Hainan pipeline network has transported over 35 billion cubic meters of gas cumulatively

According to the National Pipeline Network Group, China's first natural gas pipeline network around the island, the Hainan Pipeline Network, has transported over 35 billion cubic meters of gas, equivalent to approximately 46.6 million tons of coal that can be replaced. This is equivalent to reducing dust emissions by over 25.4 million tons and carbon dioxide emissions by over 51.2 million tons, providing solid support for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port and Clean Energy Island. Editor/Cheng Liting

5000 tons of green ammonia successfully shipped from "Qinghe No.1"

Recently, 5000 tons of green ammonia produced by China Energy Construction's "Green Hydrogen No.1" Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park project have officially arrived at Nanjing Port. The batch of green ammonia will be transported by the world's first "Shenghang Yongle" ship with professional liquid ammonia fuel refueling function to the anchorage in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, as zero carbon fuel to carry out the world's first ship to ship ocean going vessel refueling operation. This move will achieve the first connection of the entire chain of production, storage, transportation, and refueling of marine green ammonia fuel. Editor/Cheng Liting

The first rotary wheel of "Oriental Blue Lotus" has been officially delivered

The first runner of "Dongfang Lanlian", the core component of the world's largest 500 MW impulse hydropower unit with a single unit capacity, independently developed by Dongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. of Dongfang Electric Group, was officially delivered and will be applied to Datang Zala Hydropower Station in Xizang. At present, the complete set of equipment for the unit has been developed, marking a new breakthrough in China's core equipment field for high head and large capacity impulse hydropower units. Editor/Cheng Liting

Middling coal 3.89 billion green methanol project promotion

In September 2026, middling coal Linxi Bioenergy Co., Ltd. will make a total investment of 3.89 billion yuan in the prophase of the 200000 ton/year green methanol solar hydrogen production integration project. The 100000 ton Phase I project is planned to be completed and put into operation in September 2027, with supporting wind power of 290MW and photovoltaic power of 210MW.Editor/Gao Xue

China Energy Engineering won the bid for the Inner Mongolia project

Recently, China Energy Engineering Corporation won the bid for the EPC general contracting of the first phase of the Inner Mongolia large-scale integrated wind, solar and energy storage base with a total investment of 7.2 billion yuan. The project integrates wind power, photovoltaics, and large capacity energy storage, and is a key component of the national Shagehuang new energy base. After completion, it will support the demand for green electricity in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region.Editor/Gao Xue

China’s NEV Production and Sales Top 10M in First 8 Months for Global Electrification

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated at the 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Conference that the global sales of new energy vehicles have exceeded 25%, and the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China have exceeded 10 million units in the first eight months of 2026, providing a mature market sample for the global automotive industry's electrification transformation. Editor/Min Jing

CEEC Green Hydrogen One Green Ammonia for World’s First Ship-to-Ship Refueling

The 5000 tons of green ammonia produced by CEEC Green Hydrogen No.1 Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park have been transported to Nanjing Port and will be transferred to Zhoushan Anchorage to complete the world's first ocean going ship to ship green ammonia refueling, achieving full chain connection of ship green ammonia production, storage, transportation, and refueling. Editor/Min Jing

Haiyan Beam Yard Finishes All 791 Box Girders for CR7G Tongyong High‑Speed Railway

On September 22, 2026, CR7G successfully completed the prefabrication of 791 hole box girders at the Haiyan beam yard of Section 9 in front of the Tongyong High speed Railway Station, marking the beginning of the beam erection sprint stage for the construction of the section. Currently, the overall progress of the section has reached 82%. Editor/Min Jing

China Europe freight train passes 3500 trains

On September 21, 2026, the 1293 China Europe freight train departed from the Erenhot railway port in Inner Mongolia and headed towards Europe, marking the milestone of the 2026 China Europe freight train's channel traffic volume exceeding 3500 trains. The port has 76 operating routes, connecting over 70 hub stations in more than 10 countries. The proportion of high value-added products such as new energy vehicles and accessories has been increasing year by year.Editor/Gao Xue

China and Pakistan Industry Discuss AI Empowering the Construction of New Power Systems

On September 21-22, the Forum on Empowering New Power Systems with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology and the 6th Technical Seminar of the China Pakistan Power Innovation Consortium were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. China and Pakistan jointly explore the application and cooperation of AI in power system planning and operation, as well as enterprise digital transformation.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Dongfang Lanlian runner landed at Zala Hydropower Station in Xizang

On September 23, 2026, the first runner of Dongfang Lanlian, the core component of the world's largest 500 megawatt impact hydropower unit with a single unit capacity, independently developed by Dongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd., will be officially delivered and applied to Datang Zala Hydropower Station in Xizang.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's electric vehicle charging infrastructure continues to expand

On September 23, 2026, the National Energy Administration released data on the national electric vehicle charging facilities for August 2026. According to data from the National Charging Facility Monitoring Service Platform, as of the end of August 2026, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (guns) in China reached 24.223 million, a year-on-year increase of 39.6%.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CCTC Vice President Zhang Yang Meets Chongqing Construction Engineering Group

Recently, Zhang Yang, a member of the CCSIC Party Committee and Vice President, visited Chongqing Construction Engineering Group for a discussion. The two sides discussed deepening cooperation in areas such as urban renewal, overseas business, and Hami aid construction. Zhang Yang and his delegation also conducted grassroots research, safety inspections, and summer cooling and consolation activities. Editor/Min Jing

Multiple Nations Meet in Beijing on Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor Expansion

The high-level conference on the Trans Caspian International Transport Corridor, hosted by the Ministry of Transport, was held in Beijing. Representatives from multiple countries along the route attended and jointly released initiatives to expand capacity and increase efficiency. Two supporting guidelines were simultaneously launched, and all parties will work together to improve the channel facilities and create a benchmark channel for Asia Europe connectivity. Editor/Min Jing

State Grid Jiaxing Power Supply Co. Tests UAV Safety Shield

State Grid Jiaxing Power Supply Company completed on-site testing of a new unmanned aerial vehicle safety device in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. This module does not require any changes to the original system of the drone, and can achieve real-time abnormal alarm and sensitive image encryption and shielding, solving the problems of tampering with inspection instructions and data leakage. It will be expanded to multiple types of power grid operation and maintenance scenarios in the future. Editor/Min Jing

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