The Trans Guinea Railway is about to open for passenger transport

The construction of the Trans Guinea Railway has been completed, with plans to open 10 stations by the end of the year. It will transition from a dedicated mining line to a combination of passenger and freight transportation. Although the contract period is two years, the locomotives are already in place and the station will open two daily two-way trains upon completion. With the support of China Civil Engineering Corporation, the railway has opened up road rights to meet the transportation of 120 million tons of mines and activated agricultural logistics. In terms of equity, the government holds a 15% stake and plans to increase it to full ownership, while the rest will be shared equally by Rio Tinto Chinalco and Baowu WCS. With the increase of state control, this railway will become a new engine for Guinea's independent economic growth.Editor/Cheng Liting

Breakthrough in Core Thermal Technology of CGN

In April 2026, CGN completed the validation of the world's largest open molten salt trough collector in Qinghai, with a concentration ratio of 107.5 times, achieving stable operation at minus 23 ℃ and level 9 winds.Editor/Gao Xue

Key progress has been made in the Ningbo West Station project in Zhejiang, China

The new Ningbo West Station and related engineering survey projects have successfully passed the intermediate inspection, laying a solid foundation for the preliminary design. The project is located in the center of Ningbo West Hub, between the future Ningbo Lishe International Airport T3 Terminal and the Ningbo West Railway Station. The total area of the project is about 26 hectares, with a total investment of about 13.37 billion yuan. The total length of the line is 48.36 kilometers, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, and it will create a comprehensive transportation hub integrating air and rail.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's largest LNG carrier officially delivered

On April 26, 2026, China officially delivered its first domestically produced 180000 cubic meter LNG transport ship, the "Georgetown", in Nantong, Jiangsu. It is currently the largest liquefied natural gas transport ship in China in terms of cargo capacity. The ship was built by China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen Base and equipped with a dual fuel low-speed propulsion system, with outstanding environmental performance. The construction of LNG transport ships is extremely difficult and is a high-end benchmark ship in the shipbuilding industry. With the delivery of this ship, China now has five shipyards capable of building liquefied natural gas transport ships, and its high-end clean energy shipbuilding capabilities have entered the world's leading echelon.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Jiangxi Suichuan 7.7 billion pumped storage power station project signed and landed

Recently, the investment agreement for the Suichuan Pumped Storage Power Station project in Jiangxi Province was officially signed. This project is a key energy project of the 14th Five Year Plan period in China, with a total investment of 7.74 billion yuan and a total installed capacity of 1.2 million kilowatts. The signing and implementation of the contract marks the substantial construction stage of the project. Government and enterprises simultaneously signed two energy cooperation agreements, laying a solid foundation for project construction. After the completion of the project, it will improve the power guarantee within the province, drive local employment and industrial income growth, assist in regional low-carbon transformation, and empower local high-quality development.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Sichuan Water Conservancy Double Hole Connection

The Jiguanling Tunnel in Xiangjiaba Irrigation District and the Lijiazui Tunnel in Tingzikou Irrigation District have recently been connected, marking significant achievements in Sichuan's water conservancy project acceleration year. Faced with complex geology, the project team overcame construction bottlenecks through processes such as intelligent monitoring, drilling and blasting, and mechanical integration. After the completion of the two major projects, it will benefit over 4 million people in southern and northeastern Sichuan, and add nearly 2 million acres of irrigated area. By 2026, Sichuan plans to complete a water conservancy investment of 71.6 billion yuan, and the main framework of the six horizontal and six vertical water network is accelerating its formation. Editor/Cheng Liting

Zhejiang Quzhou Zhejiang West Avenue project starts construction

Recently, the Quzhou Zhejiang West Avenue project undertaken by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau has started construction. The project is located in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is a key project worth thousands of trillions of yuan in Zhejiang Province and the first urban expressway in Quzhou City. The construction content includes road engineering, bridge engineering, comprehensive pipeline and drainage engineering, lighting engineering, landscape greening (including lighting), etc. It mainly adopts the form of elevated mainline+ground road, with a standard section of two-way four lane+emergency lane scale, and a ground level urban main road and two-way six lane scale. Editor/Cheng Liting

Kazakhstan begins construction of energy storage supporting wind farms

On April 26, 2026, Kazakhstan signed an agreement with Total Energy and others to build a 1 gigawatt energy storage wind farm in the Khyber Region, with a total investment of 1.2 billion US dollars, planned to be put into operation by the end of 2028.Editor/Gao Xue

Fuzhou Port Luoyuan Bay berth project approved

On April 20, 2026, the construction of berths 7-10 in the Bi Li operation area of Luoyuan Bay in Fuzhou Port was approved by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, with a total investment of 1.823 billion yuan. The project is constructed by Fujian Luochuan Port Co., Ltd., which is controlled by Fuzhou Port Group. It will build two 50000 ton general berths with a designed annual throughput capacity of 8.61 million tons. The dock structure is reserved for the 70000 ton class and can accommodate multiple ship types for combined berthing. Editor/Cheng Liting

