[Shandong Qingdao-Laizhou Expressway is about to start construction]Recently, the transportation departments of Qingdao City and Yantai City in Shandong Province and relevant counties and cities formally signed an agreement on cooperation and co-construction of the Laizhou-Qingdao Expressway. At the same time, with the strong support of the Qingdao Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the project proposal for the Qingdao section was officially approved, laying a solid foundation for accelerating various preliminary procedures. The Qingdao section of the Laizhou-Qingdao Expressway is an important part of the Laiqing Expressway. The starting point of the main line is located at the Pingdu-Laizhou boundary in the north of Xishangkuang Village, Jiudian Town, Pingdu. There are three districts (cities) in Laixi and Jimo. The end point is located at the Zhongbei Passage under construction. It connects to the Shuangbu connecting line to Chunyang Road in the south, realizes the connection between Tianshan 3rd Road and Shuangyuan Road, and continues to connect to Shuangyuan in the south. Expressway and Huanwan Avenue, with a total length of 83.2 kilometers. The high-speed main line adopts two-way four-lane construction on the north section of G15 Shenhai Expressway, and adopts two-way six-lane standard construction on the section from G15 Shenhai Expressway to the terminal, with a design speed of 120 km/h. Editor/He Yuting
Recently, the main project of Hubei Songzi Pumped Storage Power Station, which China Energy Engineering Gezhouba Group participated in, started construction. The power station is located in Songzi City, Jingzhou, with a total installed capacity of 1200 megawatts, and belongs to the first-class large (1) type project. Gezhouba Group undertakes the construction of the upper reservoir and the installation of metal structures, with a contract amount of 712 million yuan and a construction period of 48.5 months. After the completion of the power station, it will undertake tasks such as peak shaving, valley filling, energy storage, and frequency regulation, which is of great significance for ensuring the safety of the power grid and supporting the consumption of new energy.Editor/Cheng Liting
On June 1, 2026, the Guangzhou Eastern Center Intelligent Fusion New Energy Storage Industry Demonstration Project invested and constructed by Zengtou Energy Company, a subsidiary of Zengcheng Urban Investment Group, officially started construction. The total investment of the project is nearly 467 million yuan, and a new 150MW/300MWh electrochemical independent energy storage power station will be built. It will adopt lithium iron phosphate battery technology and be connected to the power grid at 110kV, with the functions of peak shaving, frequency regulation, and promoting the consumption of new energy. The project is supported by a comprehensive operation and maintenance building, an electrical building, and auxiliary facilities such as fire protection, and is promoted through an integrated construction and operation model.Editor/Cheng Liting