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

SPIC Qinghai thermal power project achieves full capacity operation

On August 25, 2026 at 18:00, the No. 3 unit of the 3 × 660 MW high-pressure small thermal power project invested by State Power Investment Corporation Qinghai Province successfully passed the 168 hour full load trial operation, and the world's highest altitude 660 MW ultra supercritical thermal power unit with high proportion co fired high alkali coal was put into full capacity operation. After the project is fully put into operation, the total installed capacity will reach 1980 megawatts, with an annual stable power generation of over 8 billion kilowatt hours, which can fully cover the electricity demand of Qinghai Province.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Dongfang Electric Ruoqiang 1 million kilowatt wind power project fully starts construction

Recently, the largest high-altitude mountain wind farm in China, the Dongfang Electric Ruoqiang 1 million kilowatt wind power project, has started construction. After completion, it is expected to generate over 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.8 million tons and injecting green energy into the construction of Xinjiang's new energy system.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CSCEC Electric Power wins bid for 400MW wind power hydrogen production project

On August 25, 2026, the second bidding result for the EPC general contracting of the 400MW wind power hydrogen production new energy demonstration project in Baiyang City, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was announced. China Construction Electric Power Engineering (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. won the bid for approximately 1.996 billion yuan. The project is located in the 170th Regiment, with an installed capacity of 400MW, equipped with 48 wind turbines, and equipped with 220kV booster stations and other facilities. The construction period is 365 days, and the goal is to achieve full capacity grid connection within one year. The key demonstration project of the Corps will promote the development of green electricity and green hydrogen industry. After winning the bid, the project design, procurement, and construction will be accelerated.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CR14G Opens Jinan Huanggang Road Yellow River Tunnel

On August 25, 2026, the world’s largest-diameter underwater shield tunnel, the Jinan Huanggang Road Yellow River Tunnel constructed by CR14G, was officially opened to traffic. Adopting a single-tube double-deck structure and overcoming multiple world-class technical challenges, the tunnel cuts the cross-river travel time from 40 minutes to merely five minutes.Editor/Min Jing

Jingtang Port Launches New Coal Freight Train Route to Shanxi

Recently, Jingtang Port in Tangshan launched its first open-top container freight train transporting Indonesian coking coal from Jingtang Port to Xiaonan, adding a new cargo type to its freight business. Targeting the coal demand of enterprises in Shanxi, the port has standardized operation procedures and strictly implemented environmental protection requirements, successfully opening up a new railway transportation channel for imported coking coal.Editor/Min Jing

CR1G Completes Key Track Connection for Chongqing-Wanzhou High-Speed Railway

On August 24, 2026, CR1G successfully completed the track connection of the Chongqing-Wanzhou high-speed railway to Chongqing East Station. Designed for a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway has finished 93% of its track-laying work. The project adopts intelligent construction equipment and staggered construction methods to boost progress, laying a solid foundation for the scheduled full-line operation.Editor/Min Jing

The 3rd China Ukraine Economic and Trade Cooperation Fair was held in Tashkent

The 3rd China Ukraine Economic and Trade Cooperation Fair was held in Tashkent, relying on the charity activity of Love Bright Walk, and attended by a delegation of six Chinese caring entrepreneurs. The delegation first completed the local cataract free clinic public welfare service. With the logistical support of Grande Company in Ukraine, Chinese enterprises held discussions and docking with Ukrainian enterprises in the fields of seeds, agricultural films, building materials, cross-border services, etc., and reached multiple preliminary cooperation consensuses on trade and project co construction. The activity promotes economy and trade through public welfare, and solidifies China Uzbekistan the Belt and Road practical cooperation. Follow up parties will follow up the negotiation results and deepen bilateral industrial and non-governmental exchanges.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CEEC wins bid for Dadu River Eagle Rock Hydropower Station

