[Construction of two expressways in Xiangyang, Hubei is about to start]On May 29, 2023, the Xiangyang Municipal Transportation Bureau was informed that the Xiangyang section of the Xiangyang-Yichang Expressway and the Xiangyang section of the Xiangyang-Xinye Expressway in Henan Province are planned to start construction at the end of 2023. The Xiangyang-Yichang Expressway starts from Jiuji Town, Nanzhang County, connects with the intersection of Xiangyang-Nanzhang Expressway and Ma'an Expressway, and ends at the boundary between Xiangyang City and Yichang City. It has a total length of 56 kilometers and a total investment of about 9.2 billion yuan , Xiangyang-Yichang Expressway is planned to start construction in October 2023. Xiangyang to Xinye Expressway, starting from the vicinity of Nanyang City on the G40 Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway in the north, passing through the east of Xinye County in the south, entering Hubei near Zhuji Town, Xiangzhou District, and ending at Shuanggou Town, Xiangzhou District, G70 Fuyin Expressway. About 87 kilometers, including about 29 kilometers in Xiangyang, with a total investment of about 4 billion yuan. The Xiangyang-Xinye Expressway is planned to start construction in December 2023. 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