[The second phase of the China-Thailand Railway was submitted for deliberation]National Railway Authority of Thailand (SRT) Director Neelu revealed that on the 18th of this month, the board of directors of the Railway Bureau met to review the second phase of the China-Thailand government high-speed railway project: Korat - Nong Khai section cooperation project, the project length of 357.12 kilometers, the budget of 341.351 billion baht. It is divided into 235.129 billion baht for civil works of the high-speed rail project, 10.31 billion baht for land ownership and property compensation, 80.165 billion baht for investment in the railway system-electric train system and machinery, and 10.06 billion baht for project management consultancy and supervision work and system certification. At present, the detailed design of the project has been completed and the environmental impact assessment report is in progress. Meanwhile, the second phase of the China-Thailand high-speed railway project will be tendering in the form of an E-Bidding system in 2025, with a total of 13 project contracts, which are expected to be completed in 2030 and put into use in 2031. In addition, the project has also adjusted the civil works, divided into 202.48 km of elevated track and 154.64 km of surface track, aiming to avoid impact on the five large stations in the relevant area. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
Recently, the annual production of 500000 tons of high-end energy storage lithium iron phosphate project by Inner Mongolia Times Fulin New Materials Co., Ltd., with a total investment of up to 6 billion yuan, has officially started construction. The project is located in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, and the foundation treatment construction part has been awarded to Northwest Nonferrous Engineering Co., Ltd.Editor/Yang Meiling
At the press conference on March 2, 2026, State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company announced the latest progress of the 15th Five Year Plan as a pioneer of the power grid. It is reported that Gansu ranks first in the northwest in terms of approved construction scale in the field of pumped storage, and four projects have entered the main construction phase. Of particular note is that the installed capacity of new energy storage in Gansu Province has exceeded 7.9 million kilowatts in the first year of the 15th Five Year Plan.Editor/Yang Meiling