The completion of the Manville hydropower station in Cameroon has put into operation

The Manville hydropower station in Cameroon has been fully developed, with an installed capacity of 211 megawatts and an annual power generation of over 1 billion kilowatt hours. It is also connected to a 278 kilometer 225 kV transmission line and put into operation. The project overcomes challenges such as tropical swamps and rainy season construction, strengthens the power grid in southern Cameroon, improves power supply stability, and can also transmit power to neighboring countries, promoting regional energy interconnection and upgrading.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Ningbo Ocean Shipping's 4 largest ships strengthen its shipping competitiveness

The order for four largest 4300TEU container ships from Ningbo Ocean Shipping has been landed, with a total investment of over 1.6 billion yuan. They will be constructed by Huangpu Wenchong and delivered in 2028. The ship type is adapted to the needs of international routes, combining low-carbon environmental protection and intelligent operation and maintenance advantages, and zero emissions can be achieved by docking. This move will strengthen the ocean shipping capacity, upgrade the fleet structure, enhance the service level of international routes, and consolidate the competitiveness of enterprise shipping.Editor/Biaan Wenjun

Tunisia Keruwan Photovoltaic Power Station landed

he 100 MW photovoltaic power station in Keruwan, Tunisia has been officially put into operation, covering an area of 200 hectares. It adopts advanced technologies such as high-voltage grid connection and intelligent operation and maintenance, and is suitable for local expansive soil and strong sand and dust environments. The project provides an annual power supply of 222 million kWh and reduces CO ₂ emissions by 117000 tons, filling the gap in large-scale ground photovoltaics in Tunisia and laying a solid foundation for its energy structure transformation and power supply stability improvement.Editor/Bian Wenjun

China Innovation Airlines builds factory in Europe

On January 23, 2026, China Innovation Airlines officially signed an agreement to invest 2.067 billion euros in Portugal to build a power and energy storage battery factory project. The factory is located in the Sinis Industrial Zone, with a planned energy storage battery capacity of 15GWh. It is expected to be put into operation in 2028 and will create 1800 job opportunities for the local area. This move marks the implementation of China Innovation Airlines' European strategy and will further deepen its global industrial layout.Editor/Gao Xue

Huide Technology's new project starts construction

On January 23, 2026, the annual production of 600000 tons of polyurethane new materials project under Huide Technology was laid in Taixing Economic Development Zone. The total investment of this project is 2 billion yuan, with a planned area of about 222 acres. It will be constructed in three phases and ultimately form a production capacity of 600000 tons of polyurethane new materials per year. Jiang Dongdong, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, attended the ceremony and stated that he will make every effort to provide service guarantees, support the early completion and operation of projects, and inject new momentum into the strengthening and expansion of local industrial chains.Editor/Gao Xue

Bid opening for 18.3 billion yuan expressway project in northwest Hubei

On January 23, 2026, the bidding results for the G4222 and Xiang Expressway Suizhou section, as well as the first phase of the Fuyin Expressway expansion project in Hubei Province, were officially announced. The two major projects, with a total investment of 18.3 billion yuan, were won by multiple central enterprises and will begin construction within this month. The Hexiang Expressway is a newly built inter provincial passage, while the Fuyin Expressway is undergoing renovation and expansion to enhance its traffic capacity. The project will significantly improve the road network in northwest Hubei, assist in the development of the Xiangshi Suishen urban agglomeration, and inject new impetus into regional economic growth.Editor/Gao Xue

Bid opening for independent energy storage EPC project in Wusu City, Xinjiang

On January 22, 2026, Xitie New Energy Co., Ltd. in Wusu City, Xinjiang announced the candidates for the EPC general contracting of the local 200000 kW/800000 kWh independent energy storage project. China Power Construction Group Jiangxi Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. ranks first with a bidding price of about 750 million yuan, equivalent to a unit price of 0.937 yuan/Wh. Huabai Group Co., Ltd. and China Power Construction Group Henan Engineering Co., Ltd. rank second and third respectively, with bidding prices of 0.951 yuan/Wh and 0.946 yuan/Wh. The project has a scale of 200MW/800MWh, and the bidding results mark a new stage in the construction cost of large-scale independent energy storage power stations in China.Editor/Yang Meiling

Anhui Province expands Shanghai Chongqing Expressway with 3.65 billion yuan

On January 21, 2026, the feasibility study (second round) of the renovation and expansion project of the G50 Shanghai Chongqing Expressway Anhui Zhongming Shangshui Bridge section was announced, and Anhui Provincial Transportation Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. became the first candidate for the bid with a price of 5.68 million yuan. This section of highway will be expanded from a two-way four lane road to an eight lane road, with a total length of about 37 kilometers and a total investment of about 3.65 billion yuan. After the completion of the project, it will significantly alleviate holiday congestion and improve the traffic efficiency and regional connectivity of the road network in southern Anhui. Editor/Gao Xue

