CATL establishes a new 5 billion yuan energy storage company

On October 26, 2026, CATL Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. was established with a registered capital of 5 billion yuan, fully controlled by CATL. On the same day, CATL participated in the establishment of a 1.5 billion yuan venture capital partnership enterprise. According to the financial report, its revenue for the first three quarters of 2026 was 442.137 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 56.19%; The total sales of batteries in the first three quarters are expected to exceed 690GWh, surpassing the full year of 2025.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Wanhua Laizhou Green Power Industrial Park Phase II Project Starts Construction

On October 23, 2026, the second phase of Wanhua Laizhou Green Power Industrial Park officially started construction, and the Laizhou base entered a new stage of first phase production sprint and second phase co construction simultaneously. As a major project in Shandong Province, the industrial park covers an area of 557 acres, with a planned 650000 tons/year battery grade lithium iron phosphate plant, relying on the integrated wind solar energy storage green power system to achieve coupling of the green power industry. At present, Wanhua Lithium Iron Phosphate has achieved mass production and import of its fourth generation products, and its fifth generation products have been recognized by top customers, continuously improving the layout of the entire battery material chain. Editor/Cheng Liting

Shanxi installs Oman photovoltaic design

In 2026, IDOM was selected by Shanxi Installation to be responsible for the detailed design of the 500MW photovoltaic project in Oman, promoting the layout of the Middle East market.Editor/Gao Xue

Maiyue Sunshine signs energy storage cooperation agreement with Vietnam

On October 17, 2026, Maiyue Sunshine, a subsidiary of West China Energy, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with SAIGON Energy in Chengdu, Vietnam. SAIGON Energy became its exclusive partner in the Vietnamese market, jointly exploring the markets of household energy storage, industrial and commercial energy storage, and lithium battery recycling.Editor/Gao Xue

GCL signs contract for Ethiopia LNG Phase II

In October 2026, GCL Ethiopia Branch signed a contract with Jurong for the construction and commissioned processing of LNG Phase II, and signed a 25 year, $4.2 billion gas supply agreement to supply gas to the Dangote Gode fertilizer project.Editor/Gao Xue

Chinese enterprise wins bid for Kenyan roads

In 2026, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) won a $24.81 million contract to upgrade 7 kilometers of old Mombasa Road in Nairobi, with a construction period of 18 months, driving demand for asphalt, pipe culverts, and streetlights.Editor/Gao Xue

World’s First Green Ammonia STS Bunkering Completed by CEEC in Zhoushan

CEEC and Belgium's CMB.TECH have completed the world's first ship to ship refueling of green ammonia at the Zhoushan anchorage in Zhejiang Province. 1000 tons of green ammonia are produced in the Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park, connecting the entire chain of green ammonia production, storage, transportation, and refueling applications, providing a replicable Chinese solution for decarbonization of shipping, and helping China's green ammonia to go global on a large scale. Editor/Min Jing

PetroChina's largest photovoltaic power station to be built within the year

In October 2026, PetroChina's largest photovoltaic project in Xinjiang, the 4 million kilowatt photovoltaic phase II of Xinjiang Oilfield, with a capacity of 1.36 million kilowatts, will enter its final stage of construction and be fully completed within the year. It will establish a new energy, coal-fired power, and CCUS integrated peak shaving system.Editor/Gao Xue

Sany Hydrogen Energy wins another green hydrogen equipment order

On October 8, 2026, Sany Hydrogen Energy won the bid for the State Power Investment Da'an Green Hydrogen Project and was awarded a set of 1000 standard cubic meters of alkaline electrolysis hydrogen production equipment. On the same day, the 300000 ton SAF project with a total investment of 9.736 billion yuan was registered in Xinjiang.Editor/Gao Xue

Great Wall Drilling wins bid for Oman drilling rig project

On October 8, 2026, Great Wall Drilling Oman Branch received a letter of award from MEDCO, winning two 5-year service projects for drilling rigs with a contract amount exceeding 100 million US dollars.Editor/Gao Xue

Geely signs contract for Kenya electric vehicle project

On October 6, 2026, Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ndele Wu Group, with Geely as the partner, planning to invest $3 billion to build an electric vehicle assembly plant and charging network.Editor/Gao Xue

Chinese Electric Motorcycles See 60% Import Surge in Africa

In the first half of 2026, the amount of electric motorcycles and tricycles imported from China to Africa reached 114.6 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 60%, with Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria being the main importers. China's two wheeled electric vehicles going global are upgrading from whole vehicle exports to an ecological output of supply chain, battery swapping network, and local assembly. Spiro has raised $270 million in financing, and Yadea and Tailing are accelerating the layout of battery swapping and localization. Editor/Min Jing

SGCC Holds Talks with China Huadian

On September 29, 2026, at SGCC headquarters, Zhang Zhigang and Zhang Wenfeng held talks with CHD Ye Xiangdong and Xu Shubiao. Both sides will deepen practical cooperation based on the 15th Five Year Plan, coordinate the implementation of power supply guarantee, work together to promote the construction of a new power system, and assist in the high-quality development of the energy and power industry. Several corporate executives will attend and exchange ideas. Editor/Min Jing

