1 billion yuan high-end CNC machine tool project landed in Qingdao

Qingdao High tech Zone has signed investment agreements with Jiangsu Zetian Electromechanical Co., Ltd. and Yunke Hongtai Investment Co., Ltd., officially introducing the project of high-precision five axis machining center production base. The project has a total investment of 1 billion yuan and will focus on the research and manufacturing of high-end CNC machine tools such as vertical and horizontal five axis machining centers. It is planned to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2028, with an expected annual output of 1000 sets of equipment, which is expected to enhance the level of regional high-end equipment manufacturing industry.Editor/Gao Xue

Yantai 850000 ton lithium iron phosphate project achieves breakthrough

On January 16, 2026, the environmental impact assessment documents for Wanhua Chemical's two major lithium iron phosphate projects in Yantai were accepted and publicly announced. The Laizhou project has a planned annual production capacity of 650000 tons, while the Haiyang Green Power Industrial Park project has a planned annual production capacity of 200000 tons. Both projects are invested and constructed by Wanhua Chemical's battery industry company, and after completion, they will further strengthen their battery material business layout. On the same day, Wanhua Chemical Group (Laizhou) New Energy Materials Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Laizhou with a registered capital of 740 million yuan, focusing on the research and development, manufacturing, and other businesses of electronic materials.Editor/Gao Xue

China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corporation's 5.8 billion yuan project

In January 2026, China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries recently won five consecutive large-scale projects in multiple provinces and cities across the country, with a cumulative amount of approximately 5.8 billion yuan. The project covers areas such as Qingdao residential development, Inner Mongolia energy base, Jinan urban renewal, infrastructure, and Yantai energy storage power station, with individual amounts exceeding 800 million yuan, demonstrating the strong strength of the enterprise in multiple sectors such as housing construction, industry, and new energy. This series of winning bids will inject new momentum into its business expansion.Editor/Gao Xue

Yihuatong and CEPC have reached a strategic cooperation agreement

On January 19, 2026, Yihuatong officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Power Construction Kunming Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd. Both parties will fully leverage their respective advantages in hydrogen energy storage technology and new energy engineering, and carry out comprehensive cooperation in areas such as wind power, photovoltaics, new energy storage, green hydrogen production, and zero carbon intelligent computing centers to jointly promote the construction and industrial application of clean energy systems. According to the agreement, both parties will focus on exploring the collaborative development model of green electricity to green hydrogen, and promote the large-scale application of hydrogen energy in multiple scenarios such as energy, industry, and transportation through project cooperation and joint innovation.Editor/Yang Meiling

Southern Power Grid Energy is expected to achieve a net profit of 300 to 350 million yuan

On January 19, 2026, Southern Power Grid Energy released its annual performance forecast, expecting to achieve a net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company of 300 to 350 million yuan in 2026. Compared with a loss of 58.1258 million yuan in the same period last year, the company has successfully turned losses into profits. Southern Power Grid Energy pointed out that there are two main reasons for the good performance: first, the energy-saving business sector continues to consolidate and expand, driving stable growth in operating income; Secondly, the company has carried out comprehensive management of low efficiency assets such as biomass and achieved significant results, improving the operation of related projects and significantly reducing asset impairment losses year-on-year.Editor/Yang Meiling

China's power energy storage project successfully connected to the grid

Recently, the 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage project of the China Power Pu'an Power Generation Wind Solar Thermal Storage Integration Project of State Power Investment Corporation was successfully connected to the grid. The project is located in Qingshan Town, Pu'an County, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, marking the official landing of its core energy storage sector and injecting strong momentum into strengthening regional power security capabilities. The project is equipped with 40 units of China Power New Source Intelligent Storage · Kunyuan 1500 volt high-voltage liquid cooled energy storage system, with a total capacity of 200 megawatt hours. This energy storage facility can achieve efficient collection and smooth transmission of electrical energy, providing strong support for peak shaving, frequency regulation, and new energy consumption in the regional power grid.Editor/Yang Meiling

