[Wenzhou Regional Railway S3 Line Phase I Project Started]On March 27, 2023, the first phase of the S3 Line of the Wenzhou Regional Railway in Zhejiang Province started construction as scheduled. According to reports, the total investment of the first phase of the Wenzhou Regional Railway S3 Line is 16.292 billion yuan. It starts from Wutian Station in Ouhai District, Wenzhou in the north, passes through Nanbaixiang, Xianyan, and Tangxia, and ends at Feiyun Station in Ruian City. The entire line is 33.2 kilometers long. There are 11 stations in total, with a maximum operating speed of 120 km/h. It is expected to be put into operation in the second half of 2027. Among them, the S1 line has been completed and opened to traffic in 2019, and the S2 line is planned to be completed in 2023. The S3 line, the S1 line, and the S2 line together form a city-wide railway backbone network with a total scale of 150 kilometers, and the network benefits have initially appeared. This is the last line planned for Wenzhou's urban railway backbone network. After completion, together with the S1 and S2 lines, it will form a city-wide railway backbone network with a total scale of 150 kilometers. The three S lines will connect major urban areas such as Yueqing and Ruian in series, and initially build a 1-hour traffic circle in Wenzhou metropolitan area. Editor/He Yuting
On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen