Baotailong Donghui Coal Mine Project Commences Construction

On March 17, 2026, the construction project of Donghui Coal Mine in Heilongjiang Province officially broke ground in Jixian County. As a core key project of the 14th Five Year Plan in Heilongjiang Province, the total investment of this project is 3.007 billion yuan, with a designed annual output of 1.8 million tons. After years of procedures, the total construction period is 55.5 months. It is located in the 291 Farm area of Jixian County, with a well field area of approximately 46.33 square kilometers and abundant resource reserves. Supporting coal washing plants of the same scale, with a service life of 52.7 years. Editor/Cheng Liting

China Power Construction signs 13.9 billion yuan contract for UAE project

China Power Construction Corporation signed an EPC contract for a 2.1GW photovoltaic+7.75GWh energy storage project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with an amount of approximately 13.962 billion yuan. This project is one of the largest solar energy storage projects in the world, with a construction period of 21 months.Editor/Gao Xue

Brazil launches 600 billion railway plan

The Brazilian government has launched a large-scale railway expansion plan, which will hold eight concession auctions throughout the year, covering over 9000 kilometers of track and leveraging R $600 billion in investment to reverse the long-term underinvestment in freight transportation.Editor/Gao Xue

Promote two major cross sea projects during the 15th Five Year Plan period

The disclosure of the National 15th Five Year Plan in 2026 marks a breakthrough for the two major projects, the Shanghai Ningbo Cross Sea Corridor and the Zhanhai High speed Railway. The Shanghai Ningbo Expressway will achieve direct connection between Shanghai and Ningbo, the Zhanhai high-speed railway will adopt a ferry scheme, and the eight vertical and eight horizontal high-speed railway network will soon be closed.Editor/Gao Xue

Eight provinces begin construction of the Century Canal

In 2026, the super canal projects in 8 provinces including Pinglu Canal in Guangxi will be fully launched, with a total investment of over 850 billion yuan. The project covers the construction of high-grade waterways and large-scale ship locks, and will connect the two branches of inland waterway transportation, bringing a 30-year golden development period for civil engineering and water conservancy personnel.Editor/Gao Xue

Wuhan Urban Construction wins bid for Philippine power station

Hubei Water Group, a subsidiary of Wuhan Urban Construction Group, has successfully won the bid for the construction and procurement general contracting of the BACOLOD hydropower station project in the Philippines. The project is located in Mindanao Island with a total installed capacity of 9.96MW, which will effectively enhance the local clean energy supply capacity. This is an important breakthrough made by Wuhan Urban Construction in the overseas market after completing the acquisition of Hubei Water Corporation.Editor/Gao Xue

Greater Bay Area launches over 10 billion yuan wind power projects

Jiangmen, Guangdong Province has released a plan for key construction projects with a total investment of 545.6 billion yuan. Among them, three offshore wind power projects have a total investment of over 11.8 billion yuan, with a total installed capacity of over 1.2GW, and supporting transmission projects are advancing simultaneously. There are also four onshore wind power transformation projects, building a new pattern of green energy in the Greater Bay Area.Editor/Gao Xue

Shahai Embarks on a New Journey

The four 660000 kilowatt supporting coal-fired power projects of Huaneng Kubuqi Shage Wilderness Base have been approved. The project is located in Dalate Banner, Ordos, with a total installed capacity of 2.64 million kilowatts. As a key support for the national level wind and solar base, it will solve the problem of new energy fluctuations, build an integrated pattern of wind, solar, thermal and storage, and deliver green electricity to East China.Editor/Gao Xue

Zhungeer Banner new energy project starts construction

Recently, the Haopu New Energy Heavy Truck Photovoltaic Storage and Charging Integration Demonstration Project in Zhungeer Banner, Inner Mongolia Power Group has officially started construction. The project is located in Zhangjiagedan Community, Youyi Street, covering an area of 54 acres, focusing on coal transportation in mining areas. It will construct 96 heavy-duty truck supercharging parking spaces according to the standards of first-class charging stations, introduce 960kW group charging and control equipment, and provide 2 battery swapping stations and photovoltaic energy storage facilities. By implementing an intelligent energy management system to achieve green power collaboration, the project can meet the energy replenishment needs of up to 1000 electric heavy-duty trucks in a single day after completion. Editor/Cheng Liting