The bidding candidates for the factory building and spillway gate project of the Da Du River Eagle Rock First level Hydropower Station have been announced, and Gezhouba Group has won the core main section with a slight bidding advantage. The project is located in Shimian County, Sichuan Province, with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts and a construction period of 45 months. The price difference between the two major hydropower giants is only 80000 yuan, and Gezhouba won the bid with comprehensive strength such as construction plans. The annual average power generation of the power station is 1.37 billion kilowatt hours, which will be linked to the peak regulation of reservoirs in the basin, improve the cascade development of the Dadu River, and assist in the transformation of energy structure.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The construction of the main bridge of Gongnaisi Extra Large Bridge in Xinjiang has begun

The first pile of the main bridge of G3033 Kuiduku Expressway Gongnaisi Extra Large Bridge has been drilled, and the bridge has officially entered the construction of the main bridge. The main span of the bridge is 390 meters, and after completion, it will surpass the Guozigou Bridge and become the cable-stayed bridge with the highest span and tower height in Xinjiang. The project crosses the hinterland of Tianshan Mountains, overcoming the challenges of short construction period and complex geological conditions due to high altitude, utilizing smart construction technology, and taking into account ecological protection. After the completion of Kui Duk Ku Expressway, all-weather traffic can be realized, the traffic duration can be significantly reduced, the north-south road network in Tianshan can be improved, and the border development and the the Belt and Road construction can be assisted.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The filling and sealing of the upper reservoir dam have been successfully completed

Recently, the filling project of the upper reservoir dam of Shanxi Yuanqu Pumped Storage Power Station, a national key energy project, was successfully completed and capped. This marks the complete completion of the construction of the dam filling for the upper reservoir of the power station. The upper reservoir dam that was capped this time is an asphalt concrete face rockfill dam with a designed filling volume of 3.62 million cubic meters. It is the core hydraulic structure of the main project of the upper reservoir and plays a key barrier role in the overall safe and stable operation of the power station.Editor/Cheng Liting

Panxi Zero Carbon Factory Smart Energy Demonstration Project is put into operation

On August 25, 2026, the first zero carbon factory smart energy project in the Panxi region of Sichuan Province, the Yalong River Panzhihua Dangsheng Shudao Zero Carbon Factory Demonstration Project, was officially put into operation. The project aims to establish a clean power direct supply industrial terminal for the integrated water, wind, and solar power base in the Yalong River Basin, and is a benchmark demonstration project for the local consumption of clean energy in the Panxi region.Editor/Cheng Liting

National solar power installed capacity increases by 16.1%

On August 25, 2026, the National Energy Administration released the national electricity statistics data from January to July. As of the end of July, the cumulative installed power generation capacity in China was 4.08 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 11.0%. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power generation was 1.29 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 16.1%; The installed capacity of wind power was 690 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 19.5%. From January to July, the cumulative average utilization of power generation equipment in China was 1671 hours, a decrease of 135 hours compared to the same period last year. Editor/Cheng Liting

Guangxi Multimodal Transport Smooth International Logistics Network

In August 2026, Guangxi will establish a new western land sea channel sea rail intermodal transportation system, and Qinzhou Port will achieve data exchange between ports and railways, and increase loading and unloading efficiency by 30%; The China Vietnam train can reach Hanoi in as fast as 14 hours; Cold chain public rail intermodal transportation connects ASEAN to Russia, and multimodal transportation helps reduce costs and increase efficiency in the region.Editor/Gao Xue

HanGao Unicorn Hardware Intelligent Manufacturing Base Flat Top

On August 22, 2026, the HanGao Unicorn Hardware Intelligent Manufacturing Base was located in Pingding, Shunde, Foshan, with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan and a construction area of over 250000 square meters. The planned area for this base group exceeds 1 million square meters, and upon completion, it will become the largest home hardware intelligent manufacturing base in Asia.Editor/Gao Xue

Dongfang Electric undertakes the production of Tanzania hydropower station

On August 22, 2026, the Tanzania Giuliano Hydroelectric Power Station, which is fully equipped with power generation equipment provided by Dongfang Electric, was officially put into operation. The total installed capacity of the power station is 2115 megawatts, and all 9 units are made in Sichuan, which can meet nearly half of Tanzania's national electricity demand and promote the country's transformation from a power shortage country to a power surplus country.Editor/Gao Xue