Pohang injects 4.3 billion US dollars into Indonesia

On April 23, 2026, POSCO confirmed an additional investment of 4.3 billion US dollars in Indonesia, with the goal of building a high-end automotive steel base by 2029, with an annual output of approximately 2 to 3 million tons.Editor/Gao Xue

Galaxy Chemical Goes to Kazakhstan to Negotiate Chromium Processing

In April 2026, Galaxy Chemical went to Aktobe, Kazakhstan to negotiate the construction of a chrome plating plant with an investment of 500 million US dollars. The plan is to produce 200000 tons of high-purity chromium annually and create more than 600 jobs.Editor/Gao Xue

Huichuan Technology Dalian Base starts construction

Recently, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Huichuan Technology Dalian R&D and Manufacturing Base project with a total investment of 2 billion yuan was held in Dongjiagou Street, Jinpu New District, Dalian. After full production, the annual output value of the project can reach 5 billion yuan, and it can produce 10000 sets of permanent magnet synchronous variable frequency motors annually. The products are widely used in industries such as power, mining, ports, coal, metallurgy, etc.Editor/Cheng Liting

CTG pumped storage project fully starts construction

On April 20, 2026, the excavation of the underground powerhouse of the Housihe Pumped Storage Power Station in Gongyi, Henan Province began, marking the entry of this giant power bank with a total installed capacity of 1.2 million kilowatts into the main battle period. As CTG's first project in the Central Plains and a key national project during the 14th Five Year Plan period, the construction of its underground caverns faces challenges from high and steep slopes and complex geology. The first unit of the power station is expected to be put into operation in June 2030, and will undertake tasks such as power grid peak shaving, energy storage, and new energy consumption, significantly improving the safety and stability of the Central China power gridEditor/Cheng Liting

The Ji Lin Expressway is scheduled to open by the end of the year

The construction of the Qilin Expressway from Qihe to Linqing is progressing smoothly. As a key project in Shandong Province during the 14th Five Year Plan period, it has a total length of 57.4 kilometers and a designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour. As of now, a total investment of 5.67 billion yuan has been made, and 66% of the project has been completed. We are fully committed to the goal of opening to traffic by the end of the year. Editor/Cheng Liting

Gansu Guazhou hydrogen alcohol production project starts construction

On April 16, 2026, the 540 MW wind solar hydrogen to methanol integrated project in Guazhou, Gansu started construction, with a total investment of 5.5 billion yuan and an annual output of over 20000 tons of green hydrogen and 250000 tons of green methanol.Editor/Gao Xue

Qinghai's first sodium electrician factory starts construction

On April 20, 2026, the Qinghai Zhaorui Sodium Ion Battery and Energy Storage Equipment Project started construction in Haidong, with a total investment of 5.8 billion yuan and a planned battery cell and energy storage capacity of 5 gigawatt hours each.Editor/Gao Xue

The 10000 ton rotating beam of the Cross Ningxi Railway has successfully rotated

On April 21, 2026, the 19000 ton rotating beam of the Hewu High speed Railway over the Ningxi Railway completed an "aerial turn" and successfully crossed the Ningxi Railway. The weight of the beam is 19157.8 tons, and the rotation accuracy requirement is that the error should not exceed 10 millimeters. Due to its proximity to busy main roads, the construction team relies on an intelligent monitoring platform to monitor posture, stress, and wind speed in real-time, and cooperates with a synchronous traction system to achieve precise counterclockwise rotation and positioning. The successful transformation marks significant progress in the project.Editor/Cheng Liting

The Tianjin section of the Datong Tianjin Nante High Voltage Project is fully constructed

On April 21, 2026, the Tianjin section of the Datong Tianjin Nante High Voltage Project will be fully constructed. The construction adopts unmanned aerial vehicle guidance and mechanized traction, crossing the Changshen Expressway to achieve uninterrupted traffic. This project is a national strategic channel for "West East Electricity Transmission", planned to be put into operation in June 2027, with an annual transmission of over 14.6 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity and a reduction of 11.81 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. A new 171 kilometer railway line will be built in Tianjin, and a 7 billion yuan investment will drive an industrial chain worth over 14 billion yuan, providing solid support for the green development of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region.Editor/Cheng Liting

Fuxing Gas Field Phase IV Project Starts Construction

On April 17, 2026, the groundbreaking ceremony for the fourth phase of the Renaissance Gas Field project in Turkmenistan was held. President Xi Jinping’s special representative Ding Xuexiang attended and delivered a speech together with Turkish leaders.Editor/Gao Xue

Large fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle base in Heilongjiang starts construction

The first large-scale fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle project in Heilongjiang Province, Tianyu Hangtong Beian Comprehensive Base, officially started construction on April 18th. The total investment of this project is 200 million yuan, focusing on the manufacturing, after-sales maintenance, agricultural and forestry plant protection, emergency rescue and other scenarios of large-scale fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles. The main project is scheduled to be completed before July 31st and put into operation in August. Editor/Cheng Liting