CNOOC collaborates with Mingyang Intelligent Investment to build a new project

On January 21, 2026, CNOOC (Shanwei) Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd., a joint venture between CNOOC and Mingyang Intelligent, will lead the Shanwei Honghai Bay Four Seas Wind Power Demonstration Project with a total investment of over 5.8 billion yuan. The project is planned to have an installed capacity of 500 megawatts and intends to install 28 18 megawatt fixed wind turbines, with an estimated construction period of 11 months. This cooperation is another major cross-border collaboration between the two parties in the field of offshore wind power, following the Hainan project. The aim is to integrate CNOOC's ocean engineering experience and Mingyang Intelligent's technological advantages, and jointly accelerate the layout of the new energy industry.Editor/Gao Xue

1 billion yuan high-end CNC machine tool project landed in Qingdao

Qingdao High tech Zone has signed investment agreements with Jiangsu Zetian Electromechanical Co., Ltd. and Yunke Hongtai Investment Co., Ltd., officially introducing the project of high-precision five axis machining center production base. The project has a total investment of 1 billion yuan and will focus on the research and manufacturing of high-end CNC machine tools such as vertical and horizontal five axis machining centers. It is planned to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2028, with an expected annual output of 1000 sets of equipment, which is expected to enhance the level of regional high-end equipment manufacturing industry.Editor/Gao Xue

China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corporation's 5.8 billion yuan project

In January 2026, China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries recently won five consecutive large-scale projects in multiple provinces and cities across the country, with a cumulative amount of approximately 5.8 billion yuan. The project covers areas such as Qingdao residential development, Inner Mongolia energy base, Jinan urban renewal, infrastructure, and Yantai energy storage power station, with individual amounts exceeding 800 million yuan, demonstrating the strong strength of the enterprise in multiple sectors such as housing construction, industry, and new energy. This series of winning bids will inject new momentum into its business expansion.Editor/Gao Xue

Zhonglun New Materials establishes Indonesia's first overseas base

As a key outcome of its globalization strategy. The base focuses on the production of high-performance BOPA film materials, with a planned production capacity of 50000 tons in the first phase, and is expected to gradually start production in the first half of 2026. Relying on the policy dividends and cost advantages of Indonesia, the products can radiate to the core markets of Southeast Asia, shorten delivery cycles through RCEP, avoid trade barriers, further expand overseas revenue share, and strengthen the competitiveness of the global film materials market.Editor/Bian Wenjun

The Qinghai Heavy Project is about to start construction

The Qinghai heavyweight project with a total investment of 11.5 billion yuan is about to start construction, becoming a new engine for promoting high-quality regional development. The project relies on the unique advantages of clean energy and resource endowment in Qinghai, focusing on green and low-carbon development and industrial upgrading. After completion, it will improve the industrial chain and drive employment and income growth. The implementation of the project is not only an important practice in the construction of the "four regions" in Qinghai, but also injects strong impetus into the development of local circular economy, and helps to create a plateau sample of ecological and economic coordinated development.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Tencent Global Headquarters Trial Operation

The "Internet plus" Future Science and Technology City project of Tencent's global headquarters has made important progress. The project is located in Dachan Bay, Shenzhen, with a total area of 809000 square meters and a total investment of 31.9 billion yuan. The first phase of the project has entered the trial operation stage in October 2025, marking the official launch of this planned technology new city that can accommodate over 80000 office workers. The overall project is expected to be fully completed by 2026. The park integrates research and development, office, commercial, and cultural exhibition functions, and its public facilities will be open to society in the future, committed to building an important hub for global technological innovation.Editor/Gao Xue

The largest rooftop photovoltaic power station in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's largest rooftop photovoltaic power station successfully connected to the grid for power generation! The power station is constructed by Synogen company with an installed capacity of 6.4 megawatts and is located in a factory in Panara. The project is built according to international standards and equipped with an intelligent monitoring platform. It can generate millions of kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, meeting most of the factory's daytime electricity needs. It not only reduces grid dependence and carbon emissions, but also injects new energy into Sri Lanka's export manufacturing industry's green transformation and energy security.Editor/Bian Wenjun

2.7 billion Taijiao Railway Capacity Expansion and Renovation Project

Heavy infrastructure! The expansion and renovation project of Taijiao Railway with a total investment of 2.7 billion yuan is about to start construction. The project involves 151.9 kilometers of railway lines in Shanxi and Henan provinces, including the renovation of 19 stations and yards. Core projects such as automatic block upgrade, extension of arrival and departure lines, and rectification of bridge and culvert diseases will be implemented. As a golden channel for Shanxi coal transportation, the completion of the project will significantly enhance freight capacity and safety, alleviate regional logistics bottlenecks, and inject strong momentum into the interconnection between Shanxi and Henan and the economic development along the route.Editor/Bian Wenjun