Kazakhstan AI Security Solution Exhibition in Hong Kong

Kazakhstan's AI security solution made its debut at the Hong Kong exhibition, showcasing its digital transformation achievements. The plan relies on local AI technology and national digital platforms, covering core capabilities such as data encryption protection and intelligent detection of network threats, and is equipped with local security servers to ensure data confidentiality. This exhibition not only showcases the strength of Kazakhstan's artificial intelligence industry development, but also builds an international cooperation bridge through the Hong Kong platform, injecting new momentum into regional security technology exchange and application landing.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Zhonglun New Materials establishes Indonesia's first overseas base

As a key outcome of its globalization strategy. The base focuses on the production of high-performance BOPA film materials, with a planned production capacity of 50000 tons in the first phase, and is expected to gradually start production in the first half of 2026. Relying on the policy dividends and cost advantages of Indonesia, the products can radiate to the core markets of Southeast Asia, shorten delivery cycles through RCEP, avoid trade barriers, further expand overseas revenue share, and strengthen the competitiveness of the global film materials market.Editor/Bian Wenjun

The Qinghai Heavy Project is about to start construction

The Qinghai heavyweight project with a total investment of 11.5 billion yuan is about to start construction, becoming a new engine for promoting high-quality regional development. The project relies on the unique advantages of clean energy and resource endowment in Qinghai, focusing on green and low-carbon development and industrial upgrading. After completion, it will improve the industrial chain and drive employment and income growth. The implementation of the project is not only an important practice in the construction of the "four regions" in Qinghai, but also injects strong impetus into the development of local circular economy, and helps to create a plateau sample of ecological and economic coordinated development.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Fulin Precision expands production of lithium iron phosphate

Fulin Precision announced in 2026 the launch of a 500000 ton high-end energy storage lithium iron phosphate project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, with a total investment of 6 billion yuan. The project aims to address the rapidly growing demand for high-performance batteries in the energy storage market, with an expected construction period of 12 months. This expansion is based on the long-term strategic cooperation agreement signed between the company and CATL. In the next three years, CATL will purchase no less than 3 million tons of products from Fulin Precision. This project will further enhance the company's production capacity layout and market position in the field of lithium iron phosphate cathode materials.Editor/Gao Xue

HyOrc Green Methanol Project Achieves Breakthrough

Floating Court Hydrogen Energy, January 19, 2026- HyOrc has made critical progress in its first industrial grade green methanol project in Portugal. The project has entered into long-term procurement negotiations and has obtained the intention of cooperation from a global energy trading group, involving a potential supply of up to 25000 tons per year in the next decade. Its products have cost competitiveness and there is a strong demand for their use in the new EU regulations. This project marks the acceleration of the commercialization process of green methanol and is becoming one of the key options for decarbonizing European shipping.Editor/Gao Xue

Tencent Global Headquarters Trial Operation

The "Internet plus" Future Science and Technology City project of Tencent's global headquarters has made important progress. The project is located in Dachan Bay, Shenzhen, with a total area of 809000 square meters and a total investment of 31.9 billion yuan. The first phase of the project has entered the trial operation stage in October 2025, marking the official launch of this planned technology new city that can accommodate over 80000 office workers. The overall project is expected to be fully completed by 2026. The park integrates research and development, office, commercial, and cultural exhibition functions, and its public facilities will be open to society in the future, committed to building an important hub for global technological innovation.Editor/Gao Xue

Five departments issue documents to promote the construction of zero carbon factories

On January 19, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and five other departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Carrying out Zero Carbon Factory Construction Work". The document proposes to encourage factories with the necessary conditions to build industrial green microgrids, integrating photovoltaic, wind power, waste heat recovery, as well as new energy storage, high-efficiency heat pumps and other technologies to achieve multi energy complementarity and efficient utilization. This guidance aims to promote factories towards zero carbon goals through systematic energy management, and provide specific implementation paths for the green and low-carbon transformation of China's industrial sector.Editor/Yang Meiling