Total investment of 1.5 billion! Shaanxi Baoji Data Building starts construction

The Baoji Data Building and Data Center project has recently started construction in Jintai District, with an investment of 1.5 billion yuan from China Mobile Shaanxi Company. The project plans to have 1200 racks, which will carry six municipal platforms, including industrial Internet and emergency command, as well as district level digital government cockpit. Editor/Cheng Liting

The South to North Water Diversion Project has launched its annual water transfer program

On April 17, 2026, the emergency water supply project for the northern extension of the first phase of the South to North Water Diversion East Line started supplying water to Tianjin from 2025 to 2026 at Jiuxuan Sluice in Jinghai District, Tianjin. In April, the plan is to supply 10 million cubic meters of water, with a focus on supplementing agricultural water in the overexploited groundwater areas along the South Canal and Machangjian River, while also taking into account the replenishment and ecological restoration of the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal. As a key water source for the control of overexploitation of groundwater in North China, this project has supplied a total of 321 million cubic meters of water to Hebei since its launch in October 2025.Editor/Cheng Liting

Static acceptance of Wenyu section of Hangzhou Taizhou high-speed railway begins

On April 16, 2026, the Wenyu section of the Hangzhou Taizhou high-speed railway officially started static acceptance, and the main project was basically completed. The main line of this section is 37 kilometers long, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour and a bridge tunnel ratio of 90.34%. The Lijiashan Tunnel is a controlled project for the entire line. After acceptance, it will be transferred to joint debugging and testing, and is expected to be opened within the year. At that time, it will end the history of Yuhuan not being connected to railways and help Zhejiang build a 1-hour high-speed railway transportation circle. Editor/Cheng Liting

The Dashixia project is rushing to put 750000 kilowatts into operation

The rotor of Unit 3 of the Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub in Xinjiang has been successfully lifted, and the project has entered the final assembly and commissioning stage. The project has the world's tallest 247 meter concrete faced gravel dam with a total installed capacity of 750000 kilowatts. It is planned to be fully put into operation in the second half of 2026, benefiting 650000 households and 6.8 million acres of downstream irrigation areas. Editor/Cheng Liting

15.9 billion Laiqing Expressway Qingdao section launches franchise bidding

The bidding for franchise operators has been launched for the Laizhou Qingdao Expressway section in Qingdao. The total investment of the project exceeds 15.9 billion yuan, and the main line is 83.119 kilometers long. It is planned to start construction at the end of December 2026, with a construction period of 3 years. The route runs through the four districts of Pingdu, Laixi, Jimo, and Chengyang, and directly connects to the expressway from Langu to Jiaodong International Airport, which will greatly improve the north-south traffic efficiency of the Jiaodong Peninsula. Editor/Cheng Liting

Gansu Energy invests in the construction of one million kilowatts of wind and solar power

On April 11, 2026, Gansu Energy plans to invest 4.377 billion yuan to build a million kilowatt wind and photovoltaic project in Huan County, Qingyang, dedicated to the green power consumption of the East West Calculation Park, with a construction period of 15 months.Editor/Gao Xue

Songjiang G60 Curvature Engine Hard Technology Pioneer Park starts construction

The Songjiang G60 Curvature Engine Hard Technology Pioneer Technology Park has recently started construction in Jiuliting Street. As a key project in Shanghai in 2024, it has a total construction area of 141000 square meters and is expected to be completed in August 2028. The project is located adjacent to the Hongqiao Business District and will focus on semiconductor, photonics artificial intelligence, and intelligent manufacturing, creating an "incubation super factory" and a full chain innovation rainforest ecosystem, helping to promote the agglomeration of hard technology industries and the cultivation of new quality productivity in the Yangtze River Delta.Editor/Cheng Liting

Yinchuan Hedong Airport runway paving project approved

The runway overlay project at Yinchuan Hedong Airport has been approved and is scheduled to start construction in May 2026 and be put into operation in October. We will implement asphalt paving and update navigation facilities, adopting a night non-stop construction mode to significantly improve runway strength and smoothness, ensuring flight safety and stable hub operation. Editor/Cheng Liting

Guangxi offshore wind power project sets sail

In April 2026, Guangxi Energy Group's Fangchenggang 700000 kW offshore wind power demonstration project was fully launched, with a total investment of nearly 10 billion yuan and the planned installation of 83 high-power units.Editor/Gao Xue

Changsha West Station West Elevated Ramp Phase I started construction

On April 14, 2026, the first phase of the West Elevated Ramp Project of Changsha High speed Railway West Station officially started construction. The project includes interchange ramps, elevated main lines, and fire exits, with a total length of approximately 6.632 kilometers. The first phase of the project includes a bridge spanning Guoliang Road and multiple mainline bridges. At present, construction access road repair and equipment entry are underway, and pile foundation construction is expected to start on April 20th. The first pile foundation will use rotary drilling technology to ensure drilling accuracy and control geological disturbance.Editor/Cheng Liting