Independent energy storage landing in Shanxi Comprehensive Reform Zone

On May 23, 2026, the Jinghang 200MW/400MWh independent energy storage project in Shanxi Comprehensive Reform Zone, undertaken by Anhui Branch, started construction in Yangqu Industrial Park. The project adopts an outdoor integrated cabin layout, using lithium iron phosphate batteries, which are connected to a 220KV boosting station after PCS inverter boosting. This project is a key project serving Shanxi's energy revolution. Editor/Cheng Liting

100MW wind power landed in Guizhou

On May 23, 2026, the Guizhou Mianxi Wind Farm project developed and invested by Runjian Co., Ltd. started construction, with a total installed capacity of 100MW and an expected annual power generation of 185 million kilowatt hours. The annual carbon dioxide emissions reduction is about 100100 tons, which will provide support for the optimization of regional energy structure and the coordination of computing and electricity. At present, Runjian Group has a national wind and solar storage and transportation capacity of over 33GW, and an engineering construction capacity of over 7GW, continuously expanding its new energy landscape. Editor/Cheng Liting

The second phase of Shanhe Aviation Industry Base has started construction

On May 27, 2026, the second phase of the Shanhe Aviation Industry Base project began construction in Zhuzhou Aviation Industry Park, with the addition of a new research and development building and standardized factory buildings. Shanhe Xinghang has been deeply involved in domestic aviation for more than 20 years, and has delivered over 400 independently developed "Arora" light sport aircraft, with a market share of over 75%. Its production and sales will exceed 100 aircraft by 2025. The company has simultaneously launched products such as tethered unmanned aerial vehicle fire trucks, forming a product matrix for the coordinated development of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. Editor/Cheng Liting

China's first marine biopharmaceutical development document released

On May 28th, the Ministry of Natural Resources and eight other departments issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High Quality Development of Marine Drugs and Functional Products", which is the first policy document at the national level for the development of the marine biopharmaceutical industry. The guidance emphasizes the overall strengthening of the construction of the full chain innovation system of "resource chain+technology chain+industry chain+application chain" in the industry, promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and achieving the listing of multiple marine innovative drugs by 2030, with the added value of the industry exceeding 130 billion yuan. Marine drugs have a wide range of sources, novel structures, unique activities, and strong differences. Currently, China's independently developed marine drugs account for nearly 30% of the global marketed categories.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China Laos Railway has operated more than 100000 passenger trains in total

According to the data on May 27, 2026, since the opening of the China Laos Railway in December 2021, more than 100000 passenger trains have been operated, 73 million passengers have been sent, and 840000 cross-border passengers have been sent. After nearly five years of operation, the passenger flow of the entire line has significantly increased, with both the middle and old sections experiencing a significant increase in operating schedules and daily passenger flow. International passenger train capacity and seats continue to increase, port clearance efficiency is optimized, and cross-border travel is becoming increasingly convenient. The continuous release of connectivity value by the route has driven increased consumption and revenue along the route. This year, passenger and cross-border flow data have steadily increased year-on-year, with significant benefits and empowerment effects for the people.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The world's largest offshore converter station, Sea Breeze Heart, has officially set sail

On May 27, 2026, the world's largest offshore converter station, Haifengxin, officially set sail from Zhenhua Port in Nantong, Jiangsu. This steel giant has a floor area equivalent to a standard football field, with a height of about 15 floors and a total weight of about 25000 tons. As the world's highest voltage level and largest transmission capacity offshore wind power flexible DC converter station, it undertakes key power transmission tasks in the Yangjiang sea area of Guangdong, marking the entry of China's offshore wind power into the era of ultra-high voltage DC transmission and providing replicable technical solutions for the development of deep-sea offshore wind power.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The construction of Wuguo Expressway will begin in July

In May 2026, the contractor for the 282 kilometer toll road from Tashkent to Samarkand was determined, with a total investment of approximately 2.18 billion US dollars. The project is scheduled to start in July and has received financing support from multiple Chinese banks. After its opening, the travel time between the two places will be reduced to 2.5 hours.Editor/Gao Xue