Shenergy Corporation's energy storage installed capacity reaches 92500 kilowatts

On January 19, 2026, Shenergy Corporation disclosed the completion status of its controlling power generation for the year 2025. Data shows that the company's controlling power generation enterprises will complete a power generation of 57.654 billion kilowatt hours in 2025, a slight decrease of 1.7% year-on-year. In terms of installed capacity, in the fourth quarter of 2025, the newly increased holding capacity of the company is 2067200 kilowatts, mainly from the 2 million kilowatt photovoltaic project and multiple distributed power generation projects in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County, Xinjiang. During the same period, the installed capacity of the company's independent energy storage holding reached 92500 kilowatts, reflecting the progress of its layout in the energy storage field.Editor/Yang Meiling

Xinjiang promotes the nearby consumption of new energy

On January 19, 2026, the Development and Reform Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region issued a notice to accelerate the work of local consumption of new energy. The notice clearly states that efforts will be made to accelerate the development of green power direct connection, strengthen energy development around new loads, promote the direct supply of new energy to single users, and require the integration of power sources, loads, energy storage, etc. into the public power grid, forming a clear physical and safety responsibility interface. In addition, the document supports the implementation of green power direct connection for existing loads of self owned power plants, and improves the level of new energy consumption by reducing the output of self owned power plants. At the same time, we will explore the participation of outward oriented stock loads in local consumption, and encourage the adoption of new energy sources according to local conditions for loads in national zero carbon parks.Editor/Yang Meiling

The largest rooftop photovoltaic power station in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's largest rooftop photovoltaic power station successfully connected to the grid for power generation! The power station is constructed by Synogen company with an installed capacity of 6.4 megawatts and is located in a factory in Panara. The project is built according to international standards and equipped with an intelligent monitoring platform. It can generate millions of kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, meeting most of the factory's daytime electricity needs. It not only reduces grid dependence and carbon emissions, but also injects new energy into Sri Lanka's export manufacturing industry's green transformation and energy security.Editor/Bian Wenjun

2.7 billion Taijiao Railway Capacity Expansion and Renovation Project

Heavy infrastructure! The expansion and renovation project of Taijiao Railway with a total investment of 2.7 billion yuan is about to start construction. The project involves 151.9 kilometers of railway lines in Shanxi and Henan provinces, including the renovation of 19 stations and yards. Core projects such as automatic block upgrade, extension of arrival and departure lines, and rectification of bridge and culvert diseases will be implemented. As a golden channel for Shanxi coal transportation, the completion of the project will significantly enhance freight capacity and safety, alleviate regional logistics bottlenecks, and inject strong momentum into the interconnection between Shanxi and Henan and the economic development along the route.Editor/Bian Wenjun

The bidding for high-speed engineering has officially begun

Blockbuster is coming! The key high-speed project with a total investment of 9.419 billion yuan has officially started bidding, attracting widespread attention from the infrastructure industry. The project adopts a two-way four/six lane standard, including core structures such as bridges and interchanges, with a planned construction period of 3 years. The bidding will select high-quality participants in an open manner, focusing on technical compliance and green construction. After the project is implemented, it will improve the regional transportation network, promote efficient flow of factors, and inject strong momentum into the coordinated development of urban agglomerations.Editor/Bian Wenjun

China and Kenya sign $250 million Galanakulu irrigation contract

China and Kenya have officially signed a contract worth 250 million US dollars for the Galanakulu Irrigation Project, with China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. undertaking the core project. The project covers facilities such as dams and water transmission systems. After completion, the annual water supply will reach 1 billion cubic meters, which can irrigate 300000 acres of farmland and provide safe drinking water for 70000 households. This cooperation will help Kenya overcome its dependence on rain fed agriculture, strengthen its food security defenses, and create thousands of job opportunities, becoming another model of China Africa livelihood cooperation.Editor/Bian Wenjun

The list of winning bidders for the 7.1 billion yuan project has been officially announced