Excavation of the East Anchor Pit of Huangjueping Yangtze River Bridge

On March 11, 2026, the excavation of the foundation pit for the east anchorage of the Huangjueping Yangtze River Bridge marked the official start of this world-class project. As a key node of Chongqing Expressway's Eighth Horizontal Line, the bridge has a total length of 2.9 kilometers and a main span of 550 meters. After completion, it will become the world's largest span anchor type public rail dual-use space cable surface suspension bridge. The design team innovatively adopts a double-layer bridge deck consisting of an upper six lane expressway and a lower six lane main road and rail transit, and achieves intensive land use by reducing the distance between main cables and sharing anchor bodies. In response to the problem of stress on the spatial cable surface, the bridge pioneered the design of suspension cables with large angle joint bearings, effectively releasing deformation stress and successfully solving the construction dilemma of tight shorelines and ecological protection in the urban core area, achieving the coordinated development of engineering and urban space. Editor/Cheng Liting

The Shanghai Suzhou Wuxi Changzhou intercity project has started construction

On March 10, 2026, the SG6-1 section of the Taicang pilot section of the Shanghai Suzhou Wuxi Changzhou intercity railway of China Railway Tenth Bureau officially started substantive construction. With the smooth progress of the first single axis mixing pile in the temporary repair wheel shed and the first pipe pile test pile in the traction substation, the project construction has been comprehensively accelerated. This section starts from Taicang Station in the north and ends at the border between Jiangsu and Shanghai provinces, seamlessly connecting with the northern extension of the Shanghai Jiamin Line, with a designed speed of 160 kilometers per hour. Editor/Cheng Liting

Jinan Linqing Expressway 7.5 billion project bidding

The bidding for investors of the Jinan section of the Jinan Linqing Expressway project has been launched. The estimated investment for the project is 7.5 billion yuan, with a total length of 19.5 kilometers, adopting a two-way six lane standard, and a planned construction period of 1260 days. As the core radiation of Jinan metropolitan area, a new westward cross Yellow River channel will be added after completion to promote the integration of the two banks of the Yellow River. The bidding deadline is May 15th.Editor/Gao Xue

China independently builds Asia's largest offshore oil and gas plant

The largest cylindrical FPSO in Asia, independently designed and constructed by China, has started construction in Qingdao. The equipment has a full load displacement of over 170000 tons and an oil storage capacity of 122000 cubic meters, achieving the large-scale application of more than 10 domestically produced key equipment. After being put into use, it will be deployed in Kaipingnan Oilfield in the Pearl River Mouth Basin to help deep-sea oil and gas development and ensure national energy security.Editor/Gao Xue

Changsha Hexi's first smart rail line launches bidding

Recently, the survey and design bidding for the Yanghu Hanpu commuter test line project in Xiangjiang New Area, Hunan Province was released, marking the official launch of the first smart rail line in Hexi, Changsha. The total length of the line is about 10 kilometers, starting from Yanghu Wetland Park Station on Metro Line 3 and ending at Xiangjiang Zhigu Station. It is planned to build 10 new stations and is scheduled to start construction in April 2026 and be completed in April 2027. As the first smart rail in Hexi, it will fill the rail gap in the Hanpu and Xiangjiang Zhigu areas, connecting the three major areas of Yanghu, Hanpu, and Artificial Intelligence Technology City. After the opening of the line, seamless transfer to Metro Line 3 will be possible, departing at fixed intervals of 10 minutes. This will greatly improve the commuting, education, and travel efficiency of residents along the line, providing a more stable travel experience than conventional public transportation. Editor/Cheng Liting