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

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

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

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

CATL Teams Up with Egypt's BME for 1GWh Battery Pack Assembly in North Africa

CATL signed a technology cooperation agreement with local Egyptian company BME, witnessed by the Egyptian Prime Minister and Minister of Industry. The first phase of the project plans a production capacity of 1GWh, which can be expanded to 5GWh in the long term. CATL outputs technology equipment and training, does not participate in factories, helps Egypt fill the gaps in local battery manufacturing, and promotes the development of new energy industries in North Africa. Editor/Min Jing

CATL launches Romanian energy storage project

In September 2026, CATL signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Renovatio Solar in Romania to jointly promote the Borze ș ti 918 megawatt hour energy storage power station in Moldova. The project is developed by SPV and EPC general contracting is undertaken by Renovatio Solar. The construction period is expected to be 12 months.Editor/Gao Xue

Lanzhou Petrochemical Aviation Coal Renovation Project Announcement

In September 2026, Lanzhou Petrochemical's 1.2 million ton annual diesel hydrogenation production aviation kerosene adaptability renovation project was first publicly announced for environmental impact assessment. The project is located in the chemical industrial park of Xigu District, Lanzhou. It will be renovated within the existing boundary of the facility without adding any additional land. The facility will occupy approximately 7000 square meters.Editor/Gao Xue

18 central enterprises sign contracts for 50 projects in Qinghai

On September 15, 2026, Qinghai Province signed 50 project cooperation agreements with 18 central enterprises, with a total investment of 306.984 billion yuan, focusing on the layout of clean energy, power communication and other fields. After all are put into operation, it is expected to create 115800 new jobs.Editor/Gao Xue

China Telecom BTH Computing Center Phase IV Speeds Up Construction

Recently, the construction of the fourth phase of China Telecom Beijing Tianjin Hebei Intelligent Computing Center, located in the Gaocun Smart Innovation Park in Tianjin, has made new progress. The project plans to install 9756 cabinets with high-end liquid cooling computing resources, which can fully empower the digital and intelligent upgrading and development of enterprises in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. Editor/Min Jing

Shanghai Electric Secures 500MW Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine Order in Sarawak, Malaysia

Shanghai Electric has won the bid for the Samara Zhu Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Unit 3 project in Sarawak, Malaysia. The project plans to construct a 500MW combined cycle power generation unit, equipped with independently manufactured gas turbines, to achieve its first overseas application of gas turbines and help the enterprise expand into the Southeast Asian energy equipment market. Editor/Min Jing

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

Geely Remote signs contract with Cancan for 1000 refrigerated trucks

On August 22, 2026, Geely Remote New Energy Commercial Vehicles and Zhejiang Cancan Vehicle signed a strategic cooperation agreement for 1000 refrigerated trucks in Taizhou, Zhejiang. The first batch of 100 remote Geely refrigerated trucks were delivered and will be included in the national new energy transportation network.Editor/Gao Xue

CRCC plans to win the bid for a project worth approximately 4 billion yuan

China Railway 15th Bureau, China Railway 18th Bureau, China Railway 25th Bureau, and China Railway Construction are planning to win a batch of engineering projects with a total bid amount of approximately 4 billion yuan under China Railway Construction. China Railway 15th Bureau is responsible for the construction of new energy flash charging stations in the three eastern provinces; China Railway Construction undertakes the renovation project of the shantytown in Yamenkou, Beijing; China Railway 25th Bureau undertakes the Feicheng Smart Breeding Straw Deep Processing and Integration Project; China Railway 18th Bureau won the bid for the related projects of East China Normal University Lingang New Campus, covering multiple fields such as new energy, urban renewal, industry, and education.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Huilun Technology received over 100 million yuan in financing and commercial landing

Huilun Technology, a humanoid robot enterprise incubated by GAC Group, has completed its first round of financing of over 100 million yuan, led by CRRC Guochuang and CMB International. Its fourth generation quadruped robot GoMate Mini has landed 7 projects, deployed nearly 50 units, and received orders worth nearly 10 million yuan.Editor/Gao Xue

JD releases robot strategy to form industry alliance

At the 2026 World Robot Conference, JD.com announced a new strategy for robotics, planning to invest billions of resources over five years, build 80 robot bases, and collect millions of real scene data over two years. JD has formed a robot parts industry development alliance with several leading companies in the industry chain, laying out the industry from three dimensions: supply chain, service, and technology. Empowering upstream and downstream enterprises with supply chain advantages, establishing a full lifecycle robot service system, and unifying robot battery standards. At the same time, relying on massive real-world data, building AI technology barriers, seizing opportunities for the development of embodied intelligent robot industry, and improving the robot industry ecosystem.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Guangzhou MiC Intelligent Construction Demonstration Base starts construction

Recently, China Construction Hailong Guangzhou Intelligent Construction Industry Base officially started construction in Baiyun Lake High tech Industrial Park. The project has a net land area of 130 acres and a total construction area of 225300 square meters. After gradually being put into operation in 2027, the annual output value is about 1.4 billion yuan. Editor/Cheng Liting

CNPC new materials accelerate domestic substitution for overseas expansion

On August 7, 2026, CNPC's new material production from January to July was 3.134 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 59.9%, and the overall sales volume increased significantly. Faced with the sluggish global chemical production capacity, CNPC has improved its production, sales, research and application mechanism, tackled multiple high-end new materials, and achieved domestic substitution for multiple products. At the same time, seizing overseas opportunities, high-end chemical products have entered multiple countries overseas through China Europe freight trains, direct exports, and other means, continuously enhancing their competitiveness in the international market.Editor/Gong Ziwei