Ignite the market! The winning list of key projects with a total investment of 7.1 billion yuan has been officially announced, attracting widespread attention from the industry. The project covers popular fields such as clean energy and transportation infrastructure, adopting advanced technology and green development concepts, involving core construction contents such as industrial parks, transportation arteries, and resource recycling. The winning bidder stands out with its technological strength and comprehensive service advantages. After the project is implemented, it will drive the development of related industries, create a large number of job opportunities, and inject strong momentum into regional economic upgrading.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Vietnam Sunpro wind farm successfully put into operation

The project is invested and constructed by Pacifico Energy in the United States, with a total installed capacity of 30 megawatts. It adopts Goldwind Technology's GW155-4.5MW core unit, with an annual power generation of 89.5 gigawatt hours, which can meet the electricity needs of 27000 households. The project is equipped with 18.5-kilometer 110 kV transmission lines, which not only supplement clean electricity to Vietnam's power grid and assist in energy transformation, but also demonstrate the overseas recognition of China's wind power technology.Editor/Bian Wenjun

The first batch of major projects in Anqing will start construction in 2026

At the beginning of 2026, Anqing City in Anhui Province held the first batch of major project mobilization, with 37 projects launched simultaneously. The total annual planned investment reached 6.61 billion yuan, providing solid project support for the high-quality development of the province. This project focuses on expanding effective investment and laying the foundation for a good start to the 15th Five Year Plan. The annual planned investment for manufacturing projects is 3.74 billion yuan, and the investment for infrastructure projects is 1.96 billion yuan. Representative projects include the new energy vehicle intelligent cockpit and automotive electronics manufacturing project in Anqing Economic Development Zone, and the Jinghan annual production of 600000 cubic meters of green building materials project in Huaining County, reflecting the key layout of advanced manufacturing and high-quality industries such as green building materials. This action is a specific measure to implement the unified deployment of the provincial party committee and government, and to vigorously promote the implementation and construction of major projects.Editor/Cheng Liting

Guangzhou deploys 2026 industrial blueprint

Guangzhou will focus on cultivating emerging future industries in 2026, with plans to promote the construction of over 10 billion yuan projects. The key layout includes expanding the demonstration operation of unmanned intelligent connected vehicles and accelerating the construction of projects such as Tianhe Aggregation Intelligent Industrial Park; Support the research and development of cutting-edge biopharmaceutical technologies such as brain computer interfaces and cell therapy, and establish characteristic industrial parks such as nuclear medicine; Plan and construct a low altitude industrial ecological city and equipment manufacturing park, and promote the development of a low altitude comprehensive hub in the Greater Bay Area; Accelerate the construction of major projects such as GAC's independent battery and Yuexin Phase IV. By implementing the eight key actions, building a "6+X" dynamic industrial system, cultivating one hundred leading enterprises, and systematically shaping new driving forces for development.Editor/Cheng Liting

Xiong'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone International Logistics Center starts construction

The Xiong'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone International Logistics Distribution Center has officially started construction recently and is expected to be completed by the end of August this year. The project is independently invested by Xiong'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone Company, with a total construction area of 100000 square meters. It is a key infrastructure for promoting regional international trade expansion and efficiency improvement, and achieving high-quality development. The project will undertake pilot tasks for institutional innovation, focusing on exploring cutting-edge development models such as cross-border data flow and bonded logistics, to help Xiong'an seize opportunities in the new pattern of opening up to the outside world. At present, Singapore Ye Shuifu Group and Cainiao Cross border Bonded Warehouse have pre booked their entry. In the future, the center will fully leverage the policy advantages of the Free Trade Zone, Comprehensive Bonded Zone, and Cross border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, seamlessly connect airport and port resources, build an efficient and intelligent logistics system, and gather upstream and downstream enterprises to form an industrial cluster, providing core support for Xiong'an New Area to build an inland port that is open to both sea and air.Editor/Cheng Liting

Xinjiang introduces new regulations to promote source network load storage collaboration