Huadian Shaanxi 100MW wind power project approved

Huadian Shaanxi New Energy Co., Ltd.'s Yuyang 100MW wind power project has been approved by the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission. The project is located in Yulin area, and the preliminary procedures are being processed by the Yushen Operation and Maintenance Area Development Center. The project has been approved and is about to enter the construction phase.Editor/Gao Xue

The resumption of work on the Naba Highway in Xinjiang

The Nalati Baluntai Highway Project in Xinjiang has resumed work and production comprehensively. The personnel and machinery of each section have been assembled in place, and the control engineering Aiken Tunnel has resumed work first. The total length of the project is about 350 kilometers, and it is expected to be fully opened to traffic in 2027. After completion, it will greatly improve regional traffic efficiency.Editor/Gao Xue

Lanhai Expressway Lianxu section approved

The feasibility report for the G75 Lanhai Expressway Zhanjiang Lianjiang Xuwen section project has been approved by the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, with a total investment of 18.074 billion yuan. The project has a total length of approximately 153.3 kilometers and adopts a two-way four lane standard, with a designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour. This section of the road will connect to the land route of Hainan Free Trade Port and help promote the high-quality development of Zhanjiang.Editor/Gao Xue

Huadian Tenggeli Coal and Electricity Project's Key Engineering Winning Bid Revealed

In March 2026, the bidding candidates for the key project of Inner Mongolia Huadian Tengger 4 × 1 million kilowatt coal-fired power project with a total investment of over 15 billion yuan were announced. The coal transportation system section was ranked first by China Power Construction Shandong Electric Power Construction Company with a quotation of 219 million yuan, while the chimney section was won by Northeast Electric Power Smoke Tower Company with a quotation of 116 million yuan. This project is a national key energy project, planned to be completed in 2027.Editor/Gao Xue

Liaoning Chaoyang Independent Energy Storage Power Station Project Starts Construction

Recently, the Zhongneng Guohong 100MW/200MWh independent energy storage power station project has officially started construction in Bianzhangzi Town, Longcheng District, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. The project is constructed with an investment of 300 million yuan by Zhongneng Guohong (Chaoyang) Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., with a total scale of 100MW/200MWh. The project plans to configure 20 sets of 5MW/10MWh lithium iron phosphate battery energy storage systems, and simultaneously build a 220kV booster station and complete safety warning, fire protection and other facilities.Editor/Yang Meiling

Announcement of Winning Bid for Ningxia Photovoltaic Storage Project

Recently, the bidding candidates for the procurement of energy storage system equipment for the 2026 stock photovoltaic power supply side energy storage project in Ningxia were announced. Xuchang Xuji Electric Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. ranks as the first candidate for winning the bid with a total quotation of approximately 35.7715 million yuan, equivalent to a unit price of approximately 0.745 yuan/watt hour. TBEA Xinjiang New Energy Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tiancheng Tongchuang Electric Co., Ltd. ranked second and third respectively, with quotations of approximately 33.5448 million yuan and 32.6424 million yuan, corresponding to unit prices of approximately 0.697 yuan/watt hour and 0.68 yuan/watt hour, respectively.Editor/Yang Meiling

Europe's largest green hydrogen project lands in Spain

Spanish company MoIF announced the launch of the Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley project construction. The total investment of the project exceeds 1.3 billion euros, and it will eventually build a 2 GW electrolytic hydrogen production capacity, becoming the largest green hydrogen production base in Europe. The first phase of the project has received strategic investment from UAE's Masdar and special subsidies from the European Union. It is planned to be put into operation in 2029, with priority given to meeting the carbon reduction needs of refineries.Editor/Gao Xue

China's subway operation accelerates expansion into overseas markets

Chinese subway operators have entered more than ten countries, including Pakistan, Egypt, and Ethiopia. Guangzhou Metro operates the Lahore Orange Line, Shenzhen Metro is responsible for multiple projects such as the Egypt Ramadan Tenth City Light Rail, and Xi'an Metro has obtained the 20-year operating rights of Bogota Metro in Colombia. China's subway system is shifting from exporting equipment to exporting management experience, and is accelerating towards the world.Editor/Gao Xue

