The Yellow River Cyclone Artificial Diamond Project is launched in Emin

On August 30, 2026, the Yellow River Cyclone project with an annual output of 450 million carats of synthetic diamonds was launched in Emin County, Tacheng, Xinjiang. The project covers an area of 107.88 acres, with a first phase investment of 300 million yuan, equipped with 60 six sided top press machines, and relying on local green power advantages to promote industrial green transformation. Our products cover the fields of industrial cutting tools and diamond cultivation, while also laying out semiconductor and AI computing power cooling tracks to fill the gap in the local superhard material industry. We plan to start trial production in December. Editor/Cheng Liting

Inner Mongolia Energy Group launches wind power project

Five wind power projects of Inner Mongolia Energy Group have recently been launched, with a total installed capacity of 2.25 million kilowatts, covering multiple areas such as Erlian and Siziwang Banner. The project customizes unit selection based on wind resource conditions, with the Erlian project using 35kV high-voltage direct hanging units to optimize grid access friendliness. After the completion of the project, the annual power generation will be 5.61 billion kilowatt hours, saving about 1.69 million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 5 million tons, which will greatly enhance the regional clean energy supply capacity. Editor/Cheng Liting

New section of Xinxing Expressway starts construction

On September 1, 2026, the construction of Section 1-1 of the Xinxing Expressway Civil Engineering Project was unveiled, and the construction of the Xingan section of the Xingguo Expressway officially began. This section is constructed by Zhongjiao Road and Bridge Construction Co., Ltd., with a total length of 19.6 kilometers. It is built according to the standard of two-way four lane and 100 kilometer per hour, with one interchange and one service area. The total length of the entire line is 172.9 kilometers, with a total investment of 21.566 billion yuan and a construction period of 39 months. After its opening in 2028, the distance from Xingan to Xingguo can be shortened by 60 kilometers, with a direct travel time of 2 hours. Editor/Cheng Liting

CR16G Advances Construction of G22 Yuci Section in Ningbo

The construction of the Ningbo 228 National Highway from Cixi An Dong to Yuzhou in Yuyao, undertaken by CR16G, has been carried out simultaneously at multiple points. Multiple construction difficulties have been overcome in each section, and the project is progressing in an orderly manner. The key project of the coastal golden outer ring will help promote the high-quality development of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta. Editor/Min Jing

CNNC Rich Energy Speeds Up Jinta 1.6GW Clean‑Energy Project

In recent days, CNNC has been fully committed to promoting the construction of a 1.6 million kilowatt clean energy project in Jinta County, Gansu Province. This project is a key national project in the Shage Desert, adopting an integrated wind solar energy storage model. After completion, it will optimize the regional energy structure and help promote local green and low-carbon development. Editor/Min Jing

HEC Commissioned at Sunwu Wind Farm, Filling Global Gaps in Power‑Grid Equipment

Recently, HEC's world's first 35 kV air-cooled high-voltage direct adjustment camera was put into operation at the Sunwu wind power project in Heilongjiang. This domestically produced equipment can enhance the stability of the power grid, resist disturbances, assist in the construction of new power systems, and demonstrate China's independent innovation strength in high-end power equipment. Editor/Min Jing

The number of AI companies in the Sharjah Free Zone has exceeded a thousand

On August 21, 2026, the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone announced the registration of over 1000 AI related enterprises, covering fields such as AI research, model training, solution development, and robotics. The free zone currently has over 20000 registered enterprises, covering 173 countries and involving industries such as e-commerce, digital marketing, and information technology.Editor/Gao Xue

Chongqing launches its first digital currency bridge business

Recently, ICBC Chongqing Branch successfully launched the city's first multilateral central bank digital currency bridge international forfeiting cross-border transfer business, with a scale of over 1 billion yuan. Relying on the real-time settlement advantage of digital currency bridge, funds can be quickly transferred to Macau, opening up an efficient new channel for cross-border settlement of the Western Land Sea New Channel and helping to internationalize the RMB.Editor/Gao Xue

Speed up of Karamay Future Industrial Science Park

On September 1, 2026, the occupancy rate of Karamay Future Industrial Science Park will exceed 70%, and more than 1000 enterprises have been connected. The park focuses on six future tracks including AI big models, hydrogen energy, and precision medicine, exploring the innovation model of disciplines+talents+industries, accelerating the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and providing scientific and technological innovation support for the cultivation of regional new quality productivity.Editor/Gao Xue

The benefits of the Da Teng Xia project are highlighted

As of September 1, 2026, the cumulative power generation of the Datongxia Water Conservancy Hub has exceeded 30 billion kilowatt hours, and it has been operating safely for over 2300 consecutive days. The Datong Gorge Project is an important node of the national water network and a controlling project in the the Pearl River basin, integrating flood control, navigation, power generation, water supply and salt suppression, irrigation and other comprehensive benefits.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Yushu, Qinghai Province realizes 330 kV dual power supply and dual insurance power supply

