On November 4, 2025, the contract signing ceremony for the installation project of Saudi Arabia's Ruma II and Shatner Ria II combined cycle power plants was held at the Tianjin Electric Power Construction Headquarters of China Energy Engineering Corporation. The successful signing of this project marks a major breakthrough for Chinese enterprises in the high-end power market in Saudi Arabia, and also another important achievement for Chinese energy construction enterprises to implement the "the Belt and Road" initiative.

It is reported that the project is located in Saudi Arabia and is an important energy infrastructure construction project in the area. It adopts advanced combined cycle power generation technology and will significantly improve the power supply capacity and operational efficiency of the local power grid after completion.

Xu Dong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Energy Engineering Tianjin Electric Power Construction, stated at the signing ceremony that this cooperation is a model of strong alliance and joint expansion of overseas markets between the two sides. He emphasized that this is Tianjin Electric Power Construction's first entry into the Saudi Arabian market, which is of great milestone significance. Tianjin Electric Power Construction will rely on its rich experience and core technology accumulated in the field of combined cycle power plants to form an elite project team, ensuring that the project meets international first-class standards in safety, quality, schedule, and cost control, and is committed to building the project into a technologically advanced and environmentally friendly demonstration project.

Li Chao, secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of Harbin Electric Power International, pointed out that this project is a strategic project of Harbin Electric Power International in the high-end power market in the Middle East, and an important milestone for the company to deeply implement the "the Belt and Road" initiative and expand the global clean energy market. In the context of global energy transformation, Harbin Electric Power Group will provide reliable power supply for project locations through the implementation of such large-scale energy projects, while driving the development of local industrial chains and talent cultivation, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.

In recent years, with the in-depth implementation of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, Chinese energy construction enterprises have continued to accelerate the pace of "going global". As an important energy powerhouse in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is actively promoting energy structure transformation and power system upgrading. Chinese enterprises have mature technology and rich engineering experience in the field of combined cycle power plants, which can provide high-quality solutions for energy construction in Saudi Arabia.

The successful cooperation between China Energy Engineering Tianjin Electric Power Construction and Harbin Electric Power International not only demonstrates the competitiveness of Chinese enterprises in the international power engineering market, but also lays a solid foundation for further exploration of the Middle East market. At the end of the ceremony, representatives from both sides officially signed the project contract, marking the substantive implementation stage of this important international cooperation project. Keywords: the Belt and Road project news, the Belt and Road news

The successful signing of the project will further consolidate the position of Chinese enterprises in the field of international power engineering construction, promote Chinese technology, Chinese standards, and Chinese equipment to better go global, and contribute Chinese wisdom and strength to the energy infrastructure construction of countries along the "the Belt and Road".Editor/Cheng Liting