Accumulated shale oil production exceeds 2 million tons

On May 25, 2026, Sinopec announced that the cumulative production of Shengli Jiyang Shale Oil National Demonstration Zone had exceeded 2 million tons, marking a historic breakthrough in the exploration and development of medium to low maturity terrestrial shale oil in China.Editor/Gao Xue

China and Ukraine sign a large order worth 3.5 billion US dollars

On May 28, 2026, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, signed a series of agreements with Chinese companies at a cross regional forum, with a total amount of approximately 3.5 billion US dollars, covering infrastructure, industry, environmental protection and other fields. The funding mainly adopts the Chinese EPC+F model.Editor/Gao Xue

CGN Guangxi 212.5MW Wind Power EPC Bid Opening

On May 25, 2026, CGN announced the candidates for the EPC general contracting of two mountain wind power projects in Lingyun, Guangxi. The total installed capacity of this project is 212.5MW, and a 6.25MW large model is uniformly used, which belongs to the Guixi Mountain Wind Power Project with high construction difficulty. Gezhouba Third Company ranked first with a quotation of 244.5 million yuan, followed closely by two energy construction companies. The total quotation difference among the top three companies was only about 13 million yuan, and the market competition was extremely fierce. The unit cost of this project is relatively low, and the industry believes that mountainous construction experience and local coordination ability will become the core winning factors in the final bid.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China Guotou Electric Power establishes a new company

Recently, Guotou (Jinsha) Electric Power Co., Ltd. officially landed with a registered capital of 200 million yuan, fully owned by Guotou Electric Power. The enterprise's business covers areas such as wind power, photovoltaics, energy storage, carbon reduction, CCUS, and power transmission and distribution, achieving a full chain layout of source, grid, load, and storage of carbon. As of the end of the third quarter of 2025, the installed capacity of Guotou Electric Power Holdings has steadily increased, forming a comprehensive energy platform development pattern. On May 24, 2026, Guotou Yalong River Company's new energy daily power generation exceeded 20 million kilowatt hours for the first time, breaking the historical record and confirming the significant effectiveness of the multi energy complementary development model of China's first water wind solar integrated base.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The freight volume of China Russia railway continues to rise

From January to April 2026, the freight volume of the Russia China railway increased by 3% year-on-year, reaching 62.7 million tons, and the container transportation volume steadily increased. Among them, Russia exports a considerable amount of resource goods such as coal, iron ore, petroleum products, and fertilizers to China, while the import of chemicals, industrial products, automotive parts, and other goods from China has increased significantly. Freight transportation is divided into two channels: port and border port. The freight performance of the Outer Baikal Port is impressive. The Russian side stated that the railway freight volume between Russia and China has reached a historic high in 2025, and it is expected that the railway freight volume between the two countries will set a new record in 2026.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Upgrading Plan for Bulk Commodity Logistics between China and Russia

During Putin's visit to China, China and Russia finalized a plan to upgrade the logistics of bulk commodities, focusing on optimizing the efficiency of customs clearance at ports such as Manzhouli and Heihe, simplifying the customs declaration and inspection process, and launching the Far East Logistics Infrastructure Expansion Plan to enhance border warehousing and transit capabilities. Both sides will enhance cross-border trunk transportation capacity around core commodities such as energy, minerals, and grain, reduce logistics costs, and improve turnover efficiency. This efficient and risk resistant commodity circulation corridor will bring medium - and long-term dividends to mainline logistics enterprises and supply chain service providers. Editor/Cheng Liting

Qujiang District watershed improvement

Qujiang District, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province has released a public announcement on the environmental impact assessment of the Heqing'an Green Watershed Comprehensive Improvement Project, with a total investment of 790 million yuan. It is constructed by Qujiang District Shannong Resources Technology Company and will carry out 20-year river dredging and ecological restoration in the Shangshan Creek, Tongshan Creek, and Wuxi River (Yangyuan Creek) watersheds. The project can mine approximately 33.15 million tons of sand and gravel, clear 25.73 million cubic meters of silt, reinforce 279 kilometers of embankments, and support 35 waterfront landscape nodes. It adopts the "treatment instead of mining" model, and the benefits of sand and gravel are fed back to ecological construction, meeting the requirements of "three lines and one order". The construction wastewater is zero discharged and the dust is wet operated. Editor/Cheng Liting