The bidding for high-speed engineering has officially begun

Blockbuster is coming! The key high-speed project with a total investment of 9.419 billion yuan has officially started bidding, attracting widespread attention from the infrastructure industry. The project adopts a two-way four/six lane standard, including core structures such as bridges and interchanges, with a planned construction period of 3 years. The bidding will select high-quality participants in an open manner, focusing on technical compliance and green construction. After the project is implemented, it will improve the regional transportation network, promote efficient flow of factors, and inject strong momentum into the coordinated development of urban agglomerations.Editor/Bian Wenjun

China and Kenya sign $250 million Galanakulu irrigation contract

China and Kenya have officially signed a contract worth 250 million US dollars for the Galanakulu Irrigation Project, with China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. undertaking the core project. The project covers facilities such as dams and water transmission systems. After completion, the annual water supply will reach 1 billion cubic meters, which can irrigate 300000 acres of farmland and provide safe drinking water for 70000 households. This cooperation will help Kenya overcome its dependence on rain fed agriculture, strengthen its food security defenses, and create thousands of job opportunities, becoming another model of China Africa livelihood cooperation.Editor/Bian Wenjun

The list of winning bidders for the 7.1 billion yuan project has been officially announced

Ignite the market! The winning list of key projects with a total investment of 7.1 billion yuan has been officially announced, attracting widespread attention from the industry. The project covers popular fields such as clean energy and transportation infrastructure, adopting advanced technology and green development concepts, involving core construction contents such as industrial parks, transportation arteries, and resource recycling. The winning bidder stands out with its technological strength and comprehensive service advantages. After the project is implemented, it will drive the development of related industries, create a large number of job opportunities, and inject strong momentum into regional economic upgrading.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Vietnam Sunpro wind farm successfully put into operation

The project is invested and constructed by Pacifico Energy in the United States, with a total installed capacity of 30 megawatts. It adopts Goldwind Technology's GW155-4.5MW core unit, with an annual power generation of 89.5 gigawatt hours, which can meet the electricity needs of 27000 households. The project is equipped with 18.5-kilometer 110 kV transmission lines, which not only supplement clean electricity to Vietnam's power grid and assist in energy transformation, but also demonstrate the overseas recognition of China's wind power technology.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Xiong'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone International Logistics Center starts construction

The Xiong'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone International Logistics Distribution Center has officially started construction recently and is expected to be completed by the end of August this year. The project is independently invested by Xiong'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone Company, with a total construction area of 100000 square meters. It is a key infrastructure for promoting regional international trade expansion and efficiency improvement, and achieving high-quality development. The project will undertake pilot tasks for institutional innovation, focusing on exploring cutting-edge development models such as cross-border data flow and bonded logistics, to help Xiong'an seize opportunities in the new pattern of opening up to the outside world. At present, Singapore Ye Shuifu Group and Cainiao Cross border Bonded Warehouse have pre booked their entry. In the future, the center will fully leverage the policy advantages of the Free Trade Zone, Comprehensive Bonded Zone, and Cross border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, seamlessly connect airport and port resources, build an efficient and intelligent logistics system, and gather upstream and downstream enterprises to form an industrial cluster, providing core support for Xiong'an New Area to build an inland port that is open to both sea and air.Editor/Cheng Liting

Xinjiang introduces new regulations to promote source network load storage collaboration

Recently, the Development and Reform Commission of Xinjiang Autonomous Region issued a notice clarifying that it will accelerate the promotion of green power direct connection and incremental distribution network consumption mode. The document requires adhering to the principle of "load determines source", ensuring synchronous construction and operation of power sources and loads, and enhancing system regulation capabilities through the configuration of energy storage or virtual power plants. The principle of project access voltage shall not exceed 220 kV, and no reverse power transmission shall be allowed to the grid before the operation of the electricity spot market. The new policy further standardizes the process of project application, configuration, and acceptance, aiming to achieve high-level on-site consumption of new energy and provide support for the optimization of China's energy structure.Editor/Yang Meiling

Shandong Yantai 500MW/1GWh shared energy storage project bid opening

On January 15, 2026, the EPC+O candidate for the 500MW/1GWh grid side independent shared energy storage power station EPC+O project was announced in Daguang Town, Laiyang City, Yantai, Shandong Province. China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau First Construction Co., Ltd. has become the first candidate for winning the bid with a price of about 1.155 billion yuan/Wh; China Electric Power Construction Group Shandong Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. has a price of about 1.2148 billion yuan/Wh; Henan Shidi Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. has a price of about 1.165 billion yuan/Wh. This project will provide an important demonstration for China's shared energy storage market.Editor/Yang Meiling