Recently, the Development and Reform Commission of Xinjiang Autonomous Region issued a notice clarifying that it will accelerate the promotion of green power direct connection and incremental distribution network consumption mode. The document requires adhering to the principle of "load determines source", ensuring synchronous construction and operation of power sources and loads, and enhancing system regulation capabilities through the configuration of energy storage or virtual power plants. The principle of project access voltage shall not exceed 220 kV, and no reverse power transmission shall be allowed to the grid before the operation of the electricity spot market. The new policy further standardizes the process of project application, configuration, and acceptance, aiming to achieve high-level on-site consumption of new energy and provide support for the optimization of China's energy structure.Editor/Yang Meiling

Shandong Yantai 500MW/1GWh shared energy storage project bid opening

On January 15, 2026, the EPC+O candidate for the 500MW/1GWh grid side independent shared energy storage power station EPC+O project was announced in Daguang Town, Laiyang City, Yantai, Shandong Province. China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau First Construction Co., Ltd. has become the first candidate for winning the bid with a price of about 1.155 billion yuan/Wh; China Electric Power Construction Group Shandong Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. has a price of about 1.2148 billion yuan/Wh; Henan Shidi Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. has a price of about 1.165 billion yuan/Wh. This project will provide an important demonstration for China's shared energy storage market.Editor/Yang Meiling

The first energy storage power station in Zhongshan has been put into operation

On January 19, 2026, the first phase of the Zhongshan Nanlang Energy Storage Power Station project located in the hinterland of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area was successfully put into operation. This project is supplied by domestic manufacturer Shangneng Electric, with a scale of 100MW/200MWh. It is the first large-scale grid side independent energy storage power station built and put into operation in Zhongshan City. Power stations not only provide flexible regulation capabilities for regional power grids, but also establish efficient and stable profit mechanisms through innovative frequency regulation service models, marking new progress in the coordinated development of energy storage technology and power grids in China.Editor/Yang Meiling

Announcement of Bid Winning for the Beiliu Huazhou Highway Project in Guangxi

In January 2026, the bidding results for the franchise operator of the Beiliu to Huazhou Highway (Shanwei to Pingzheng section) in Guangxi were announced. The consortium led by Guangxi Road and Bridge Engineering Group has become the first candidate for winning the bid, with a total investment of approximately 6.64 billion yuan. The highway has a total length of 49.85 kilometers and a designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour. It is planned to start construction on the entire line in 2026. After the completion of the project, the road network in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions will be improved, and the regional transportation and economic connections will be strengthened. Editor/Gao Xue

The fourth phase curtain wall project of Pudong Airport has been finalized

In January 2026, the bidding results for six sections of the curtain wall project in the terminal area of the fourth phase expansion project of Shanghai Pudong International Airport were announced, with a total bid amount of approximately 1.353 billion yuan. Six companies, including Shenzhen Sanxin Technology, Shanghai Building Decoration Engineering Group, and Zhejiang Yasha Curtain Wall, have won bids for curtain wall projects in different regions. The construction covers key areas such as international and domestic terminals, comprehensive transportation centers, and boarding bridges, with a total curtain wall area of approximately 1.0657 million square meters. This project is an important project during the 14th Five Year Plan period, planned to be completed in 2028, which will help increase the annual passenger throughput of Pudong Airport to 130 million people. Editor/Gao Xue

Trina Solar Saudi Arabia wins 2.65GW photovoltaic order

On January 6, 2026, Trina Solar signed two agreements with Saudi energy company ACWA Power to provide key equipment for two large-scale ground photovoltaic projects in Saudi Arabia, with a total scale of 2.65GW. Among them, Trina Solar will supply high-efficiency components to the 1.15GW Haden project and provide 900MW trackers to the 1.5GW Al Khushaybi project. The latter equipment will be produced by Trina Solar's local factory in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. These projects are an important part of Saudi Arabia's energy transition plan, and the Haden project is expected to be connected to the grid in February 2027. Editor/Gao Xue