According to State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company, on August 31, 2026, with the successful electrification of the first 330 kV line from Dangjiang Rong to Yushu, the Dangjiang Rong 330 kV transmission and transformation project was completed and put into operation. At this point, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has built and put into operation the second 330 kV hub substation, establishing a 330 kV "dual power" and "dual insurance" power supply pattern in Yushu area, greatly improving the regional power supply guarantee capability and quality.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Optics Valley Layout Intelligent Terminal Industry

The EPC project for the first phase of the intelligent terminal industrial park in Wuhan Donghu High tech Zone, with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan, has been completed and awarded. This bidding adopts the evaluation separation mode, and the price difference between the three consortia is extremely small. The consortium of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, a local state-owned enterprise, successfully won the bid with comprehensive strength and is responsible for the entire process of project design, procurement, and construction. The project will create a research and manufacturing base for smart homes and smart wearable devices, with supporting smart and low-carbon infrastructure. After completion, it will improve the Optics Valley intelligent terminal industry chain and enhance the competitiveness of the regional science and technology innovation industry.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Datang Xiong'an Chao 3.27 billion project announced the proposed winning bidder

The bidding candidates for the second two major sections of the construction general contracting of China Datang Group Xiong'an Headquarters have been announced, with a total bid amount exceeding 3.27 billion yuan. China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. and China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. were respectively selected as the first candidates for two sections, and several leading construction companies were shortlisted. The project is located in the core of Xiong'an Start up Zone, with a total construction area of approximately 349000 square meters. It is a benchmark project for the relocation of central enterprises, constructing high-end headquarters buildings and supporting facilities, and implementing green and intelligent construction. The completion of the project will gather green energy science and technology innovation resources, improve the layout of Xiong'an headquarters economy, and help build a national level green energy industry highland.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The Xinjiang project has fully entered the construction phase of tackling difficulties

The Xinjiang Xinye Zhundong coal to natural gas project with an annual output of 2 billion cubic meters has entered the construction phase, and various equipment and devices have been gradually brought in and installed in an orderly manner. On August 31, 2026, Song Shijie, Chairman of Xinye Group, went to the project site for research, inspected the construction progress on site, listened to work reports on construction, supporting facilities, procurement, and safety management, and held an on-site promotion meeting to deploy key work. This project is the top priority project of the group, located in the national coal to oil and gas strategic base. It is of great significance to ensure national energy security and achieve clean and efficient utilization of coal. All parties are working hard to ensure that the project is put into operation on schedule.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Announcement of Bid Evaluation for Shaanxi's 8 Billion Investment Project

The evaluation results of the EPC general contracting project for the 2 × 1000MW units of Shaanxi Investment Zhaoshipan Power Plant Phase II have been announced, and the project has officially entered the full speed implementation stage. This project is a supporting power source for the national West East Power Transmission and a new generation coal-fired power demonstration project in Shaanxi, with a total dynamic investment of nearly 8 billion yuan. The project is located in Hengshan District, Yulin, with the expansion of two million kilowatt ultra supercritical air cooling units, supporting environmental protection facilities, and reserved CCUS interfaces, implementing coal electricity integration. The project will be put into operation in two phases, capable of delivering approximately 10 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to Henan each year, improving the utilization rate of ultra-high voltage channels, ensuring power supply to the Central China power grid, and supporting the green development of the energy base in northern Shaanxi.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China makes significant breakthrough in difficult to select iron ore resources

The world's largest difficult to select iron ore magnetization roasting project will be completed and accepted on September 1, 2026. This technology integrates multiple core innovations such as complex mineral directional transformation process, low-temperature reaction process strengthening theory, and particle residence time control method, which can produce iron concentrate products with iron element mass accounting for 65% after processing iron tailings with only 11% iron content. Editor/Cheng Liting

The cumulative transaction volume of Hubei carbon market has exceeded 10 billion yuan

As of August 31, 2026, the cumulative trading volume of Hubei carbon market is 425 million tons, with a trading volume of 10.567 billion yuan, both accounting for more than 40% of the national total, making it the first pilot carbon market with a trading volume exceeding 10 billion yuan. Editor/Cheng Liting

The world's first methanol dual fuel mineral sand ship has been completed

On September 1, 2026, the world's first 325000 deadweight ton methanol dual fuel mineral sand ship was completed and named the "Far Sea Silk Road" ship in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. The ship has broken through multiple key technologies for methanol fuel application during the construction process, and the cargo hold capacity has increased by more than 40% compared to traditional sand ships of the same scale. Editor/Cheng Liting

Full Rail Laying Completed for Chongqing-Wanzhou High‑Speed Railway

On September 1, 2026, the Chongqing Wanzhou high-speed railway completed the construction of the entire rail laying. The project overcomes complex construction difficulties in mountainous areas, relies on intelligent equipment to improve construction efficiency, and stores energy for the acceptance and opening of the line, empowering the development of the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle. Editor/Min Jing

Nanning Customs Facilitates Arrival of First CAEXPO Exhibits

On August 31, 2026, the first batch of imported exhibits from the 23rd China ASEAN Expo arrived smoothly in Nanning. Nanning Customs optimizes customs clearance services, implements tax incentives, and helps ASEAN goods expand into the Chinese market, laying a solid foundation for the smooth holding of exhibitions. Editor/Min Jing