Two major energy storage projects in Shanxi started construction on the same day

Huagong Youneng 180MW/360MWh independent energy storage power station and Changzhi Zhongchu 200MW/400MWh shared energy storage power station recently started construction simultaneously in Jinzhong and Changzhi, Shanxi, with a total investment of about 800 million yuan. The former undertakes the function of peak shaving and frequency regulation of the power grid, while the latter serves the main body of new energy in the shared mode, covering an area of about 80 acres. The project is in line with the deployment of Shanxi's energy revolution. After completion, it will improve the carbon energy control system of the park, promote the integration of source, grid, load and storage, and enhance the level of new energy consumption. Editor/Cheng Liting

ZOE Energy collaborates with Saudi Arabia to jointly build an 18GWh energy storage base

On May 20, 2026, ZOE Energy and its Saudi partner jointly built the first world-class battery energy storage manufacturing base in the local area. The first phase of 6GWh is planned to be put into operation in the first quarter of 2027, and the second phase will be expanded to 18GWh, filling the localization gap of large-scale energy storage equipment in Saudi Arabia.Editor/Gao Xue

China Power Construction Corporation advances the Hangzhou Jinqi Green Hydrogen Project

In May 2026, China Power Construction New Energy issued a procurement announcement for risk spillover assessment of the Hangjinqi wind solar hydrogen integration project. The total investment of the project is 1.122 billion yuan, with a planned wind power of 135000 kilowatts and photovoltaic power of 65000 kilowatts. The annual production of green hydrogen is 7000 tons, and it is planned to be completed by 2026.Editor/Gao Xue

The largest grain and oil terminal along the Yangtze River has been put into operation

On May 21, 2026, Nantong Port Tiansheng Port Area's 100000 ton grain and oil terminal was approved for temporary use, with a designed annual throughput capacity of 11.5 million tons. The total investment of the project is 2.11 billion yuan, making it the largest grain and oil dedicated terminal along the Yangtze River, which will enhance the capacity of grain and oil transit transportation.Editor/Gao Xue

China's first cross sea bridge collision prevention upgrade project

On May 26, 2026, the 48 steel pipe pile foundations of the Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Bridge anti-collision facility upgrade and renovation project undertaken by CCCC First Highway Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Fourth Company were all completed. The first major node of the anti-collision renovation project of the first cross sea bridge in China was successfully completed, and the construction phase of the pier cofferdam entered the stage comprehensively. The project adopts the first four in one joint anti-collision system in China. After completion, the anti-collision capacity of the bridge will be increased from 5000 tons to 20000 tons, filling the gap in the systematic anti-collision upgrade of existing cross sea bridges in China. Editor/Cheng Liting

Guizhou Kaiyang Expansion of Lithium Battery Positive Electrode Material Project

On May 21, 2026, the Kaiyang Branch of Guiyang Ecological Environment Bureau released the first information disclosure on the environmental impact assessment of the Guizhou Zhongwei Xingyang Energy Storage High end Phosphorus based Positive Electrode Material Industrialization Project. According to public information, the project is invested and constructed by Guizhou Zhongwei Xingyang Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. with a total investment of 1.8 billion yuan. The project plans to build a high-pressure solid lithium iron phosphate production workshop and related auxiliary facilities, environmental protection facilities, etc. The expansion will be built within the existing factory area without adding land occupation.Editor/Cheng Liting

Qingdao Silicon Carbon Composite Negative Electrode Material Production Project

Recently, the Huateng silicon carbon composite negative electrode material production project officially started construction in the graphite new material industry cluster area of Nanshu Town, Laixi City, Qingdao City, Shandong Province. The project is invested and constructed by Qingdao Huateng Graphite Technology Co., Ltd., with a planned total investment of 390 million yuan and a construction area of 42000 square meters. It will be equipped with production plants, research and development centers, and professional testing facilities, and is planned to build three silicon carbon composite negative electrode material production lines. Editor/Cheng Liting

