphate battery cells, with an estimated total purchase of approximately 19.80 gigawatt hours and a purchase amount of approximately 6.9 billion yuan. Based on this calculation, the purchase price of battery cells is approximately 0.3484 yuan/watt hour.Editor/Yang Meiling

Huadian 12GWh Energy Storage System Frame Procurement Results Announcement

Recently, the bidding candidates for the 2026 energy storage system framework procurement of China Huadian Group were announced. There are 10 companies shortlisted, with a quotation range of 0.4999 to 0.5458 yuan/watt hour, and an average price of 0.5238 yuan/watt hour. In order, seven candidates for winning the bid are Electrician Era, CRRC Zhuzhou Institute, TBEA New Energy, Dongfang Automation, Guodian Nanzi, Huadian Science and Technology, and Siyuan Qingneng; Sunshine Power, Haibosichuang, and Haichen Energy Storage are three candidate candidates.Editor/Yang Meiling

Shandong China Europe freight train accelerates and improves efficiency

The timetable of the Shandong China Europe freight train has reduced its operating efficiency by 30%, and the two major gathering centers in Jinan and Qingdao have become effective. Shandong has set an annual target of operating 2000 trains, building a three-dimensional open channel connecting Japan and South Korea to the east and Europe and Asia to the west, and helping the inland hinterland become an open frontier.Editor/Gao Xue