Announcement of Bid Winning for the Beiliu Huazhou Highway Project in Guangxi

In January 2026, the bidding results for the franchise operator of the Beiliu to Huazhou Highway (Shanwei to Pingzheng section) in Guangxi were announced. The consortium led by Guangxi Road and Bridge Engineering Group has become the first candidate for winning the bid, with a total investment of approximately 6.64 billion yuan. The highway has a total length of 49.85 kilometers and a designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour. It is planned to start construction on the entire line in 2026. After the completion of the project, the road network in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions will be improved, and the regional transportation and economic connections will be strengthened. Editor/Gao Xue

The fourth phase curtain wall project of Pudong Airport has been finalized

In January 2026, the bidding results for six sections of the curtain wall project in the terminal area of the fourth phase expansion project of Shanghai Pudong International Airport were announced, with a total bid amount of approximately 1.353 billion yuan. Six companies, including Shenzhen Sanxin Technology, Shanghai Building Decoration Engineering Group, and Zhejiang Yasha Curtain Wall, have won bids for curtain wall projects in different regions. The construction covers key areas such as international and domestic terminals, comprehensive transportation centers, and boarding bridges, with a total curtain wall area of approximately 1.0657 million square meters. This project is an important project during the 14th Five Year Plan period, planned to be completed in 2028, which will help increase the annual passenger throughput of Pudong Airport to 130 million people. Editor/Gao Xue

Ningxia Shared Energy Storage Power Station Bid Announcement

On January 15, 2026, Ningxia Hongen New Energy Co., Ltd. Suyin Branch announced the EPC general contracting bidding results for the 100MW/400MWh shared energy storage power station project. The consortium formed by China Energy Engineering Group Shaanxi Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. and Shaanxi Qinquan Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. has successfully won the bid, with a bid amount of 399189400 yuan. The project is located in Ningxia and plans to construct large-scale shared energy storage facilities, aiming to enhance the regional power grid's peak shaving capacity and renewable energy consumption level, and help promote the development of China's new energy infrastructure.Editor/Yang Meiling

Ningde Times Saudi Service Center is now operational

On January 10, 2026, CATL's "Ningjia Service" Middle East's first experience center was opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is also its largest overseas new energy aftermarket service facility. The center covers an area of over 7000 square meters and provides full lifecycle services such as battery diagnosis, maintenance, and recycling, covering seven major categories including passenger cars and energy storage systems, and is suitable for the high-temperature sand and dust environment in the Middle East. Relying on a localized certification team and a global spare parts network, it will radiate to countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, helping Saudi Arabia's "2030 Vision" and injecting momentum into the energy transformation of the Middle East.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Saudi Basic Industries Company sells two major assets worth 6.6 billion yuan

On January 8, 2026, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced the sale of two major assets for 6.6 billion yuan (950 million US dollars), selling its European petrochemical business to Aequita for 500 million US dollars and its European and American engineering plastics business to Mutares for 450 million US dollars. The sale of assets covers multiple countries' pharmaceutical production bases and various polymer facilities, aiming to divest non core businesses, alleviate high cost pressures in Europe, concentrate resources on high profit areas and growth markets such as China, and optimize capital returns and cash flow.Editor/Bian Wenjun

Saiding Design Hengyi Coal to Ethylene Glycol Industrial Park Project Starts Constructio

The design and construction of the Hengyi 2.4 million ton coal to ethylene glycol industrial park project with a total investment of 25.7 billion yuan has started, with Saiding Design undertaking the core design tasks. The project is located in Turpan Coal based New Materials Circular Industry Park, covering an area of 2.5375 million square meters with a construction period of 36 months. It will use advanced technology to transform local brown coal resources. After being put into operation, the annual production capacity of the project ranks first in the world, which can meet 60% of the ethylene glycol demand of Hengyi Group, drive employment of over 10000 people, build an integrated industrial chain of "coal ethylene glycol polyester", and help Xinjiang's new industrialization and green low-carbon developmen.Editor/Bian Wenjun

China Innovation Aviation Xinyang Power Battery Base officially starts constructio

On January 10, 2026, the Zhongchuang Aviation Xinyang Power Battery Base with a total investment of 12.7 billion yuan officially started construction in the Southeast Henan High tech Zone. The core investment of the project is 9.63 billion yuan, covering an area of 607 acres, and will build a 51GWh power and energy storage battery production capacity, reserving space for the iteration of new generation battery technology. As a leading global power battery enterprise, this project has only been signed and started for over four months. It is planned to be put into operation in October this year, with an annual revenue of up to 12 billion yuan and 3000 job opportunities after full production. It will drive the agglomeration of upstream and downstream industries, and help upgrade the Xinyang new energy industry chain and promote the green rise of revolutionary old areas.Editor/Bian Wenjun