CGN holds overseas open day activities simultaneously in five countries

Recently, on the occasion of the United Nations World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) held its 2026 Overseas Open Day in France, Malaysia, Laos, Brazil, and Namibia. Over 300 local students, media representatives, and community residents stepped onto the front lines of the project to witness the technology and temperature of green energy. As of now, the installed capacity of China General Nuclear Power's overseas new energy holdings has exceeded 13 million kilowatts, and has provided clean electricity of over 370 billion kilowatt hours to 18 countries and regions.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's Victory Jiyang Continental Shale Oil Production Exceeds 2 Million Tons

On May 25, 2026, China's first national demonstration zone for shale oil in continental fault basins, Shengli Jiyang Shale Oil National Demonstration Zone, achieved a cumulative production of over 2 million tons, marking a historic breakthrough in the exploration and development of medium to low maturity shale oil in China and providing important demonstration support for promoting the large-scale development of continental shale oil.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CSG pioneers a new collaborative trading model for electronic carbon accounting

From 2026 to 30, the first batch of coordinated carbon accounting and matching transactions in China will be carried out successively in Southern Power Grid. Universities and computing power enterprises from Guizhou, Guangdong, and Shandong have, for the first time, achieved one click matching and instant transactions between idle computing power resources and actual needs through the collaborative trading of electronic carbon computing, marking a new stage of on-demand and pay as you go green computing power services in China.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Dongfeng Hydrogen Electric 10000 hour verification, CRRC electrolytic cell shipment

In May 2026, Dongfeng Motor's 400kW hydrogen fuel cell stack passed the new national standard 10000 hour durability verification; Twelve 1200Nm ³/h alkaline electrolysis cells were shipped from CRRC Zhuzhou Institute for the world's first liquid solar industrialization demonstration project.Editor/Gao Xue

New railway sea intermodal transportation and free trade port transit channel connected

In May 2026, a batch of motorcycle parts transported by railway from Chongqing to Zhanjiang and transshipped by sea to Yangpu Port were exported to Myanmar, achieving Hainan's first railway sea multimodal clearance. The new model allows for full passage of a single declaration, reducing clearance time by 30% and lowering logistics costs by approximately 15%.Editor/Gao Xue

Pingmei Shenma collaborates with Sinopec to promote needle coke cooperation

On May 21, 2026, Pingmei Shenma signed contracts with Sinopec Dalian Institute and Jinling Petrochemical to deepen cooperation in the research and development of high-end needle coke technology and the application of graphite electrodes, connecting the entire industry chain and helping to upgrade the domestic carbon materials industry and enhance global competitiveness.Editor/Gao Xue

China's cumulative installed power generation capacity is 3.99 billion kilowatts

On May 25, 2026, the National Energy Administration released national electricity statistics for the months of January to April. As of the end of April, the cumulative installed power generation capacity in China was 3.99 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 14.2%. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power generation was 1.25 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 26.2%; The installed capacity of wind power was 660 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 22.0%.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CEEC overseas photovoltaic project put into operation in Algeria

Recently, the 220 MW photovoltaic power station in Biscara, Algeria, constructed by China Power Construction, has been officially completed and put into operation. After the power station is put into operation, it is expected to generate 374 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, saving 112200 tons of fossil energy and reducing 373000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The successful operation of the project marks the official integration of Algeria's first batch of photovoltaic green power into the national power grid, providing replicable and promotable benchmark experience for subsequent new energy project construction.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The first flight of Xiamen Airlines' Hangzhou to Manila and Chongqing to Manila routes

On the evening of May 20th and 21st, 2026, Xiamen Airlines' direct flights from Hangzhou to Manila and from Chongqing to Manila made their maiden flights. The related inaugural ceremonies were held at Manila International Airport, and representatives from China and the Philippines attended the events. The two routes are jointly promoted by multiple parties and opened to meet the travel needs of the people, which will help promote economic, trade, cultural and tourism exchanges and people to people exchanges between China and the Philippines. The Hangzhou Malaysia route operates four times a week, while the Chongqing Malaysia route operates three times a week. The one-way travel time is approximately 3 hours and 3.5 hours respectively, with stable schedules.Editor/Gong Ziwei