Chinese Firms Help Launch Kazakhstan’s First Grid Energy Storage Project

Recently, the first grid energy storage demonstration project in Kazakhstan, funded by Green Energy International and equipped by Xinyuan Intelligent Storage, has completed grid connection and commissioning. This project has overcome the extremely cold working conditions of minus 40 ℃ in the local area, providing a practical basis for the formulation of energy storage standards in Kazakhstan and helping to promote the large-scale development of the energy storage market in Central Asia. Editor/Min Jing

Egypt's Petrojet signs contract for Jordan pipeline

Recently, Egyptian Petrojet and a local Jordanian company won the bid for the 22 kilometer natural gas pipeline project in Jordan, with a contract amount of 22.7 million US dollars and a construction period of 18 months, which will be connected to the Arab natural gas backbone network. The project belongs to the $70 million industrial zone gas supply plan financed by Abu Dhabi Fund, which is expected to reduce energy costs for enterprises by more than 30%.Editor/Gao Xue

Tianjin Port's performance steadily increased in the first half of the year

On September 2, 2026, Tianjin Port disclosed its semi annual report, which showed that it achieved a revenue of 5.364 billion yuan and a net profit of 677 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 34.54%; The cargo throughput is 234 million tons, and the container throughput is 11.2136 million TEUs, both of which have reached new highs since the same period in 2020. The level of the northern international shipping hub continues to improve.Editor/Gao Xue

China ASEAN joint promotion of production and supply chain cooperation

On September 1, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce announced that China and ASEAN will work together in three directions to stabilize and strengthen the blockchain: strengthening mutual investment in emerging fields such as digital economy and green economy; Developing cross-border multimodal transport such as rail sea intermodal transport to enhance port efficiency; Utilize artificial intelligence and big data to promote the digital upgrading of the production and supply chain, and jointly build a safe and efficient regional production and supply chain system.Editor/Gao Xue

Intelligent Optoelectronic Science and Technology Innovation Park starts construction

The Science and Technology Innovation Park is built by the Tianjin Jinhang Institute of Technology and Physics, a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise, and is located at No. 58 Aerospace Avenue next to the core area of Tiankai Park in Nankai District. Plan and construct a research and development building. The vehicle mounted night vision assisted driving system independently developed by Jinhang Institute of Technology Physics can identify pedestrians, vehicles, and obstacles in low visibility environments such as night, haze, rain, and snow in advance. Editor/Cheng Liting

Photovoltaic installed capacity becomes the largest power supply category in China

As of the end of July 2026, China's installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation has reached 1.286 billion kilowatts, including 704 million kilowatts of centralized photovoltaics and 582 million kilowatts of distributed photovoltaics. For the first time, the installed capacity of coal-fired power has exceeded 1.285 billion kilowatts, making it the largest installed power category in China. From January to July, the national photovoltaic power generation reached 802.4 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%, exceeding the growth rate of electricity consumption in the whole society by 10.8 percentage points. It accounted for 13% of the total electricity consumption in the whole society, an increase of 1.7 percentage points compared to the whole year last year. Editor/Cheng Liting

Zhengzhou Launches China‑Laos‑Thailand Express Freight Train for Central China

Recently, China Railway Container Group organized the launch of the Zhonglaotai Express Train from Zhengzhou to Lincha, expanding its service coverage to central China. Trains rely on Zhengzhou hub to radiate the Indochina Peninsula and reduce cross-border logistics costs. The railway department will continue to optimize trains to help build the the Belt and Road. Editor/Min Jing

Yuanjiang 1 billion yuan shared energy storage project officially signed contract

Recently, the Nanxi Shared Energy Storage Project was officially signed, and Yuanjiang County and CGN Yuxi Yuanjiang Wind Power Co., Ltd. have started a new round of deep cooperation. The project is located in Manlai Town, with a planned installed capacity of 200MW/800MWh and a total investment of approximately 1 billion yuan. It will be fully invested, constructed, and operated by China General Nuclear Power Yuxi Yuanjiang Wind Power Co., Ltd. Editor/Cheng Liting

CEEC Consortium Signs Banyuwangi Solar EPC Project in Indonesia

A consortium consisting of China Energy Engineering Guangxi Institute and Anhui Electric Power Construction Second Company has signed a contract for the 100 MW photovoltaic general contracting project in Banuwangyi, East Java Province, Indonesia. After the project is put into operation, the annual power generation will be about 208.1 million kilowatt hours, and the annual reduction of carbon dioxide emissions will be 240300 tons, which will help optimize the local energy structure and promote green and low-carbon transformation. Editor/Min Jing

Photovoltaics Become China’s Largest Power Source, NEA Data Shows

As of the end of July 2026, the installed capacity of photovoltaics in China reached 1.286 billion kilowatts, surpassing coal-fired power for the first time and accounting for 31.5% of the total installed capacity. From January to July, the photovoltaic power generation reached 802.4 billion kilowatt hours, and China's photovoltaic industry technology is globally leading. In the next five years, investment is expected to exceed 2 trillion yuan, injecting green energy into energy security and economic development. Editor/Min Jing