6 billion lithium iron phosphate material project starts construction

Recently, the annual production of 500000 tons of high-end energy storage lithium iron phosphate project by Inner Mongolia Times Fulin New Materials Co., Ltd., with a total investment of up to 6 billion yuan, has officially started construction. The project is located in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, and the foundation treatment construction part has been awarded to Northwest Nonferrous Engineering Co., Ltd.Editor/Yang Meiling

Mexican railway section starts bidding

Mexico has launched the DB bidding for the Monterey urban section of the Saltillo Nuevo Laredo passenger railway, with a total length of 9.2 kilometers and two elevated stations. The bidding deadline is March 30th. The project has received approximately $97.96 million in budget support for the 2026 fiscal year, requiring the winning bidder to use no less than 30% local labor.Editor/Gao Xue

China Power Construction signs contract for Montenegro Expressway project

China Electric Power Construction and Montenegro State Highway Company officially signed a business contract for the MA highway project in Podgorica. The total length of the project is 23.48 kilometers, with a designed speed of 100 kilometers per hour and four lanes in both directions. This is the first general contracting project undertaken by China Electric Power Construction in Montenegro. After completion, it will improve the regional road network structure, enhance cross-border traffic efficiency, and drive economic and social development along the route.Editor/Gao Xue

Inner Mongolia builds six cross and six straight ultra-high voltage channels

The Energy Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has released the "15th Five Year Plan" for energy, which includes the construction of 12 ultra-high voltage transmission projects, including "six AC and six DC", with a total power transmission capacity of 96.7 million kilowatts. During this period, the external power transmission capacity will exceed 1 trillion kilowatt hours. The two major bases in the Kubuqi Desert, with a total investment of 127.4 billion yuan, have been approved to achieve coordinated development of desert governance and energy development through the "integrated wind solar thermal storage" model.Editor/Gao Xue

Daikin Heavy Industries wins major wind power deal in Germany

Daikin Heavy Industries, a leading wind turbine tower manufacturer, announced that it has signed a supply contract with the Polish shipyard Wulkan in Szczecin to manufacture at least 40 sets of internal platform foundation components for the Nordseecluster B offshore wind power project in the North Sea of Germany. The contract value is approximately 11 million euros. The Phase B project has an installed capacity of 900MW and is planned to be put into operation in 2029. Production will start at the end of February 2026 in Poland, creating approximately 200 job opportunities for the local area.Editor/Gao Xue

Pakistan restarts Karachi Loop Railway

The government of Sindh Province in Pakistan has once again sought financing from the Asian Development Bank to restart the Karachi Loop Railway project, which has been on hold for many years. The project is approximately 43 kilometers long, with 24 stations and a total investment of about 2 billion US dollars. It was discontinued in the late 1990s. The Asian Development Bank agrees in principle to support and suggests that the provincial government submit the documents as soon as possible for the board of directors to review. The project was included in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor in 2016, but multiple attempts at revitalization have been hindered.Editor/Gao Xue

Four consecutive global rail transit contracts signed

The global rail transit market has ushered in a new wave of signing contracts. On the French side, RATP Dev signed a € 842 million contract to operate 10 regional lines in Caen, and Teleste received an order to upgrade railway passenger information display screens. Poland's PSE has signed a power supply contract for the Warsaw Łó d ź high-speed railway worth approximately 10.9 million euros. Advanced Rail Controls Private Limited in India has been awarded a contract to supply equipment for the retrofitting of 3100 horsepower hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotives.Editor/Gao Xue

Gansu Gaotai large-scale independent energy storage project enters critical stage

The 300MW/1200MWh grid type independent shared energy storage project in the northern part of Gaotai, Gansu is currently undergoing electrical equipment installation. The project is invested 1.32 billion yuan by Huaneng Jinshun Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd. and covers an area of 120 acres. The main construction content includes a 300MW/1200MWh energy storage power station, installation of 240 sets of lithium iron phosphate battery containers, and construction of a new 330kV booster station. At present, the main components such as the battery compartment and booster station have been completed, and the project has entered a critical stage.Editor/Yang Meiling